7 Oct
2004
7 Oct
'04
6:48 a.m.
I have a question about music that an aspiring caller could practice
to? What is something that would be a good beginner band to listen to
while practicing at home?
What signifies a "crooked tune"?
Jenna
7 Oct
7 Oct
3:39 a.m.
New subject: Crooked Tune
From: Jenna Watson <watsonj75(a)earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 02:48:47 -0400
What signifies a "crooked tune"?
For contra dance purposes, a tune that isn't in the usual AABB (or A1,
A2, B1, B2) form, especially one that doesn't repeat in 64 beats.
Almost all of our dances expect the music to be phrased in 8-beat
phrases and to repeat every 64 beats.
--
Clark Baker, Belmont, MA
cmbaker(a)tiac.net
3:19 p.m.
I have a question about music that an aspiring caller
could practice
to? What is something that would be a good beginner band to listen to
while practicing at home?
Any contra dance band CD that has a good beat and clear melody line: Rodney
Miller, Nat Hewitt, Larry Unger. Frank Ferrell. Note that these are all
classic New England musicians. If you want to practice to old time,
The Horseflies CD "In the Dance Tent" is a good one. Lift Ticket and other
new bands have very nice CDs out, but some of the tunes are very syncopated
and may not be easy to practice to, although listening to that kind of music
makes for good ear training.
What signifies a "crooked tune"?
Contra tunes are 32 bars/64 beats. A crooked tune has more or fewer bars,
usually just within one part of the tune (the A or the B). You can feel a
crooked tune because it's like a hiccup. Ruthie Dornfeld plays a lot of
crooked tunes; there's one on her "Egyptian Dominoes" album. Old time
bands
love crooked tunes, so Bruce Molsky and Dirk Powell play them on their
respective CDs.
Lisa
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