I talk about “60 bpm” a lot. BUT… I don’t always mean sixty beats per minute. And that can be confusing. This video explains the different ways I approach the click, depending on my objective.
Takeaways:
By changing your relationship to the metronome or pulse (all four beats, 2+4), you change the tempo at which you’re practicing.
Focus on the bigger beat when playing at fast tempos (like putting the metronome on beat 3).
When working on technique, practice with different subdivisions of the beat (8th notes, triplets, sixteenths) over 60 BPM.