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Thanks, Peter! Much appreciated.

PJ wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:18 pm I might be wrong but I recall Breandán Breathnach writing about the correct speeds (in his opinion) for dance tunes in the intro to Ceol Rince na hÉireann. I don't have the book but someone who does might be able to chime in.

Thanks. That would be helpful to have on hand.

Thank you so much!

…I just realized that I should have referred to this as dance speed (this was not an easy question for me to formulate)

It's three beats to the bar. Hop jigs are probably around there, but dotted quarter notes per minute, not just one regular quarter note per minute. That said, I think 120 is a bit fast. Probably somewhere between 100 and 120 would work, leaning closer to 100 for learning, for sure. Thanks. I’ll gra...

Do you know the proper tempo for a hop jig (and all other types of Irish traditional dance tunes) ? I know it’s 9/8, but how many beats per minute should a quarter note be? I’m asking because I’m transcribing a tune (“The Silver Slipper”) in Sibelius and downloading it from The Session renders it: q...

That makes sense! Thanks,

That makes sense! Thanks,

Thanks!

Are polkas usually played AABB or ABAB (or does it matter)? Thanks!

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Thanks, Rory!

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