Klarinet Archive - Posting 000362.txt from 1997/01

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Pitch recognition A or Bb
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:33:10 -0500

I wasn't trying to show off, sorry if it came out that way. I don't have
perfect pitch, but do have a very strong sense of relative pitch. I can
tell what note is being played with what fingering (A or Bb Clarinet, not
whether you are fingering forked F# or regular) for the most part. I
studied piano tuning also (elective), and that further helped my pitch
sense. When you change notes, each one has its own acoustical character.
I wouldn't begin to try telling whether it is a Buffet, Yamaha, or LeBlank
(I know I misspelled it).
I wonder what % of players can tell what note is being played on Clarinet
without perfect pitch. I think there are probably quite a few.

At 08:59 AM 1/22/97 +0000, Ian M. Dilley wrote:
>Do you have perfect pitch? If so I can understand this. If you don't
>I'm amazed.
>
>>
>> Dan. P. writes:
>> " Can anyone tell from a recording or live performance what (A or Bb)
>> clarinet is being played? "
>>
>> Yes, I can 100% of the time. I don't have to even think about it. I can
>> tell by knowing all of the individual resonances that each note on the
>> Clarinet has. Even as to what system it is being played on. Kind of like a
>> curse, but very accurate- no ego intended.
>> David C. Blumberg
>> reedman@-----.com
>> Principal Clarinet Riverside Symphonia
>> Adjunct Woodwind Instructor Univ. of Penn,. Bryn Mawr College
>>
>
>
David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
Principal Clarinet Riverside Symphonia
Adjunct Woodwind Instructor Univ. of Penn,. Bryn Mawr College