On 30 Jun 2002, at 21:37, Darcy James Argue wrote: > On Sunday, June 30, 2002, at 09:18 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > > > On 1 Jul 2002, at 1:57, John Bell wrote: > > > >> My son is learning a piano piece in which he is experiencing some > >> difficulty with a passage that has 3 in RH against 4 in LH. His > >> teacher has suggested "what atrocious weather" as an aid (we live in > >> London). > >> > >> Does anyone know of other phrases that might help? > > > > I was taught "pass the golden butter." > > That's a... erhm... "nicer" version of what I believe to be the original > mnemonic, "pass the goddamn butter."
Well, my piano teacher at the time was a devout member of the Assembly of God church, so I suspect she never even *knew* that version. Actually, I think "golden" is superior, as the second syllable is enough weaker to place it rhythmically closer than the "damn," which comes out with an accent equal to "god." -- David W. Fenton | http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates | http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
