Author: Jaysne
Date: 2024-10-27 19:55
I just started playing Oboe II in a very good community orchestra. After a few rehearsals, I've noticed that the Oboe I player uses a tuning box with a wire going from the box to a sensor attached to the bell of his horn. He doesn't use it just for playing the A at the beginning of rehearsal; he uses it for the entire rehearsal.
It occurred to me that while this helps keep him in tune, it may be doing so at the expense of the intonation for the woodwind section and the orchestra in general. It seems to me that rather than watching that box all the time in order to stay in tune, he should be listening to himself to see if he is in tune with the section and the rest of the group. As it is, it seems like he's expecting everyone else to be listening to him all the time, which seems improbable and impractical.
I do think that I should be listening to him for our collective intonation, but does that necessarily mean he shouldn't be listening to those around him as well? I don't know what the answer is.
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