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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2016-09-21 14:08
Matt74 wrote:
> Counting eighths comes in handy when you have a bunch of 16ths
> and 32nd notes. But once you learn the music, it's usually
> best to focus on where the main "pulse" is. You can count a
> march in 2, even though it's written in 4, or count a waltz in
> 1, even though it's written in 3.
"Pulse" is the operative word here. It's important to find out what tempo the "clicks" (bar subdivisions) run in, especially when other play a different or complementing pattern.
Eg in "America" in "West Side Story", the tempo is 6/8 but the pulse changes between "in 2" and "in 3" ("I-like-to" "be-in-A" | "me" "ri" "ca") and you count ("1-2-3" "4-5-6" | "1-2" "3-4" "5-6")
Subdividing into the eighths here will add a lot to your precision.
--
Ben
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2016-09-20 02:16 |
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tictactux |
2016-09-20 02:37 |
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kdk |
2016-09-20 04:22 |
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2016-09-20 06:36 |
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kdk |
2016-09-20 06:49 |
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2016-09-20 07:15 |
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Matt74 |
2016-09-20 22:14 |
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tictactux |
2016-09-21 14:08 |
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