This is a bit of a different approach, but I'm a swing dancer and I'm really having trouble hearing the beat with faster swing music.
Normally when I have trouble, I can pick out certain instruments like the bass or drums and be able to keep the beat. But when the music gets faster (~220bpm), I really struggle to keep my movement in sync.
My teacher says that listening to different instruments doesn't work that well anyway because they tend to have different amounts of swing.
So I'm hoping to hear what are some ways to practice, or any methods there are to be able to achieve this skill. Thanks.
tl;dr What are some methods to be able to count to fast swing music.
Examples that I have trouble with
Cotton Tail
Mint julep jazz band-battle axe
Gordon Webster - Digga Digga Doo
Submitted July 17, 2018 at 10:30PM by LHquestions23 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/8zr4ma/finding_the_beat_in_fast_swing_music/?utm_source=ifttt