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Topic: "Hot cup of tea" for 2 on 3...what about 3 on 4? (Read 13367 times)

camejia

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"Hot cup of tea" for 2 on 3...what about 3 on 4?

on: January 25, 2004, 05:31:37 PM

After years of faking my way through the measures with 3 against 4 rhythms in Chopin's Minute Waltz and Beethoven's Adagio from Pathetiqe, I've finally decided to tackle Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu. 2 against 3 rhythms have always come easily to me. I was taught to use the phrase "Hot cup of tea"--line up the duple with "Hot" and "of" and the triplet with "Hot", "cup" and "tea". Does anyone have a similar phrase that works with 3 against 4?

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bernhard

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Re: "Hot cup of tea" for 2 on 3...what about 3 on

Reply #1 on: January 25, 2004, 07:31:02 PM

Try "Pass - the gol - den - but - ter"

The 4s go with "Pass - the - den - ter"

The 3s go with "Pass - gol - But"

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

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chopiabin

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Re: "Hot cup of tea" for 2 on 3...what about 3 on

Reply #2 on: January 25, 2004, 07:41:27 PM

That's interesting.

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Re: "Hot cup of tea" for 2 on 3...what about 3 on

Reply #3 on: January 25, 2004, 08:35:18 PM

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After years of faking my way through the measures with 3 against 4 rhythms in Chopin's Minute Waltz and Beethoven's Adagio from Pathetiqe, I've finally decided to tackle Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu. 2 against 3 rhythms have always come easily to me. I was taught to use the phrase "Hot cup of tea"--line up the duple with "Hot" and "of" and the triplet with "Hot", "cup" and "tea". Does anyone have a similar phrase that works with 3 against 4?

Pass-the-***-spinach

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