You're right, Janis. I repeated what my teachers had told me until I received a lecture from a professional pianist after a Tango class in which I was teaching double-time steps, but not syncopation. I've never made the same mistake again.
Keith, HK On Sun Jan 13 14:05 , "Janis Kenyon" sent: > >There are two rhythms in milonga: > >1) double rhythm -- two steps in two beats of music; and >2) triple rhythm (called traspie) -- three steps in two beats of music (like >a triple step in swing). > >There is no syncopated rhythm in milonga. The wrong terminology is used >because teachers aren't musicians. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
