My fellow musicians kept complaining that I was speeding up on songs. Just because we finished at twice the speed we started. They are so PICKY!

So, rather than continue to drive my band members nuts, especially my drummers, I got a metronome. It's not electronic. I can't hear the beeps. I got the old, old loud clicker with the metal stick rocking back and forth.

I started practicing, not only a new song I'm making myself learn that is kind of a challenge and should be played fast (using the same technique as Mike, playing it perfectly at slow speed, and gradually increasing the speed), but also playing all kinds of stuff with the metronome just to make myself stop pushing the tempo.

Wouldn't you know it?! The darn thing SLOWS DOWN while I'm playing! I guess it's defective!

Honestly, my "hard work" to be reasonable and steady, no matter how much improvising I'm throwing in, has paid off. The whole band is happier. They make a big deal about saying how much I've improved. Man, that's irritating. Makes it sound like I had a real problem before. [Linked Image] --Jean