Hearing beats

[Chris Gregg]

Mike,
         If you tap your hand at about the fastest comfortable speed that 
you can tap it, that will be close to seven bps.  If you want to be more 
accurate, try a Sanderson Beat Rater.

ChrisAt 07:59 PM 8/26/2004, you wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "MKurta" <mkurta@adelphia.net>
>To: "PTG List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 7:57 AM
>Subject: Hearing beats
>
>
>     Hi Gang:
>     I'm mentoring a new technician who is having trouble with beat speeds.
>Does anyone remember an article in print that relates words to beat speeds,
>i.e. mississippi being a four beat per second indicator, popocotepetal (sp)
>I can't remember if it was in PTJ, or another piece of information.
>Thanks....
>     Mike Kurta
>
>     I learned "Min-ne-a-po-lis" for 5 bps, pronounced as a Texan, not a New
>Yorker, would say it; and "from Chicago to New York" for 7 bps.  But I also
>like these:
>
>
>      + is the down beat - is the up beat
>
>3   +Sa tur day
>
>4   +Jan u a ry
>
>5   +dou ble pneu mon ia
>
>6   +Sa tur day - sa tur day
>
>7   +Mis sis sip pi to New York
>
>8   + Jan u ary - Feb u ary
>
>9   +Mis sis sip pi to New York and back
>
>Joe Goss RPT
>Mother Goose Tools
>
>--David Nereson, RPT
>
>
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