Hello Dave Carpenter I had a pretty good hunch that we were on the same level here. It was simply a case of "nomenclature" - the use of "M" for "major" and "m" for "minor" intervals. I'm just not used to the short-hand! Thanks for the confirmation! :-) Regards Michael G (UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Carpenter" <dave@veritune.com> To: "'Michael Gamble'" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 3:25 PM Subject: RE: octave tests > Michael, > > The M10/M17 test notation means to compare the beat rates of two > intervals formed by a single test note with each of the notes of the > octave you are testing. For example: > > compare C#3-F4 10th to C#3-F5 17th > > I suggest you purchase a copy of On Pitch by Rick Baldassin, RPT, > published by the PTG. It is an encyclopedia of interval tests, as well > as an excellent explanation of why and how we compromise octaves. > > --Dave > > >
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