Question about tempo marking. How do I read it?

GarrettGorbyDCI · New Member Joined: 15 Jun 2019 Posts: 7

I have an excerpt for an upcoming audition. It's in cut time and above it reads Half note = ca. 148. What do I put into my met for this tempo? thank you very much!

loweredsixth · Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:58 pm Post subject:

148
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GarrettGorbyDCI · New Member Joined: 15 Jun 2019 Posts: 7

Thanks! I find I get so confused about small things sometimes.

zaferis · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 4:07 am Post subject:

ca. is an abbreviation for "Circa". Latin which translates to "approximately".
So, you have some wiggle room "approximately 148".

Another note, quite often the metronome markings are/were added by the publishing company and generally aren't meant to be an exact tempi, but a guide.
Now, if it's penciled in by the auditioner, then I'd interprit that as, "I'd like to hear you play this at the noted tempo"

But in general for an audition, I'd prefer you play the excerpt/etude well a little under tempo (if you have to) vs. stumbling through it at the tempo marked on the page.
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Christian K. Peters · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:24 am Post subject: Question about metrone

Hello all,
I assume you have a windup metronome. If you have an electronic, like a Korg, you can flip the mode to incremental, rather than every 4 beats or so..Or do like loweredsixth said...
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JayKosta · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:17 am Post subject: