Klarinet Archive - Posting 000328.txt from 2002/11

From: "William Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Affect of Hall Acoustics on Pitch: A question
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 06:46:24 -0500

This is interesting. Where I'm coming from is that I have played a few
church gigs, and staying in tune with an organ is a nifty accomplishment. I
find that in especially live environments, where the reverberation time is
long, and I hear myself really well, I have a tendency to relax, soften the
embouchure, play rounder notes (as if to fill up the space with sound), and
basically lip down.

But when I am in a dry environment, I feel more stressed, which causes me to
go sharp. I've played a few concerts in rooms with heavy draperies, stuffed
couches, and stuffed people, and I gotta say, I don't like it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Wright" <b5w@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Affect of Hall Acoustics on Pitch: A question

> One of the niftiest examples of this is in Benade's larger book. An
> experienced choir could not sing on pitch in a certain hall. Some
> investigation was required, and eventually it was traced to the faint
> 'whisper' of air moving through the hall's ventilation system. Because
> the sound was steady and nearly inaudible at a conscious level, nobody
> (including the singers) noticed it, but the wave cancellation was enough
> to confuse their sense of pitch.
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