Help please. I'm in the process of learning a Nova Scotia folk song, "Barrett's Privateers" and the lead sheet I have is written in 3/2 time. Can any of you real musos help me out here as to where I start the count and where the emphasis lies in this time signature?

Just as a side note: this song is sung unaccompanied except for handclapping the rhythm, so no worries about trying to get my arranger to follow along on this one.

Thanks.

I believe this just means there are 3 half note beats to a bar, so the rhythm is just like 3/4 time.

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Graham

I believe Graham is right ... if I remember correctly (no I DON'T remember what I had for breakfast yesterday) the top number of the time signature tells how many beats in a measure, the bottom number tells what kind of note (half note, quarter note, etc.) gets one beat ...
t.
PS ... OF COURSE I remember what I had for breakfast yesterday ... since it was Sunday, in an Italian household that means fresh meatballs right out of the frying pan before they go into the sauce (gravy?!? ) ....
t.
PPS ... hope this thread doesn't stray OT (OFF topic) now ...
t.

Three two time is basically the same as 3/4 or 6/4. Just count every half note as 1 beat.

tom

AGGH! The balls should never touch a frying pan! They need to cook right in the sauce!
(Gravy ... hee hee ....)

Sorry Dave....I'm with Tony on this one...need a slite crust..

I've had my balls in the frying pan a time or two. . .
Oh, that's bad. And Off Topic.
DonM

Thank you, gentlemen, for your advice. 3/4 time looks a lot easier.

Not so sure about your anatomical/culinary advice, though - no doubt they taste good, but it'd be bloody painful, eh?