I think Rich's point about the tempo signals is worth highlighting!!
Before I realized that I needed to specifically discuss this with the
band in advance, I had a few mishaps where my enthusiastic
raising-and-re-raising of my hands was taken to mean that I wanted to
the band to play LOUDER, and my calming-lowering-of-my-hands gestures
were taken to mean I wanted them to play quieter :)
And-- Just for anyone else who wasn't in the know, I wrote to
Rich and he explained to me that "piece count" means the number of
figures in the dance. I did not know that :)
Kat K Hfx
Thursday,
September 5, 2024 10:02 AM
Just to add a couple of thoughts Katherine triggered. The
piece count of a dance has a bearing on the tempo. Higher the piece
count, generally the slower the tempo and vice versa. Also, I like to
make clear up front my signals for speeding up or slowing down.
Rich
Thursday,
September 5, 2024 9:43 AM