Klarinet Archive - Posting 001169.txt from 1998/12

From: charette@-----.org
Subj: Re: [kl] re:Intonation training
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 10:21:58 -0500

Dave Blumberg said:
> I learned to hear and count the beats up to around 13 per second taking a
> piano tuning course in College. Piano tuning can get you really crazy about
> pitch very quickly. Hearing that there are waveforms is a first step to
> knowing where the pitch is - and being able to then change the pitch to
> eliminate them is the last. Then I have them play their Clarinet and hear
> the pulses, and eliminate them.

I have the problem on clarinet in not knowing if I'm sharp or flat when
I'm already close (say 2 or 3 beats/sec). When I played bass and guitar
I would tune below & then up (and then yank on the sring to re-settle it).
That way I always knew which way I was approaching. I did the same thing
when singing a cappella in high school ( a little flat sounds a lot
better than a little sharp).

Are there any "tricks" to knowing which way to go on clarinet? My ears
don't seem to discriminate very well which way to move the note.

Mark Charette@-----.org

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