On Jan 4, 2007, at 6:55 AM, dhbailey wrote: > I have a question, though about the meter (4/4) and the tempo > indication (half=104) -- why use that tempo indication if not > writing the piece in cut-time? Or I suppose I could ask it another > way: why use that meter when the tempo indication shows that the > music should be felt at the half-note rather than the quarter-note?
While I agree that would had wrote (q=208) there, time signature is more important for specifying the style of music. Shuffle can not be written in 4/4. It needs to be 12/8, or we don't feel right. Brazilian music is based on 2/4. If you see bossa written in 4/4, that means jazz bossa (a.k.a Berklee bossa), not the real bossa. Afro are in 6, not 3, but Chakarera and Chamame are 3, not 6. 2/2 is mostly used for fast Latino music, but never for swing groove. If you see how they feel the beat to groove, you would understand. Darn, I forgot to ask this question when I was touring there :-( All these are important for how to feel right for the style. If someone count off swing tune with snapping on 1 and 3, no one can start playing (at least around here :-) -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA <http://a-no-ne.com> <http://anonemusic.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
