Using a Metronome

Using MetronomesMetronomes are generally set to click once for every beat in a measure. So, if you have a tune in 4/4 time, there would be four beats per measure. Each quarter note lasts for one beat; a half-note for two beats; and a whole note for four beats. It also means that there are two eighth notes per beat.

Most fiddle tunes are played between 200-240 beats per minute. That's at the upper limit of what most metronomes can handle, and it's also very hard to hear the metronome that fast. In this case, set the metronome to play at half speed - say 100-120 beats per minute - and then play two quarter notes per click.

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