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Super newbie metronome question

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Fri, 01/15/2021 - 10:40
McCuneHarp
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I'm on the very first lessons and have no musical background.  I downloaded a soundbrenner metronome app.  The lesson says to set it to 60bpm, but doesn't talk about time signature.  Should it be 4/4?  Also, when should it be a draw x2 per beat and then blow x2 per beat?  My ears aren't tuned yet and it seems as though David is playing faster than me when I do a single draw/blow per beat.  The road ahead seems long when my questions are so basic!

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Sat, 01/16/2021 - 13:16
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bpm vs time signature

At this stage, the tempo (60 bpm) is more imprtant than time signature. However, you could set it to 4/4 for most purposes.

David is probably best to answer your other questions.

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