Author: kdk
Date: 2024-10-27 20:52
Jaysne wrote:
> 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 agree with you. In the first place, if he's trying to maintain the A he started with, he's trying to fight the natural effect of instruments warming as they're played. And trying in the process to make everyone else fight the same battle. In the second place, he's causing himself a significant visual distraction by trying to stay in touch with the tuner when he needs to watch the music and keep an eye on the conductor.
Karl
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