at Denver in 1909,
and are recommended for general use when speaking of music
written with the conventional measure-signs, etc.

In place of: "two-two time, three-eight time, four-four time,"
say as above: "This piece is written in two-half measure,
three-eighth measure, four-quarter measure."

MINOR SCALES

_Primitive Minor (ascending)_

The minor scale form having minor sixth and minor seventh
above tonic to be called Primitive Minor.

Illustrative examples. A minor: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, a; C
minor: c, d, e flat, f, g, a flat, b flat, c. [Transcriber's
Note: Supplied b flat missing from original.]

_Primitive Minor (descending)_

Same pitches in reverse order.

_Harmonic Minor (ascending)_

The minor scale form having minor sixth and major seventh
above tonic to be called Harmonic Minor.

Illustrative examples. A minor: a, b, c, d, e, f, g sharp, a;
C minor: c, d, e flat, f, g, a flat, b, c.

_Harmonic Minor (descending_)

Same pitches in reverse order.

_Melodic Minor (ascending)_

The minor scale form having major sixth and major seventh
above tonic to be called Melodic Minor.

Illustrative examples. A minor: a, b, c, d, e, f sharp, g
sharp, a; C minor: c, d, e flat, f, g, a, b, c.

_Melodic Minor (descending)_

Same as the Primitive.

ADOPTIONS OF THE 1912 MEETING AT CHICAGO

_Pulse and Beat_

The Committee finds that the words: Pulse and Beat are in
general use as synonymous terms, meaning one of the succession
of throbs or impulses of which we are conscious when listening
to music. Each of these pulses or beats has an exact point of
beginning, a duration, and an exact point of ending, the
latter coincident with the beginning of the next pulse or
beat. When thus used, both words are terms of ear.

_Beat_

One of these words, Beat, is also in universal use, meaning
one of a series of physical motions by means of which a
conductor holds his group of performers to a uniform movement.

When thus used it becomes a term of eye.

The conductor's baton, if it is to be authoritative, cannot
wander about through the whole duration of the pulse but must
move quickly to a point of comparative repose, remaining until
just before the arrival of the next pulse when i