[Dixielandjazz] Two beat or four beat that is the question..................

[Patrick Cooke]

>>>~60-70 beats/minute? Everybody swings?<<<

   If you want to swing, you'd better at least double that rate.  60-70 bpm
is for lullabyes.
    Pat Cooke

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From: <BOBOBANJOB@aol.com>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Two beat or four beat that is the
question..................


> 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
> >
> > 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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