[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
One organization here in the States advertises the actual tempo of reels at
130-140 per half note/minim. Ignoring the fact that these settings are not on
the standard metronome, is that lightening fast or what? Can our fiddlers
really play reels that fast? Can people
Toby Rider wrote:
I very much like the statement that John Chambers and others made about
this subject, you have to be sensitive to who, what and where you are
playing for.
I'm glad that you said this - I've been meaning to respond to this thread
... As I have both played for and danced at
I surfed on the web for Toby and read all about him. He should know what
he is talking about and, despite the fact that I am a judge for the SHSA
Comps I agree with almost everything he says! Competitions are a real
problem in the trad. music world.
I don't really know what I'm talking
Wayne Morrison wrote:
I don't know how this happened, but I apologize to you Cynthia (and anyone
else bothered by the faster tempos) for any heartache and finger-stress I
caused you in trying to match these higher tempos.
It's even worse for guitarists where dance tempos can pretty much
David Kilpatrick writes:
| ... A Scottish country dancer friend
| liked it and asked what it was - after I told him, he immediately
| recognised it, but said playing at such a slow speed had hidden the tune
| from him. To me, the slow speed brings out the beauty of the tune
1. I remember reading somewhere , that there were Classicly trained
violinists living, teaching, etc in and around Edinburgh in the mid to
late 18th century. Can anyone confirm this with names , dates and
possible stylistic idiosyncricies? Oh! and of course sources I may
consult.Maybe its
In a message dated 1/14/03 7:10:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The
tempo is determined by the dance, and you really have to
honor it. If there are no dancers, you are a lot freer to
play with the tempo, vary it, etc
I'm heartened to read this! As a clarsair, I don't find
There is an excellent article by Elke Baker on reel tempos
at the SHSA website:
http://www.shsa.org/music.
She talks about many of the issues we have discussed here.
At 05:21 PM 1/14/03 -0500, Sharon wrote:
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despite the fact that I am a judge for the SHSA Comps
I agree with almost
