WOW--

A search for "metronome" in the Forum found only TWO (short) threads! Amazing...

When I tried to post to them, however, the thread didn't appear on the forum, so I'm starting a new one.

Here's the question(s).

1) IF there's no metronome number indicated in the music, what are the "standard" tempi for various types of tunes? E.g., someone posted that 120 is standard march time. So what are the "standard" speeds for jig, reel, hornpipe, waltz, pavane, etc?

2) If the music says "andante," what speed is that? I know it's slower than "allegro" and faster than "largo," but are there standard speeds for these tempo definitions?

3) Some of the advice about using the metronome that appears here confuses me. What I do is set the speed of the ticks to correspond to the speed of the beats in the measure. I do this because the tunes I have that DO have metronome numbers on them indicate tempo with a quarter note symbol, an equal sign, and a number. If someone would post a clear explanation of the "proper" use, I'd find it helpful...

Thank you all, very much--Mudcats are the best! (I have learned so much here!)

V