9 metronome drills that
each fix a specific timing problem.
Not generic exercises. Each drill isolates a timing skill and trains it with progressive difficulty. From internal clock to polyrhythm independence.
Every drill, explained
Pick a tempo, a meter, and a mode. The drill does the rest while you keep your eyes on the kit.
Basic Metronome
The foundation. Clean click with subdivision control, accent patterns, and tempo ramping.
Internal Clock
The metronome drops out for bars at a time. You keep playing. It comes back — were you still in time?
Click Displacement
The click shifts off the downbeat — to the &, e, or a. Forces you to feel the pulse, not just follow it.
Polyrhythm
Two independent rhythms stacked. Eight preset ratios like 3:2, 4:3, 5:4 — or dial in anything from 1–16 against 1–16.
Time Signature Builder
Odd meters up to 15/8 — 5/4, 7/8, 9/8, 11/8, 13/8 — with your own 2s-and-3s groupings.
Tempo Builder
Start slow, end fast. Automatic tempo ramps with configurable increments and target BPM.
Accent Placement
Practice placing accents on specific beats and subdivisions. Essential for musicality.
Dynamic Control
Play at different volume levels on cue. Build control over your dynamic range.
Feel Transitions
Switch between straight, swing, and shuffle feels mid-drill. Master the transitions that trip up most drummers.
Drill configurations
Capture it. Shed it.
Keep it.
Fix your timing one drill at a time.