Talk:Slip jig
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[edit] Counting
As a reader of the article I'm confused by the counting. It seems that that pattern of counting would not yield 9 beats to the bar. Can someone amend the text to explain this a bit better? -- cmh 04:37, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
- In 9/8 time, the 9 indicates the number of beats in a measure, while the 8 indicates the value of the beat; in this case, an eighth note. Therefore, in 9/8 time, there are the equivalent of 9 eighth notes possible within a given measure. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.90.93.10 (talk • contribs) 11:58, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
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- I'll try to do this graphically in text: 1 x 2 3 x 4 5 x x Each number is one of the beats counted by a dancer, while the 'x's are eighth notes which aren't counted as beats. Look at the chorus for the song Rocky Road to Dublin. The tune is a 9/8 tune; the "One, two three, four five" are the five beats. The words "one" and "three" are quarter notes, "two" and "four" are eighth notes, and "five" a dotted-quarter note. Argyriou 21:20, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I've never seen a guy compete in slip jig . . . Crayoncandy 18:08, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
- Come to the East Bay Feis this weekend. I'm too old to be considered a "boy", but I'm competing in slip jig friday evening. Argyriou 01:29, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
