20 Feb
2025
20 Feb
'25
8:42 p.m.
Very nice document. Thank you for sharing it!
As a nit pick, I am a bit surprised that you list Arkansas Traveler as a good tune. Unless
it is played with very clear phrasing, it can be difficult to tell where the tune begins
(is that first measure a pickup or the start of the tune?).
I appreciate your emphasis on steady, danceable tempo. I have found that experienced
musicians may not really internalize that until they actually play for a dance.
Regards,
Russell
On Feb 19, 2025, at 5:46 AM, Tepfer, Seth via Contra
Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Joseph
I recently did a community dance with a group of experienced musicians who had never
played for a contra dance. Here is a document I sent them:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WPOntWOMeEfueDpRgMdAI6G1rkbE3ir9a1XGZfF…
Good luck!
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 19, 2025, at 2:46 AM, Joseph Erhard-Hudson
via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi all,
I live in a relatively isolated community in the contra dance world. To the extent we
have a house caller it's me. We are trying to foster and develop new callers, but you
gotta have bands too. So,
I'd welcome your thoughts on working with new bands.
My motive for asking is, a couple of times in the last year we have had new bands come
play for our monthly dance. One was a blue-grassey country band. Another was a family
group playing predominantly Irish tunes. Their musical skills were fine and their
repertoire was serviceable, and they did okay, but there were definitely some rough spots.
New musical talent is a valuable commodity for us, and I want to set them up for success.
So, how would you approach this? I'd especially love to hear from folks who have done
this sort of thing before, but all thoughts are welcome.
Joseph Erhard-Hudson
Moscow, Idaho, USA
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