Posted by scott c on May 04, 2001 at 20:22:12:
In Reply to: Using the tuner vs.tuning by Ear posted by Jay G on May 04, 2001 at 16:43:33:
I just attended a masterclass with Milt Stevens (National Sym Orch, Bone)
on intonation
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW
The dude has his tuning down
Some thoughts
Produce a pitch with the tuner and play with it, return to the pitch (very revealing up and down)
he had me play Meistersinger with a constant C (uh huh, go Milt!!)
we analyzed lot's of exerpts
Shos 6, tch 6, Mahler 6, Mathis de Maler, petrouchka, firebird, dvorak 9, Fanfare dukas, etc,
Lot's of trombone stuff, but very inspiring
If you can get him in a masterclass on this subject, do it!!!
stevensM(AT)ziplink.net
SOOOO Yes, play by ear, practice with a tuner.
Always match and adjust
SC