----- 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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