@@musodave You’re welcome, Dave! I count samba in 4 because the complete phrase of the samba time-line (known in Rio as “teleco-teco”) is four beats. The teleco-teco didn’t begin to be used as a guide rhythm in the modern samba till the 1920s, so maybe the practice of notating in 2/4 came from the early samba that was felt more in 2.
Thanks very much for this Phil. I'm interested that you count samba in 4. I tend to think of it in 2, as essentially a marching rhythm.
@@musodave You’re welcome, Dave! I count samba in 4 because the complete phrase of the samba time-line (known in Rio as “teleco-teco”) is four beats. The teleco-teco didn’t begin to be used as a guide rhythm in the modern samba till the 1920s, so maybe the practice of notating in 2/4 came from the early samba that was felt more in 2.
@@LearnToPlaySamba thanks, that makes sense. I’ve seen lead sheets of samba tunes written in 2/4