I may have missed this from an earlier discussion; apologies if so. Real, working musicians in bands need to be able to choose (often in a matter of seconds) a tune to go with the next dance. With a repertoire of hundreds (or a thousand or two) of tunes, the characteristics of each tune or set are not always easy to bring to mind. So, many of us have little 5 or 6 page lists, which give some of our favourite tunes aranged by the following criteria:
Tune type (polka, jig, reel, etc) Key (and modulations) Bar length So which field in ABC do I use for bar structure? I have been putting this info into a J: header field - eg 32=8*2+8+8 for Galopede, 40=8*2+12*2 for Herbert Smith's Polka, 40=8*2+8+8*2 for Waterloo Dance. Some might think this academic, but for practical musicians, it's the second thing you want to know about a tune. Phil (Flos) Headford To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
