Here are two four-finger tapping patterns. I show two cycles of each pattern. Try tapping them. Use right hand, index finger is 1, little finger is 4. What are the analogous three-finger patterns? The analogous thumb-and-four-finger patterns, if the thumb has index 0?
2 2 3 $ 1 2 3 4 3 2 NB. pattern one 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 $ 1 2 3 4 3 2 NB. pattern two 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 --Kip On Friday, June 27, 2014, Mike Day <[email protected]> wrote: > And for "hands" with an arbitrary number of fingers: > > NB. eg Homer Simpson plays a three-fingered scale twice > ($(,|.@}:@}. )@:>:@i.@}.) 5 3 > 1 2 3 > > 2 1 2 > > 3 2 1 > > > NB. If Paul the Octopus doesn't omit any limbshe can manage a whole octave > <:($(,|.@}:@}. )@:>:@i.@}.) 4 8 > > 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 > > 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 > > 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 5 > > 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 > > > It's interesting that this representation can show certain numbers of > complete scales for Homer or Paul (eg 12321 for Homer) but not for Mike: > > |:($(,|.@}:@}. )@:>:@i.@}.) 20 3 NB. transpose to save space > > 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 > > 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 > > 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 > > So this can show 2 full scales, in 3 rows (columns here),or 5 in 7, or 8 > in 11 etc.... > > > |:($(,|.@}:@}. )@:>:@i.@}.) 20 4 NB. eg Mike can only "finish" on 2 > or 4 > > 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 > > 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 > > 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 > > 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 > > > Thanks, Kip! > > Mike > > On 27/06/2014 07:50, Kip Murray wrote: > >> That's what I was thinking of. Quick work! --Kip >> >> On Friday, June 27, 2014, robert therriault <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Kip, >>> >>> I came up with >>> >>> 6 4 $ 1 2 3 4 3 2 >>> 1 2 3 4 >>> 3 2 1 2 >>> 3 4 3 2 >>> 1 2 3 4 >>> 3 2 1 2 >>> 3 4 3 2 >>> >>> Are you looking for a deeper pattern? >>> >>> Cheers, bob >>> >>> On Jun 26, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Kip Murray <[email protected] >>> <javascript:;>> wrote: >>> >>> Hold up your right hand with its back toward you and number the >>>> >>> forefinger >>> >>>> through little finger 1 through 4. (I suppose the thumb has index 0.) >>>> >>> Now >>> >>>> try finger tapping this pattern: >>>> >>>> 1 2 3 4 >>>> 3 2 1 2 >>>> 3 4 3 2 >>>> 1 2 3 4 >>>> 3 2 1 2 >>>> 3 4 3 2 >>>> >>>> Write a J expression to produce this pattern. >>>> >>>> --Kip Murray >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>> >>> >> > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3986/7751 - Release Date: 06/27/14 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
