This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Music and CountingThe first part of this series introduced the difference between straight and rolling counts in west coast swing. In this post, we will introduce the third kind of count common in WCS music: the swung count. As we saw earlier, the rolling count… Continue Reading
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Straight and Rolling Counts
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Music and CountingIn west coast swing, there are three common ways to count music: straight count, rolling count, and swung count. This post will discuss straight count and rolling count; a follow-up post will take up the differences between rolling and swung counts. At a… Continue Reading