Klarinet Archive - Posting 000850.txt from 1997/05

From: Reedman2@-----.com
Subj: Re: Pitch of tuning notes
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 09:24:36 -0400

In a message dated 5/29/97 113455, Ed Lacy wrote:

>I hope we are not producing a generation of musicians who will accept the
>electronic tuner as a substitute for good musical ears, and who will
>thereby become slaves to a machine. But, I'm not confident that this is
>not happening. The tuner can be a very useful machine if used
>intelligently.

I have been considering the purchase of a tuner since I do not yet play with
other musicians. Is there a better way to tune a clarinet and to learn what
is "in tune" so that I can keep it that way by ear ? Thanks

Thomas
Reedman2@-----.com