Have your metronome practise sessions become a little dull or tedious? Do you find it hard to play along with a metronome at all (this is very common when you first start to use one)? Or do you want to improve your timing and rhythm, but not sure how the metronome can help?

Approach it right, and you find there is so much more you can do. Every time you practise with your metronome you can learn new things and explore new horizons.

The Many ways to use a metronome section of the Bounce Metronome Wiki is a resource for new ideas to help with your metronome practise sessions.

Here is a short description of each page:

How to Keep Exact Time When you first use a metronome, you may find it surprisingly hard to keep in time with the ticks - and many beginners give up. Pro musicians may use the metronome for hours on end - but may find metronome practise something of a dull chore.

This page has many tips to help you keep in time and to bring new life into your metronome sessions.

Refresher on Beats, Bars and Rhythm This is for you if you need to go back and remind yourself about some of the basic concepts, or are a complete beginner with little musical background. Also some "metronome musings" about why we have so many different ways to represent almost identical rhythms.

Understanding Time Signatures Explains what the likes of 4/4, 6/8 etc. mean, and what compound and simple time is.

Counting Music if you do need to count, you need to keep the counting and the music rhythmical as you do it. A few thoughts and tips about that.

Tempo and Rhythm What is a steady tempo? Why is it so hard to keep a steady tempo? Ways to practise fast difficult passages so you don't slow down when you get to them.

Tempo is Measured in BPM Explanation of BPM and tempo dial markings

Tempo Dial Markings Typical tempo ranges for a modern tempo dial

Swung Notes Swung notes as in Jazz. Swung triplets as in Jigs. Buzz rolls.

Polyrhythms Background material on polyrhythms, and intrepidity in African drumming.

Metronome Advantages and Disadvantages A big check list of some of the advantages and disadvantages of metronome practise - and how to avoid the main things that can go wrong if you use a metronome a lot.