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Re: Pitch and dynamics

Author: sömeone
Date: 2005-10-15 03:57

Its basically summed up with what the both of you said...haha....
but the reeds i play on.....that's basically....the opposite?
well..my low register is usually sharp if i don't relax my embouchure enough, and my higher register will simply be good if i concentrate enough.
The altissimo is still terribly bad at times though....
I would say that it takes a combination of a good reed and good basics.
Anyways, i have been discussing this reed crow intonation thing with my teacher this lately, we know that the C in the reed crow is important for the american scrape reed, and once in his masterclasses with an American oboist, it was the base of his reed making that the reed crow C note is foremost essential for the good intonation of the oboe itself. But i don't see this as always true...so maybe it is only a fact with long scrapes? Or is it related to other factors? To get the C on the reed crow i will suffer enormous sharpness when i transfer it to the oboe.

GMac wrote:

> Unfortunately, it's very hard to say! It depends on a few
> things, for example...
>
> The solution to all of this: Practice long tones!!!
>
> One thing to keep in mind, really really support when you're
> playing at any dynamic level, especially the softs.

I think that is one very important concept over there.
Some of my problem notes are - -
Sharp and bright low G.
A very difficult to control high A, which i assume everyone has.

And the rest of it i think it ain't too bad, without the tuner beside. =p
But basically if you do not have a whole octave of out of tune notes it's basically ok! It's interesting how professionals are able to do it, playing in
perfect intonation with pieces like Le Tombeau De Couperin.

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