Klarinet Archive - Posting 000407.txt from 1995/08

From: bassethn@-----.ORG
Subj: Intonation
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 20:59:00 -0400

On 08-28-95, INTERNET: Sal Lolzano

IS> A tuner with an audible pitch could help. Set the pitch on the tuner
IS> and work your way up to that note. This is just an exercise and
IS> should be different playing it with other musicians.

For what it is worth, I am always checking to make sure that my own
'intonation house' is in order. I use a method similar to Sal's. I put
the tuner (tuned to A 440) on one pitch and play intervals against it.
I'll start with perfect intervals, 4the 5ths, 8ves, then I'll do a few
major thirds. I'll generally use the tuner pitches of B flat, D, E flat &
F when I'm on the B flat clarinet. The object is to play the intervals
pure, i.e., no beats. A quick flip of the switch on the tuner to hear my
note instead of sing its own will confirm my pitch if I'm in any doubt.

This is an exercise that I do a minimum of once per month and whenever I
think that everone else's intonation has gone for a dump. (Maybe it has,
maybe it hasn't, but I know where my pitch is.)

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David Bourque
Bass Clarinet, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Internet: bassethn@-----.org
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