2 Dec
2011
2 Dec
'11
6:34 p.m.
Chrissy Fowler wrote:
once in a great while there is a tune that just 'sounds backward.'
The A sounds to me like it's the B, and vice versa. I have no idea
why this is true, but it definitely is a phenomenon for me.
Inevitably I am thrown off track by those tunes, and sometimes do
something wrong as a consequence (prompt wrong call, give band
signals midway thru the A1, start dancing the wrong thing, etc.)
If the tune sounds flipped to other people and not just to you, I
would think it wasn't a good choice of tune. A vs B is part of what
it is the band's job to communicate.
It might also be that they're playing a tune that is commonly played
both ways round. There are a few tunes in this category, and they
sound fine either way around. People who have heard enough music to
have been exposed to the tune played the other way around will be
confused, though. This isn't so much of a problem for the dancers,
but it's not so fun as a caller if it's happening to you.
Jeff