learning the skill of playing with a metronome is one that should not be easily dismissed .
it can be useful ,if one is aasked to play as a session musican on a recording,and playing witha click track is called for,secondly it can be useful as a practice tool,for a situation where the musician has to play for forty solo dancers,and to enable them to be treated equally,the abilty to play at a precise tempo,is required .
to ensure that this happens, getting a speed from a metronome,when practising is very useful .