Timing

Mr. Semman · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:40 am Post subject: Timing

Hello all,

I am a new registrant to the Trumpet Herald, and a Come Back Player. I started last January after a 35 year hiatus. I picked up a few no name instruments on e-bay, and rent a Bach student trumpet, which is the primary instrument of practice. Normally I practice about 30 min to 1 hour per day (usually 30 min in my truck during lunch on a LeVal pocket trumpet and 30 min at night on the Bach). I use both a Bach 3c and a Bach 5C and can reach high C regularly. While I would like to consider myself an intermediate player, my major fault lies in timing. I have an electronic metranone (somewhere), but it beats to seconds, etc. is there any formula that would translate the seconds to the beat, i.e. 2/4,3/4 6/8?

Thank you in advance for any info I can receive.

Gary L.

Jansu · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:55 am Post subject:

You cant change the tempo the metronome clicks to?! So its constantly beating at 60 beats per minute? Probably the best solution would be to get a better one, but I dont understand why such a metronome would exist...

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Mr. Semman · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:20 am Post subject: Timing

My metronone can be adjusted to various beats. The problem is that the dial read in beats per minute, not in 2/4,3/4 etc. I was just looking for a simple formula that would show that 2/4 = x number of beats per minute, so that I could adjust the metronone to that, and play my piece.

Thanks for the reply.

Gary L.

KCWolfPck · New Member Joined: 03 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

Tootsall · Heavyweight Member Joined: 05 May 2002 Posts: 2952

All metronomes can be adjusted for tempo (beats per minute). Most of the electronic ones can be adjusted to display the downbeat with various rythms (2/2, 4/4, 3/4 etc). Some of them will produce a different sound for the downbeat. Some of them will produce a different light color for the downbeat. Some of them can be adjusted to show the beat and the "and" only, others can subdivide by displaying a light sequence.

Remember that the tempo is the number of quarter notes per minute unless stated otherwise on the music. You do the math!

Some metronomes have built in tuners, others will produce a 'standard' A=440 tone to tune to. Many don't have any tuning function.

Metronomes are not expensive.

Check some of the big, online stores or your local music shop.

Hope this wasn't too confusing.

Mr. Semman · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:09 pm Post subject: Timing

Thanks for the information.

Gary L.