Yes, from me, too, treewind.

Throughout elementary, junior, and high school, playing first violin in the orchestra, I had to have a good sense, led, of course, by the conductor, but when I played first chair in quartets, it was up to me to lead. We had a metronome at home, used only for practice. Still, it must've done some good, as I had high marks for keeping to the beat. When I play alone, I get caught up in the passion of the music, esp. on fiddle and dulcimer, so I tend to *bend* the rules a bit...not being metronomical, I guess one could say.:-)