Why do singers say “1234” before singing and dancers say “5678” before . . . I feel like singers can also say 5678 but it's mainly because music is usually Witten in the time signature 4 4 which basically means there are 4 beats in a measure and each beat falls on a quarter note Since musicians count in measures and each measure onky has 4 beats, it helps to keep track of the measures in your music
Why do singers say “1234” before singing and dancers say “5678” before . . . People who count off starting at 5 are embarrassingly cringe unless the meter is 7 8, 15 16 or similar where there would be an excessive amount of beats to count off Counting off “5678” when the meter is 3, 6 or 7 demonstrates a clear misunderstanding of meter altogether and said person should not be in charge of counting off
ELI5:Why do choreographers say 5, 6, 7, 8 instead of 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . It's a full 8 count When teaching the routine the choreographer will likely say the whole 8 count while slowly teaching the routine When practicing they will only verbalize the 5678 as a lead in so everyone knows when to start in the music It's assumed that everyone is counting the 1234 in their heads
What does SCP-5678 mean? : r SCP - Reddit This all seems to be linked to 5678-1 If we knew what broke containment it may help us figure things out Personally, my money is on the Black Queens being responsible, since L S is frequently implied to one of the Black Queens, and the Hand claimed to be responsible for the event
Why do musicians use 1 2 3 4 and dancers use 5 6 7 8? though I get the feeling that the "One" in "one, and-a-two" would be too long if it the "and-a-two" was the second of the 3 eighth notes, plus there's a pause after the "and-a-two"