EricT43
Senior Member
Hi folks, quick question here...
I like to indicate tempo on my sheet music, so I'll generally just write a quarter note = xx bpm at the top of the page.
What's the correct way to do this with cut time? Do I write the quarter note tempo as the tempo after time is cut, or before?
For example, the exercises in Stick Control are written as 8th notes in cut time, but they are played as 16ths. So if I'm playing the 16ths at 100 bpm, do I indicate the tempo as 100bpm, or as 200bpm (since I'm actually playing 8th notes at 200bpm, which is kind of how it's written).
I hope what I'm asking makes sense.
I like to indicate tempo on my sheet music, so I'll generally just write a quarter note = xx bpm at the top of the page.
What's the correct way to do this with cut time? Do I write the quarter note tempo as the tempo after time is cut, or before?
For example, the exercises in Stick Control are written as 8th notes in cut time, but they are played as 16ths. So if I'm playing the 16ths at 100 bpm, do I indicate the tempo as 100bpm, or as 200bpm (since I'm actually playing 8th notes at 200bpm, which is kind of how it's written).
I hope what I'm asking makes sense.