Hi you, ------------------- Without going into musical notation to show the rhythm, the easiest way to describe it is to count out loud from 1 to 8, but emphasising or clapping the numbers underlined:
One 2 3 Four Five 6 Seven 8. (http://www.totaltango.co.uk/Forms/tangomusic.pdf) ------------------- + In this "1 4 5 7" form, I think I can step on One, Five (Is this right?) ------------------- Tango rhythms – especially in later tangos - are often syncopated (ie. with emphasis on the off beat). Using the same system as above we can see that the downbeats fall on the odd numbers, the even numbers are the up-beats or off-beats. So, we can indicate this use of syncopation with another typical tango rhythm: One 2 3 Four 5 6 Seven 8 This is sometimes called a 3,3,2 rhythm because of the way the bar is divided up. (http://www.totaltango.co.uk/Forms/tangomusic.pdf) ------------------- + So, how can I dance this kind of form? Which "number" do I have to step on? + And, can you give me a list of "3 3 2 tango" song, for example, please? Thank you very much. --- Minh Quan Tango Hanoi, Vietnam Tang-go.net _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
