"Dave Nereson" <dnereson@dimensional.com> wrote: > > Five bps is approximately "Minneapolis" pronounced slowly... > Seven beats a second is approximately "from Chicago to New York" = Hey, those are neat. I'll have to explore those. It reminds me of this: Here's a way to learn to play three-on-four: "Pass the gosh darn butter!" If you are playing a triplet in the left hand, say, and four beats in the right hand, then both hands would play on the word "Pass", and then they'd alternate each word. If you play it over and over and get used to it, then you can eventually learn to HEAR it intuitively. It's fun. As for hearing beat rates, I just calculate how fast the metronome should click so that it's four beats to a click, set it at the right spot, and then try my best to feel if the beating is at the right rate. I'm a beginning tuner, and I wanted to get results without having to memorize the rates. I'm sure with experience I'll learn some of the rates by heart. Charles Neuman Plainview, NY PTG Associate (just joined!)
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