It’s true—they’re either written in 2/4 time or 4/4 cut time. 2 beats per measure x 8 measures = 16 beats per phrase.
Neal Schlein Librarian, MSLIS On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM Mac Mckeever <[email protected]> wrote: > OK - I have had several very knowledgeable musicians explain this to me > and I still don't understand how a reel has 8 measurers to a phrase - or > even if that is true. > > Mac McKeever > St. Louis > > > > > > > On Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 04:55:06 PM CDT, Neal Schlein via > Contra Callers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > What dancers and callers understand as “a measure” or “a beat” is not > necessarily the same as what professional musicians will understand, > depending on how the sheet music was written. > > (My wife is a classically trained clarinetist who can also play violin and > fiddles a little; she has gotten used to my terminology, but we still have > miscommunications occasionally.) > > I strongly second the advice of communicating the concept of potatoes and > practicing exactly how long you expect the band to play before you start > calling, and how to signal the end of tunes. The advantage you do have on > that particular front (assuming these are classical musicians) is that they > are used to watching a conductor for gestures. > > They may have difficulty setting a good starting pace for tunes. I’d tell > them to be careful with recordings as those frequently are paced > differently and are flourished for listening. One of the finest fiddlers I > know once recorded a 9 minute track for me with the preface that it would > be great for dancing, but not much to listen to. > > I will ask my significant other if she has other advice. > > Neal Schlein > Librarian, MSLIS > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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