Klarinet Archive - Posting 000173.txt from 1996/10

From: David McClune <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subj: Tuning and devices
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 15:28:52 -0400

I use a KORG chromatic tuner's sound option to play the tonic of the section
I am practicing, and challange myself to play "in tune" with that reference
tone. Though the octaves, fourths and fifths are easier to hear, an in tune
second is wonderful for the spice of it! The point is learning to remain
flexable and be able to bend the pitch to match a standard. In any
orchestra the standard depends on who you are playing with at the time and
that person's intonation ego level. . .
Dr. David McClune
Professor of Music-Clarinet/Band Director
Music Department
Union University
Jackson, TN 38305
901-661-5294-office