Klarinet Archive - Posting 001198.txt from 1998/12

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re:intonation - Flutes Sharp
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 19:50:28 -0500

Given two out of tune notes I have little difficulty telling which one
is sharper than the other, it's sorting out which is correct in the
constantly changing sound of a piece of music which I find hard. I
would love to emulate those people who can confidently assert that "the
flutes are flat" or "the trumpets are sharp" and display the
corresponding self confidence in their own intonation.
To get to the point, how can you develop the ability to judge "absolute"
intonation, assuming you don't possess perfect pitch? And if the answer
is simply experience, how can you get that experience when playing in
groups whose intonation usually leaves something to be desired?
--
John Dablin
Aylesbury UK

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When are Flutes EVER Flat??? ;)
David Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
http://www.sneezy.org/david_blumberg/

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