[Dixielandjazz] Two beat or four beat that is the question..................
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An oft overlooked point of difference between "two beat" vs "four beat"
rhythm is that the human heart
beats with a "two beat" pressure pulse; viz systolic (high pressure) followed
by "diastolic" (low pressure).
>From that point of view, one concludes that "two beat" rhythm should feel
more natural than "four beat."
Question: What happens when the band metronome is set to ~60-70
beats/minute? Everybody swings?
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In a message dated 10/14/2002 8:26:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
brian.harvey5@ntlworld.com writes:
> Subj:[Dixielandjazz] Two beat or four beat that is the
> question......................
> Date:10/14/2002 8:26:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:brian.harvey5@ntlworld.com">brian.harvey5@ntlworld.com</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com">dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com</A>
> Sent from the Internet
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> Could any erudite list member please explain to me the difference between
> two and four beat and also suggest how an old 'cloth ears' (i.e. aged non
> musician) should be able to distinguish one from the other?
>
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">An oft overlooked point of difference between "two beat" vs "four beat" rhythm is that the human heart<BR>
beats with a "two beat" pressure pulse; viz systolic (high pressure) followed by "diastolic" (low pressure).<BR>
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>From that point of view, one concludes that "two beat" rhythm should feel more natural than "four beat."<BR>
Question: What happens when the band metronome is set to ~60-70 beats/minute? Everybody swings?<BR>
<BR>
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In a message dated 10/14/2002 8:26:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, brian.harvey5@ntlworld.com writes:<BR>
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Date:10/14/2002 8:26:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:brian.harvey5@ntlworld.com">brian.harvey5@ntlworld.com</A><BR>
To:<A HREF="mailto:dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com">dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com</A><BR>
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Could any erudite list member please explain to me the difference between<BR>
two and four beat and also suggest how an old 'cloth ears' (i.e. aged non<BR>
musician) should be able to distinguish one from the other?<BR>
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