Do you have any tips for counting time signatures, and working them out?
Gavin Says:
You get used to the sound of 7 & 5 & 9 they just have a sound to them that (when you're familiar enough with them) you instantly recognise.
Some compound time signatures are a bit more tricky to hear. Maybe it's a time signature like 19/8 but inside that you can hear two 7's and a 5. Sometimes I have to just sit and count through it carefully until I reach the obvious repeat point in the rhythm.
I have a method of count odd groupings that is explained on my last DVD Rhythmic Horizons - you might find it useful to see it.