Originally Posted by gchun

Dave-

While we're waiting for Tony to reply, there's something I'd like to share. Years ago, I got to work (and room) with Jeff Kaye, of Ray Charles' band. Before the gig, he got out a book of drum patterns and a metronome and started tapping out the figures from the book. I asked him what he was doing and he said running down those various patterns with a metronome helped him get focused and tuned him in for a night of sight reading.

Garry