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From The Dancing Master — Jig

  • Learn a compound-meter jig from Playford's collection.
  • Feel 6/8 as two-to-the-bar rather than six-to-the-bar.

Source: John Playford, The Dancing Master (first published 1651, many subsequent editions)

Time Signature: 6/8 · Key: G Major

Full Piece

A sprightly Playford jig — feel it two-to-the-bar.

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Notation

Performance Goal: Keep the two-to-the-bar lilt so steady that a listener could dance a jig step to it.