BEETHOVEN OF PETS COMPOSES SONGS FOR CATS, DOGS

BEETHOVEN OF PETS COMPOSES SONGS FOR CATS, DOGS

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Wireless Flash) -- A saxophone player in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, hopes to become a Beethoven for beagles. Musician Joe Procopio is the world's only composer who writes songs specifically for cats, dogs and canaries. The animal melodies are similar to Barry Manilow tunes, but recorded two octaves higher than normal. The end result sounds like gerbil squeaks to humans, but Procopio claims his neighbor's cockatiel chirps with delight whenever he hears the tunes. Procopio says his dream is have a record company release his pet- oriented pop songs on CD.