Demystifying "Crooked" Tunes in Old-Time Music

Demystifying "Crooked" Tunes in Old-Time Music. This class breaks down the myths surrounding tunes that don't follow a "four-square" metric format. We'll look at tunes with extra or fewer measures than standard; and those that have measures with extra beats or fewer beats than called for in key signatures. We'll also examine theories about how crooked arose (are they intentional or simply "mistakes" memorialized by collectors?). Among the examples we'll look at are "Avalon Quickstep," "Ship in the Clouds," "Clinch Mtn. Backstep," "Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase," "Texas" and "Five Miles to Town."