[Callers] Tempo for Squares
Colin Hume
colin at colinhume.com
Sat Sep 21 10:50:10 PDT 2019
On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 13:36:37 -0400, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
> Tempo for contra is often below 120 bpm. I learned to call squares at about 128 bpm.
>
> Is this significant difference the norm, and if so why?
If you're talking about unphrased squares (Southern or MWSD) maybe people can cope with a faster tempo because the caller waits
until they've finished a move, whereas a contra is supposed to be fitted to the music.
Colin Hume
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