Very nice document. Thank you for sharing it! As a nit pick, I am a bit surprised that you list Arkansas Traveler as a good tune. Unless it is played with very clear phrasing, it can be difficult to tell where the tune begins (is that first measure a pickup or the start of the tune?).
I appreciate your emphasis on steady, danceable tempo. I have found that experienced musicians may not really internalize that until they actually play for a dance. Regards, Russell > On Feb 19, 2025, at 5:46 AM, Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Joseph > > I recently did a community dance with a group of experienced musicians who > had never played for a contra dance. Here is a document I sent them: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WPOntWOMeEfueDpRgMdAI6G1rkbE3ir9a1XGZfFCXyQ/edit > Good luck! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 19, 2025, at 2:46 AM, Joseph Erhard-Hudson via Contra Callers >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> I live in a relatively isolated community in the contra dance world. To the >> extent we have a house caller it's me. We are trying to foster and develop >> new callers, but you gotta have bands too. So, >> I'd welcome your thoughts on working with new bands. >> >> My motive for asking is, a couple of times in the last year we have had new >> bands come play for our monthly dance. One was a blue-grassey country band. >> Another was a family group playing predominantly Irish tunes. Their musical >> skills were fine and their repertoire was serviceable, and they did okay, >> but there were definitely some rough spots. >> >> New musical talent is a valuable commodity for us, and I want to set them up >> for success. So, how would you approach this? I'd especially love to hear >> from folks who have done this sort of thing before, but all thoughts are >> welcome. >> >> Joseph Erhard-Hudson >> Moscow, Idaho, USA >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > <kix-favicon-2023q4.ico>_______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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