Clapping on 1 & 3

Oh my goodness. I didn’t know this ???? was a thing:

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When you’re at a concert, you’re supposed to clap on 2 and 4. And not 1 and 3.

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“Huh?”, I hear you say, my dear friend.

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Yes, apparently a “good” audience claps on beats 2 and 4 and not 1 and 3.

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When the drummer is playing, they usually reserve beats 2 and 4 for “trebly percussions” (no idea what that means). And it doesn’t sound as great when you’re clapping on 1 and 3.

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It also irritates the living [beep] out of musicians when we clap on 1 and 3.

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There are training videos on YouTube titled “When your audience WON’T STOP clapping on 1 & 3…”

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and “Friends don’t let friends clap on 1 & 3”.

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One Youtuber even said “when your audience commits the cardinal sin of clapping on 1 and 3.”

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Cardinal sin! A bit dramatic, don’t you think?

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Here’s what I take from this revelation:

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?? People want you to clap on 2 and 4.

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So what?

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My friend, clap whenever YOU want.

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And to all the 1 and 3 clappers, you’re so welcome here. In this community, we do things our way. ??

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Jeanette ??