🎵 Five reasons to practice with a metronome 🎸 1- It exposes rhythmic weaknesses: Without an external pulse, it’s easy to unconsciously rush difficult passages or slow down during technically demanding ones. The metronome makes those tendencies obvious. 2- It builds reliable internal pulse: The goal isn’t to become dependent on the metronome, it’s to eventually internalize the pulse so thoroughly that you can feel it even when the metronome disappears. 3- It helps you practice difficult passage