In need of some encouragement

[Michelle Smith]

Hi David.  A link that has helped me (thanks to Ric Brekne) is:

http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/beats.html

It demonstrates the different beat speeds very nicely.  Perhaps you are
already past this stage but I thought it might help.

Good luck!

Michelle Smith


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David B. Stang
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 11:57 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: In need of some encouragement

Friends,
I'm feeling a little bit discouraged for two reasons.

First, I am really struggling with my aural temperament tuning. I 
understand intellectually how it is supposed to fit together, how all 
the intervals ought to beat, and so on. But I have been practicing at 
home and at customers' homes for a few months now, and I still just 
can't do it right. By "do it right" I mean get it close enough to pass 
the RPT exam (I use my ETD to test myself). My main problem, I think, 
is, I just can't always hear the beats.