Klarinet Archive - Posting 000623.txt from 1999/03

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Intonation questions
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 03:02:16 -0500

On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Phil Shapiro wrote:
> We don't play with the tuners
> sitting on our stands always on.@-----.

Well, our principal bassoonist did at the last dress rehearsal.....and it
helps sometimes. When you are trying to figure out your relationship to
another pitch, it comes in handy. But I agree that the tuner should be
used for checking - not for hearing.

> You have to play in tune and that's all there is to it.=A0 And
> for that you need trained ears, not trained eyes.

Yup - absolutely. However, I don't discourage the use of a tuner in a
practice room. Listen for pitch relationships/intervals and then check
what you hear with the tuner. Reinforcement or correction is a good thing
if used wisely.
____
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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