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As a former musician and a dancer, this really gets under my skin. As someone who is proficient enough in music to have developed an intuitive sense of things, but who was never trained on how to *teach* this stuff, I can't always explain it.
But when I teach people how to dance, I actually use math. Because music is fundamentally a mathematical construct.
And I know that this [4/4 time - 2nd and 4th beat] thing is a product of my culture. It's why I had a hard time with some Bhangra dancing, because a lot of tribal and folk music emphasizes the 1st and 3rd beat (when it's 4/4 time, which is not always true in folk music). I'm aware this is a cultural thing.
But in Western music, this is one of my pet peeves. Which is why I love Harry Connick Jr. so much.
But when I teach people how to dance, I actually use math. Because music is fundamentally a mathematical construct.
And I know that this [4/4 time - 2nd and 4th beat] thing is a product of my culture. It's why I had a hard time with some Bhangra dancing, because a lot of tribal and folk music emphasizes the 1st and 3rd beat (when it's 4/4 time, which is not always true in folk music). I'm aware this is a cultural thing.
But in Western music, this is one of my pet peeves. Which is why I love Harry Connick Jr. so much.
