Found a great online alternative to the clicking & ticking metronomes. Within a few seconds you can create a groove which fits whatever groove you need. It even saves your grooves as a text file which you can then open later when you re-visit the site. I made a simple groove to use under our fight songs (we play other school fight songs at every home game) which is useful when we are w/out drumline in rehearsals.
Online Drum Machine
http://www.drumbot.com/projects/sequence/
A pianist and singer are rehearsing "Autumn Leaves" for a concert and the pianist says:
"OK. We will start in G minor and then on the third bar, modulate to B major and go into 5/4.
When you get to the bridge, modulate back down to F# minor and alternate a 4/4 bar with a 7/4 bar. On the last A section go into double time and slowly modulate back to G minor."
The singer says:
"Wow, I don't think I can remember all of that."
The pianist says:
"Well, that's what you did last time."
