hello, I guess it all depends on what you mean by internalizing. If you do not count time, or are unware of it, chances are you probably suck. If you can count time and be aware of bar changes without it taking most of the space in your conscious mind you are probably better off. It used to be that I would have to use my fingers to count the bars while counting time, then I counted them verbally in my head, and nowadays in the back of my mind I just see that bars coming and going while I think about other things. You are both right in a sense. You have to be aware of time, but it cannot be all that you are aware of.
I saw isotope 217 play a month or so ago, their structures were alot more complicated than the usual dance stuff. I had a very difficult time keeping up with everything that was going on, it was very pleasant actually, been a long time since I have heard something that made me feel absolutely bewildered. why does music seem less magical the more you understand how it works? I will shut up now. take care, Mike Hillegonda Rietveld wrote: > > Hillegonda; > Yes, it helps to know about musical structure before embarking on mixing - > how otherwise can one distinguish beats, bars and sections? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > - wut? you actually just need to be able to count. > ----------------------------- > > I hope you're joking - what do you count to? 3? 4? one bar? 15? counting is > for nippers in toddler trunks who are in learning stage - when you > actually DJ, you need to have internalised the structure and other aspects > of your musical selection. Only then can you play from the heart, be the > music and play with flow rather than act out some sad calculator without > direction. > > To use a parallel example: if you are in the middle of some busy traffic, > do you count distance, speed and accelleration when crossing the road or > overtaking a car? I hope not, by the time you'd rationally achieved that, > you'd be dead. > > Hillegonda. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Michael Taylor : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.billionairesforbushorgore.com
