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Ricardo -> RE: 3/4 time metronome (Feb. 25 2013 12:03:46)
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ORIGINAL: rickm
excuse my lack of musical knowledge. if something is 3/4 time then what would its speed be on a metronome or doesnt that correlate that way?
Depends how you define the beat. It can either be the quarter note, so that the clicks are a bit faster (something like Fandangos in 3/4 would be around 150 to 180 bpm) OR you can define the dotted half note as the beat, in which case the same music would be on a metronome setting 1/3 of that speed (50-60 bpm). Often times waltz rhythm is intended to be faster bpm but you feel the tempo of the dotted half, not the fast moving quarter notes. IN a musical score you will see the tempo indicated for clarity like this:
(little picture of a quarter note)=150
or
(little pic of dotted half note)= 50
most digital metronomes these days have special functions to accent of change sound of one click out of severl options. 1/4, 2/4,3/4,4/4,5/4,6/4 etc ....in that case you need to use the faster tempo. I recomend learning how to play to just the basic tick, the same music at the same speed but at BOTH tempos above, obviously the slower dotted rhythm will be a much bigger challenge.
Ricardo
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