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Re: Why is the low F flat?

Author: Mags1957
Date: 2006-12-12 15:14

I have to agree with Mr. Pay on this one - the most important aspect of playing in tune isn't the instrument - it's the player. I had two well respected teachers in my youth - both symphony players of the highest caliber. One of them taught me fingerings in the throat tones and altissimo that sounded the best and rang the best, and said it was my job to make sure they were always in tune, regardless of the passage. His exceptions to these fingerings were very few and far between - only if the passage were virually impossible to play with the "standard" fingerings. The other teacher had a different fingering for each excerpt - play the long F here, the Bb f# here, etc. Somehow it seemed to take me out of the music, concentrating more on fingerings than on the phrases - I dunno, maybe that's a weakness on my part, I always just gravitated to the "play it in tune" philosophy.

Once you know the tendencies of your instrument, there's no reason to play out of tune, IMHO. I'm sure there are horns out there that will not play in tune no matter what. For God's sake, don't buy them!

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