Hello Robert, may I throw in another idea: if they tune their Bb-side with the written f2 (top line) played as open note, no wonder that the Bb-side gets sharp.
Wouldn´t it be much better to tune the horn using a note which is in pitch on both sides (F & Bb) ? Playing the written c (2nd space from top) to tune the F-side to a given concert "a" and playing also written c (concert f) to the given concert Bb (our F-Horn f2). Using the ear for the intervals "Third" (for F-horn tuning) and the "Fourth" to tune he Bb-sifde. ########################################################################### Am 23.01.2011 um 08:07 schrieb Robert Dickow: > I'm surprised myself at her intonation generally. I wonder if she'll have > more issues with that when she does get a double horn. Right now she plays a > single F. > > With my college students, I try to make sure they learn to tune their horns > to get a good intonation match between the F and B-flat sides. But I must > say I have had a few students who can go very sharp on the B-flat side > because that match goes awry. > > Bob Dickow > Lionel Hampton School of Music > University of Idaho > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of valerie wells > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 10:41 AM > To: horn list 2 memphis > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Right Arm > > It is surprizing to hear that your student lacking a right hand is playing > in tune. I often find the Bb side in my students' horns (and fellow > amatuers's horns) playing quite sharp in contrast to the F side. Sometimes, > I've found that they've pulled the F slide out erroneously thinking it's the > main tuning slide, pushing the F slide back in sometimes corrects the > problem. But sometimes the only way to achieve equal intonation between the > two sides of a double is to have the them move their right hand further into > the bell which lowers the pitch on the Bb side more dramatically than the F > side. I think some of this may depend on the make of the horn. > > Is this girl playing a double? What is the make? > -- > Valerie Wells > The Balanced Embouchure Method > http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ > http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ >> I must say that even I am surprised at how well she plays in tune. I might > suggest that she has adapted to the intonation demands through other means > than using the hand, learning in her own way from the very first day she > blew the instrument. She does have a good ear... but if only she would > practice consistently! > > Bob Dickow > Lionel Hampton School of Music< > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/dickow%40uidaho.edu > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
