Beth wrote: > To give credit where credit is due, I got the idea for using Yankee Doodle > from Tony's book "Contra Dance Calling, A Basic Text" which is still out of > print. He uses it to teach As & Bs of calling.
And I really like to use it as a dance in beginner's workshops. (Historical version: A: right hand star, left hand back; B: 1s down the middle and back and cast off). (There's an AABB variant with more stuff). Very useful in that beginners know the tune, can hear the phrase, hum it if there isn't a musician, gives them the idea of phrasing and, in 16 bars, lots of practice in progression and in changing rules. -- Alan > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:callers- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Chrissy Fowler > > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 2:57 PM > > To: shared weight > > Subject: [Callers] Yankee Doodle > > > > > > Heavens! Beth Parkes, thank you! That is the clearest, simplest, and > > yet most complete illustration of crooked tunes I have ever come > > across. And the explainee don't need to know a thing about beats, > > bars, phrases or time signatures or any other music background. Wow! > > -Chrissy Fowler > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. > > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Access_02 > > 2009 > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers -- =============================================================================== Alan Winston --- [email protected] Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, not SLAC or SSRL Phone: 650/926-3056 Paper mail to: SSRL -- SLAC BIN 99, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025 ===============================================================================
