Klarinet Archive - Posting 000735.txt from 1997/05

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: A clarinet
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 19:07:03 -0400

On Tue, 27 May 1997, Robert and Deborah Shaw wrote:

> I have recently begun performing on my A clarinet quite a bit more
> than ever before, but sometimes the tone bothers me, just because I feel
> like I am playing flat, but I know that I am really in tune. I have
> spent a lot of time with the tuner, and can really play better in tune
> on my A, than my Bb. How many of you have encountered this and what do
> you do about it?
>
> Deborah
>
Do you feel that you are pretty well in tune with others when you play
your A clarinet? It's really a matter of getting the different timbre in
your ear and getting comfortable with it; undoubtedly it is different
to the sound of a Bb (at least for me it is!)

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu