Klarinet Archive - Posting 000710.txt from 2000/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: RE: Re: [kl] Stand or Sit?
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:37:18 -0500

At 03:37 AM 12/13/2000 EST, Arthur A wrote:
>In sight reading, at least with beginners, many more mistakes are made in
3/4
>time than in 2/4 or 4/4.
>Why is this?
>Because, on average, we have two legs.
>
Interesting point. But I have a theory that young sight readers TODAY have
more trouble with 3/4 time than they used to because they are almost
completely unfamiliar with it. The dearth of 3/4 time in pop music and
media generally makes the concept seem very strange -- kids simply can't
feel it. Pounding 4/4 rock beats have driven 3/4 time into hiding! When
waltz-tempo pieces were more commonly heard and thus more familiar,
students may well have grasped them better. I never had any particular
problems with 3/4, but my exposure was very broad when I was young (a long
time ago).

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
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