Re: The metronome doesn't lie Re: The Joy of Slooooow playing

Sometimes playing with a metronome feels like wearing a watch. it is amazing
how music, time and space are closely related. Lets not forget that within
the  meter, there is an infinite possibility of rhythms.  Can we conceive
music that exits with no reference to space and time?
Using a metronome does make me feel that the music is accumulating itself in
a linear fashion and consequently it has a restraint of its openess in
space. Tic tac tic tac. I do not like the set demand we put on the metronome
i.e, to arrive over, and under, to the ultimate tempo. Is it better to work
two groups of 16 notes at click forty or one group at click 80? The fomer
one work for me because I am forced to think of  space. Squeasing
intuitively the rhythm until it fits and feel like being one with the clic.
MU. Unfortunately most interest in the metronome sprung from the desire to
acquire even, fast tempo.  Like so many people who just look at their watch
to realise that if they do not hurry they are going to be late, squeasing
their life in time ...

Alain

P.S. I am suspicious of my spelling program! it is telling me that "the
spelling check is complete"! no! not possible!!! that would mean a perfect
tempo!