[Callers] Tempos for Contras (was Re: Tempo for Squares)

[Richard Hart]

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.

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> On Sep 22, 2019, at 12:11 PM, Rich Goss via Callers <callers at 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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