Hi Ron, On French Horn almost *any* note can be played with *any* fingering. That is why they must develop *good* ears. At 07:40 PM 12/09/2000 -0600, you wrote: >>Hi Ron, >> >>I thought the thread was about what instrument created the best ears. Not >>which instrument should be a pitch standard. And the reason the piano is >>the default standard is simply that rarely is the pianist a piano tuner. >> >>As far as tuning it to the violin--that is exactly what happens in a string >>orchestra. In a full orchestra the obeo gets the nod. Unless they are using >>the piano for a concerto--then they use it. > > >Hi Don, >Yea, I know, and I was mostly just being difficult, but tuning the >instrument for the ear training does require a pitch source and, I would >imagine, a closely defined interval series. How does that work with a >violin? And a french horn isn't exactly a fixed pitch instrument either, or >is it? Can't the pitch of any single note played be altered somewhat by >playing technique? That was my point, as well as just being a nuisance. For >pitch recognition, shouldn't the pitches presented be as close to absolute >as possible? Also, back to the intent of the thread, I wonder if people >detect pitch more accurately with a narrow harmonic spectrum source, or a >more broad and complex one. > > >Ron N > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts mailto:drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.xoasis.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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