Alison, I've often found that musical "terms" can be construed in different ways. There are many colloquial ways of expressing the same thing. Sometimes it's difficult to keep up. You almost have to learn each music style's "slang". Sometimes without thinking I'll ask someone (on stage) to "vamp on the one" (keep playing the first chord of the song, until I start to sing a verse) and I realize they have no idea what I mean. Other (instant rehearsal) instructions might be "1,4,5, and look for a 2. When playing one of the many "Salty Dog" type songs, often the person starting it will just say "circle of fifths in "G". "Take it out!" often means play a solo and end the song. "Tag it!" means play the last four bars over again and end the song. "Cut!" means everyone comes to a sharp stop in the music, while one person solos for (usually) two bars.

On the other hand, Earl Scruggs, when he thought the tempo was rushing, used to tromp down hard on the foot of Paul Warren the fiddler in the Flatt and Scruggs band. Now that's a signal that anyone could understand!

Rick