23 Sep
2019
23 Sep
'19
3:26 a.m.
Sometime over past year someone use liveBPM at the Nelson Monday night dances a few times.
It was interesting to see that the beat per minute varied quite a bit depending on
musicians, dancers, the caller, and particular dance. They varied from a low in the 80’s
up to about 125.
And, yes, the music seemed slow with bpm in the 80’s, but it worked well given the dancers
on the floor.
Rich.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 22, 2019, at 12:11 PM, Rich Goss via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
There is a app for iphone or Android called liveBPM. A lot of bands use it. I
usually have if going when we play. Very useful tool. We also use it in rehearsal to
identify dips or spikes in the tempo over the course of a set.
We generally try to play between 110 and 120 depending on the set and how it matches up
to the dance. Higher for squares, around 128.
As a caller I will sometimes ask for a tempo range that works well wih a particular
dance.
Most of you are probably familiar with liveBPM. It’s been around a while.
Rich
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