Author: EaubeauHorn
Date: 2008-09-18 22:45
I'll chime in on the tuning thing since it's something I find frustrating in amateur US groups. It seems that even college graduates with a degree in music ed, have not had basic training in how major and minor intervals sound when played in tune; that is, there is no concept of beats (or the lack therof) and you will hear two amateurs playing the same note with beats occurring that fairly rattle the chandeliers in the room, and neither person budging. They just sit there a few hertz apart in pitch and seem to not even understand that it's not supposed to sound that way. It's like they both are thinking to themselves "I'm right and he's wrong so I'm not changing," instead of "EEK! BEATS! MUST STERILIZE!" In pro groups, the players adjust so quickly that most in the audience won't even realize there was a foray into beats, and no one even thinks about who is right and who is wrong....everyone adjusts as fast as they can, and the chords sound in tune.
So if you have problems with tuning, see if you can find someone to show you (not tell you) the quite simple concept of listening for beats; how octaves, perfect fifths and fourths, and major/minor 3rds and 6ths are supposed to sound. This can make a huge difference in your ability to play in tune, and really it is not difficult. It simply is not taught.
Once you get accustomed to where in-tune pitches are on your instrument (and the in-tune pitch changes depending on the note's position in the chord) you will become practiced at putting them in the right place to start with.
EBH
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