Hi all

I have now retired so have much more time to play and get to know more about the wonderful KN700.
I getting on well with reading the music and with lots of practice, practice,practice can play some tunes reasonably well and have at last mastered 16th notes, something I gave up on many times in the past. Can anyone please advise on counting when playing cut common time. An example would be say Jingle Bells with the notes written in 4/4 but Cut common time with tempo of half note = 96 bpm. I think I am correct in setting the tempo @ 96 cutting the notes in half so that half note becomes quarter note and the quarter note an eighth notes etc. So you end up playing the notes twice as fast.
But my question do I still count as if 4/4 but two bars will equal 1 bar in cut common.
Meaning do I still count 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 in the four beats on KN metronome or do I count
1&2& 1&2& in the four beats of metronome so in first two bars of jingle bells it would be eighth eighth quarter eighth eighth quarter in the 4 beats on metronome. It seems ok in 8 beat to play 1&2& but in straight 4 beats it seems harder to count in the latter.
I would like your advice so when this comes up in faster music which is best method.
Hoping I have explained myself correctly as I would hate to spend hours of practice using the incorrect counting.

Best regards to all

Tony Looker
Essex UK