Tempo Marking

[tenzinlhazey]

Hello Friends, I was recently playing a piece, and near the tempo marking, it said 'with a pronounced beat'. What does that mean? Thank you

[iansinclair]

Simply find the major beats in the measure, and emphasize them.  For instance, in 4/4, the first beat gets a good accent and the third a minor one.  In 3/4, the first only.  In 6/8, the first and 4th.

Think of the drummer on the risers in back... what's he doing?  Or the bassist over on the left there.

[tenzinlhazey]

Thank you so much Ian, that helped a lot.