what I did before was counting by the measure.. sure it's ok for pieces that with whole, half and quarter notes but when it comes to eight and sixteenth I have a hard time.. sooo.... what I do now is I'll look for the lowest value of the note.. a sixteenth or eight then count the every time the metronome tick (for example a sixteenth it's 1 e and a.. 2 e and a .. and so on... for 8th it's 1 and 2 and.. and so on.. ).. and i was wondering if it was ok..

it depends on what time signature the song is in. If it is a normal 4/4 or 3/4, you normally count the quarter notes. If it is a 6/8 you normally count up to 3 two times. Depending on the speed of the song you might want to add something like "1 and 2 and 3 and 4" or any other version of shoving a word in between the numbers ;)

Wait, I'm confused. What are you trying to ask?

Wait, I'm confused. What are you trying to ask?

He is asking if he is counting eighths and sixteenth notes in an "OK" way.

As long as your rythym's right, IMO it doesn't really matter how you count.

I personally use 1 e & a etc... but I know people who use "Tiri" "Taka". It drives me nuts though.

It all depends on the tempo, really. If it's something that's blistering fast (195-250 bpm) then it might be a good thing if you count in half notes. If it's a ballad sort of piece (60-85 bpm) , you may want to count in sixteenth or eighth. In the slower tempi (that's not a spelling error) , there's more space. That means there are more places to come in early or late. It all depends on the tempo.

hello p-chan!! long time no...uh...ok=) I don't use a metronome. Sometimes...if i dont know the tempo, i'll dload an mp3 of it so that i'll imitate it=) haha!! P-CHAN hehee