On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM Greenleaf <[email protected]> wrote:
> First, a friendly reminder please to sign your last name to your posts > (and some would like your city/state, too, but I’ll settle for a full name > :-) > Whoops! Joseph Erhard-Hudson Moscow, Idaho > CDSS had a webinar on open bands that you may find useful: > [image: cdss-opengraph.jpeg] > > Creating a Thriving Open Band - Country Dance & Song Society > <https://cdss.org/programs/web-chats/creating-a-thriving-open-band/> > cdss.org > <https://cdss.org/programs/web-chats/creating-a-thriving-open-band/> > <https://cdss.org/programs/web-chats/creating-a-thriving-open-band/> > > > Lisa Greenleaf > > > On Sep 4, 2024, at 1:16 PM, Joseph Erhard-Hudson via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Another learning opportunity I’ve run into with new-to-our-world players > is mechanics like potatoes, tune changes if there are any, and signaling > for last times through. If they have played sessions the latter two may be > okay, but in any case I’d suggest practicing starts and stops during setup, > just to be sure. > > Sheet music is a good idea because it can also be vetted. I had an old > time band cross over once … they had a couple of veteran contra dancers, > yet they still put Cherokee Shuffle in a medley. By luck the extra measure > coincided with a swing and was easy to adjust to. > > -Joseph > > > Sent from my phone, which has odd ideas about formatting sometimes. > > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 9:07 AM Amy Larkin via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Let them know it's all about the rhythm. Rock steady & relentless. >> Subtle emphasis on the upbeat can lift people up for dancing. Musicality is >> luscious, as long as no one's taking liberties with the beat. >> Also to be prepared to take cues from the caller to gradually(!) slow >> down or speed up, just in case. And keep a third eye on the caller for >> when to stop. >> Individual notes not as important as beat. >> >> Well phrased straight ahead tunes with short (4 bar) phrases tend to be >> easy for new dancers to latch onto. Easily recognizable tunes such as >> Irish Washerwoman, Turkey in the Straw, & Arkansas Traveller are good >> choices. >> >> I generally prefer major keys for ONS. >> >> Sounds like a fun challenge! You gotta corral the orchestra as well as >> the dancers. 😵💫 >> Amy >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 4, 2024, 11:36 AM Tep fer, Seth via Contra Callers < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello hive mind >>> >>> I have an upcoming ONS gig with a group of people who are all >>> professional musicians, but have never played together nor played for a >>> dance. What resources are out there to help give these musicians an >>> understanding of what is coming for them? Any web videos or PDFs of hints >>> so they know what to expect? They are asking for sheet music and videos, >>> which will help but I know there is much more to it than that. >>> >>> Seth >>> >>> Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) >>> Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center >>> <Outlook-qlc4is1i.png> >>> <https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/[email protected]?anonymous&ep=signature> >>> Book >>> time to meet with me >>> <https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/[email protected]/bookings/> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> [email protected] >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > >
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