Practice with a metronome
Set a BPM or tap it out, hear a steady click, and use the accent to feel the bar line.
Tools used in this guide
The job
A piece is marked ♩=92, or a recording feels like “about 120”. The metronome turns those numbers into a click you can play against.
Tap the tempo you hear
If you are matching a recording, tap the beat on the tap button a few times — the tool averages your taps into a BPM. Then start the click and check whether it lines up.
Choose beats per bar to match the meter: 4 for common time, 3 for waltz. The accent marks beat one so the bar line stays audible.
Practice ramp
Start slower than the target — clean at 80% beats sloppy at tempo. Raise the BPM in small steps (4–6 at a time) only after a clean pass.