Yes, I hear the 5 beats, thank you, but what is the 4 in the denominator telling us? Why not just speak of 5 beat time? And in the MI example, why not just speak of 10 beat (or unit) time?
And one more question if you wouldn't mind: where are the accents on this one, (7/8).?
Yeah, that one's harder, especially with that multi-layered percussion - I vaguely remember learning to count that off as 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 or 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 . Sometimes it's clearer if you have a metronome counting at whatever beats-per-minute rate the song is. I think the 4 emphasis is often used for explaining 5/4 time because it's noticeable in "Time Out" - as if you were dancing to it, but the MI theme would probably be counted as 1 - 2 - rest - 1 - 2. Sometimes it's easier to hear with an instrument when you're playing two chords by counting on the single notes of each chord. A lot of songs I've written are in waltz time, but 3/4 is pretty easy to hear and feel; I've been away from the 'technical' side for so long that I usually get lost in it.
You count it off (1 2 3 4 5) like that bass player does in the video... I have a harder time counting more peculiar signatures now than I did then, but a lot of things were easier when I was 11 years old.
Yes, I hear the 5 beats, thank you, but what is the 4 in the denominator telling us? Why not just speak of 5 beat time? And in the MI example, why not just speak of 10 beat (or unit) time?
And one more question if you wouldn't mind: where are the accents on this one, (7/8).?
First time I ever understood what this is all about.
Dave Brubeck - Take Five (Yet still not sure I understand it listening to this.)
You count it off (1 2 3 4 5) like that bass player does in the video. Oddly, he uses the Mission Impossible theme as an example instead of "Take Five", which is really the best-known example of that time signature - at least for most musicians. Tull's "Living In The Past" is another example (really 10/8 like the MI theme, but that still equates to 5/4), and it could be easier to count the time. I think I learned that time signature as counting 1 2 3 - 1 2 when I was a kid. I played cello then, and a lot of the music I had to play was in waltz time - 3/4 or 6/8, so playing three beats was very common, and I guess counting five beats that way was an easier way to learn it. I have a harder time counting more peculiar signatures now than I did then, but a lot of things were easier when I was 11 years old.
Sorry, you hit a soft spot. I can't stand John Mayer, who is not played on RP... fortunately.
The problem for me is that he sings too much. The same goes for Trombone Shorty. I wish these hot instrumentalists would hire great singers instead of trying to save money on personnel.
Are you John Mayer's PR rep or something? Not a fan.
Just a fan. I also like to see how creative work really comes about. If I were his PR rep I would be plugging Dead and Company, which might turn into something but right now is just boring me.
