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Re: How many cents variance are acceptable?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-08-18 12:12

With clarinets, a lot of notes are intentionally sharp or flat such as the low E and F as if they were in tune, the B and C would be sharp.

With finger and embouchure corrections you should be able to control the tuning on the rogue notes. Anything up to +/- 20 cents is fairly normal on a lot of clarinets and can easily be corrected.

But the fact is if you're playing in a group of other wind or string players, then you should rely on your ear rather than a tuner so you're in tune with the other players around you.

If you're playing along with a digital piano which is very fixed and evenly tempered (unless it has special tempered settings to make it sound more natural as opposed to clinical), then you will have to make adjustments to be in tune with it.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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