Mastering Your Metronome: The Essential Metronome Practice Technique

If you're having trouble playing to a metronome, this might be why. In this video, I'll show you the one essential practice technique we should all use when playing to a metronome.
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Mastering Your Rhythm: The Essential Practice Technique with a Metronome
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[@tmotnlr]

Masterful teacher! I’ve told you before, and I’ll tell you again - how lucky we are to have as our teacher, Mr. Brown 🙏🏽✨💖

[@RC32Smiths01]

Time, rhythm, and groove are everything to making music. Bass is such a fulfilling and fun way to make music and then some. Cheers

[@Denver_Risley]

Such a simple concept that just helped me out a great deal. I just started playing and I'm facing those new kid challenges. Thank you for posting this.

[@armignac]

Finally, Bassists are getting better again thanks to Teacher Brown!

[@robertogomesmusic]

Good time is one of the skills that separates the adults from the childreen...Grate and inportant lesson! Congrats !!!

[@JohnNelson-p7r]

Been playing for a long time but never with metronome until recently, and I find these suggestions make an incredible amount of sense, and really help me. Foot tapping is distracting and I get lost in the count when I try to do it verbally while playing, but I can feel the beat pretty well by swaying to it, and I don't get lost or distracted. Thanks again, Rich, for another helpful lesson!

[@merrillmoore7492]

The three metronome lessons are great. I had an idea for another lesson, do the mirror image. Start with all 16th notes and start to remove specific notes. Huh. Remove all the "e"s and play that rhythm.

[@nyfaniloandrianjafy8171]

Your metronome series on this channel is indeed my favorite set of videos. I watch them every few weeks.

[@reedysbarbershop]

Mr. Brown, I'm a Drummer who is learning the Bass. I studied with Terry Bozzio and he really was into the Metronome, He would have us carry our Metronome in the car. You really start feeling the groove. That was the best advise ever. I love Metronome exercises.Thanks so much for that 16th note Metronome exercise, I love it and work on it everyday.

[@SpeedyDolphin27]

First video of yours I've ever watched, beautiful and easy to follow. More reinforcing concepts I knew, but I really liked the idea of feeling the bigger space/half note. I can tell you provide a valuable resource to teaching other musicians! ❤🤘

[@carder_music]

First video I’ve ever seen from you! Instant subscribe! Super helpful and chill atmosphere. Man I love music🔥

[@nichalausrook2397]

Man, what a simple but beautiful exercise. This is exactly what I needed to see today, thank you

[@DavidMartin5594]

His Lessons are so great not stressful at all, just practical and fun! Thank you Rich

[@rharan1]

Great teacher!

[@MarkMcCluney]

Excellent lesson Rich, I'll definitely be sharing this one around. Thanks mate.

[@richbrownbass]

Thanks so much, Mark. 🙏🏾

[@zulzul9022]

Teacher, I watching a lot of video for metronome, how to get that bit, 😮😮🎉🎉 but I get so impressed 💯, because you are execelent teacher, they way you explain it, make me understand what is the playing for playing, or playing from our soul and mind. Is my first time to watch 2 of your video. Thk u for your excellent 👍👍🎉🎉❤❤. Class. 😊😊. I'm a beginner player. I'm going to keep watching your videos. God bless you and ur family as well.

[@Ángel-b1v5z]

¡Gracias Rich! Saludos desde Madrid.

[@ErixSamson]

Such a fundamental session

[@douglaswilliams1081]

Good to have the master back in action. Appreciate you brother.

[@MrSparks54]

Excellent exercise Rich, I really appreciate your no nonsense approach. Cheers!

[@michalkbass]

Great advice, Rich. Your lessons are the best on YT.

[@richbrownbass]

Thank you so much!

[@HouseholdDog]

Love the concept of getting the groove into the body. It really works.

[@philipmcadam5339]

Thanks Rich, It's always useful to get back to the basics. Peace and love.

[@kylealanhobbs]

excellent lesson! Thanks Rich! Would love to see a video of you breaking down your approach to playing a chart like a jazz standard.

[@FeguerFineArt]

Good video, I needed to hear this. um, feel this.

[@clarkcannon]

Thanks!

[@CarloBase]

I love how you teach! Its like Bass Yoga! More power!

[@richbrownbass]

Thank you so much, John. 🧘🏾‍♂️

[@EdwinvanderSmissen]

This man is a hero for me!

[@JohnB-f2g]

So simple yet so profound. Thank you, sir 🙏

[@SukhinoOm]

Man, I am so glad I found your channel. Not only could I listen to your voice all day and not only do your videos have the best explanation of knock out bass skills but you as a person are cool as cool can be. Keep up the great work and thank you for helping me fall in love with the bass again.

[@richbrownbass]

Wow! Thanks so much, Johnny. What a wonderful compliment. You got me smiling ear to ear. Much appreciated!😁

[@alexl.9917]

Very good advice, it's essential to get the groove into your body. Well, at least one thing I'm getting right since I began playing 😂 For me it's very helpful imagining a full drum beat over the metronome to get the groove running smoothly and don't forget the metronome is a real friend for any musician and should be regarded as a kind of band member, at least that's my opinion

[@kushalthapa7891]

Thank you Mr Rich. 🙏🙏🫡

[@joelemerou3487]

Great subject and love how you make it look so simple! Going to try this!

[@andropolisstudiomusic]

Wow , thank you Rich! That works on a very deep level.

[@Mr.HYd3]

Totally agree with you: rhythm is physical.

[@bernieconatser1028]

Bravo.

[@LennyG-TPFL]

Great short lesson on time. Thanks Rich.

[@tjsmith3741]

This is a great exercise! Playing drums before transitioning to Bass..I think really helped me with grooves. I’m always counting in my head. Everyone in the band should always pay close attention to tempo and rhythm.. it’s fundamental..

[@igemini60]

Thanks Rich, totally makes sense… 😊

[@thomaswalker8790]

Real tricky! Great video 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@nicolasrichard6300]

Merci beaucoup !!

[@kenshorley]

Yes and yes and yes!

[@stevewalters6403]

Hi Rich. Your communication style and lesson content is excellent. You have a way of explaining concepts that make it easy to digest and progress. Best wishes.

[@errolcampbell304]

Excellent yet again teacher 👏🏿

[@fuglsnef]

Good point about using large movements of the body. Adam Neely has a video about this somewhere and if I remember right it was backed up by scientific research.

[@allysehueymusic]

Could you make a video about incorporating vocabulary in your playing? When it’s time to ‘play a bit’ or ‘let loose’ I feel like I have nothing to add. Thanks!

[@MultiMusicMatt]

Very useful video for Beginners, thanks!

[@payenjameson51]

Thank you very much my friend.

[@Rebellovw]

Great lesson will definitely help me with guitar and bass which I just picked up and absolutely love. I have had a seiko metronome for the longest time - but my improvements have come from the iphone Metrotimer app that allow emphasis on certain beats - much better.

[@tracybane2170]

Which app is it please? 😊

[@MrDeadguy73]

love this idea. will work on it this week. thanks Rich!!!

[@salemmustdie]

thanks !

[@davidloflin3098]

Took me all day to get to this but I got there. Sweet.

[@richbrownbass]

I’m glad you did!

[@cellohood]

Great lesson, thank you!

[@donhtb1]

Thank you again

[@discountbassy]

Glad to see you're back and at it. I started playing the drums and found that it helped my timing on other instruments including bass.

[@mahdisharegh7220]

Fantastic Lesson, sir 👏 🫡

[@markfoster_mkfbass]

Merch idea: t-shirts. Please? Great post, by the way!👊🏽😁

[@jtampu]

thanks 🙏🏼

[@silkyb9869]

Beauty!

[@pierrelataillade7564]

Hey big brother..... Good to see you back on the channel... Obviously I'm a little staving for any info that you'll bring.... Please note that the metronome is a great tool, But i thinking that to hear the composition first, than the metro is a great tool.... Thank you for what you do.... note this just a thought....

[@spinospinellibass]

I play with a big band of lazybones horns, who lose 5 bpm each beat, and occasionally we do not have the drummer😢, so the burden of keeping time falls on me and I've realized it's beyond my ability.. So I have searched and practiced zillions of exercises. This is really different and looks promising, matching suggestions from experienced players I met. I'll try and report back!

[@magggz69]

Dig dat! would love to know what notes you are playing there. great groove!!!

[@Gazy3]

Could you put up a link for the tempo app? There’s a lot of metronome apps in the store named tempo

[@SessionsPhoto]

Probably true of everything in life.

[@Am6-9]

Anyone else having a problem with breathing during thins exercise?? I kinda intuitively want to breath in and out with the rhythm of the movement, but it doesn’t really work and I just more or less stop breathing in between (which is possibly a bad thing…). I somehow need to learn how to decouple breathing from the body movement. Else, those metronome exercises are great!

[@MrHeshersNeighborhood]

Guitar player here, your exercises are fantastic.

[@MarkMcCluney]

I agree and I think Rich's advice applies to absolutely any musician.

[@jaanvaller5463]

je l'utilise quand même et aussi le boite à rythme car je n'ai pas de batteur sous la main

[@samueledonkumoh-yu8yp]

Hello rich james, loved your lessons❤❤ i just wanted to know if there is a 10th lesson, if not where do we go from here? ...I'd appreciate your reply.

[@domredfern2867]

Thank you Rich, as always fantastic hacks for us all. I have wondered about my dancey swaying vs the foot tapping that was insisted upon by my first teacher, so wonderful to be affirmed by you. I really got a lot just watching you switch between two adjacent positions playing G minor pentatonic. Anywaaay, I was wondering how you feel about playing with drum tracks? I make my own funk drum tracks in Logic and find playing to them I am groovier, have more ideas, and can focus on feeling the 2 & 4 than I have with a metronome. But if you feel that the very stripped back experience of the metronome is essential I am all ears. Thanks again, Dom

[@HouseholdDog]

My foot always locks up when I tap it.

[@tracybane2170]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Is the tempo app the advanced one? 😊

[@richbrownbass]

Thanks, Tracy. This is the regular Tempo app.

[@gakind]

Hey Rich, I am liking your content and subscribing. What metronome are you using that skips the one and the three or the two and the four?

[@kerwins466]

@kerwins1 how do I go about watching all of the pre joys lessons?

[@tetsuemusic]

That might be life changing. Thanks. What would suggest for fast tempo? I'm studyng a song at 228 bpm. I can't move so fast and make it 114 it doesn't feel the same. Thank you in advance.

[@richbrownbass]

I was working on this just last night. My suggestion would be to play the song at a slow, comfortable tempo. Once that feels good, you can increase the tempo in small increments (3-5 BPM) until you get to where you need to be. I hope that helps.

[@robertogomesmusic]

I mean, good timming...

[@412willis]

When the world starts using AI to teach anything they should use your voice.

[@jaanvaller5463]

comme dirait jeff, pas bien le métronome .

[@richbrownbass]

jeff b a toujours eu tort à ce sujet

[@jaanvaller5463]

@@richbrownbass tort ou raison j'en sais rien je ne suis pas assez expérimenté pour avoir un avis éclairé sur le sujet donc je l'utilise quand même. merci pour tes vidéos, elles sont intéressantes

[@davedave8608]

metronome practice?.. boooooooo ;p