Klarinet Archive - Posting 001196.txt from 1998/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:Intonation training
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 19:38:19 -0500

At 03:15 PM 12/30/98 -0500, Ben Stutzman wrote:
>What is really annoying is when you're trying to tune a clarinet section
>and the drums are pounding away and everyone else is playing the same
>note! When I play against a electronically-generated pitch (from a
>metronome) it's easy to hear beats and if I'm # or b. But when I tune
>with a piano or another clarinet, it's really hard. Is there a reason
>for this? Possibly the metronome has a more "pure" pitch? I'd be
>interested to know why.
>
Of course it is a purer tone. Its lack of overtones is one reason the
tuner's sound is so annoying! It is much easier to hear the beats against
such a tone, though. Also, the pitch is stable, not wandering around like
another players's might. Piano is pretty hard to tune to because of the
richness in harmonics and decaying tone as the note is held. There is
nothing much you can do about drummers!

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