Subject: Trombone-l Digest, Vol 26, Issue 11 Date: Sunday, March 11, 2007 12:00 PM From: trombone-l-request@maillists.samford.edu Reply-To: trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu To: Conversation: Trombone-l Digest, Vol 26, Issue 11 Send Trombone-l mailing list submissions to trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to trombone-l-request@maillists.samford.edu You can reach the person managing the list at trombone-l-owner@maillists.samford.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Trombone-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Intonation (Delbert Pakiser) 2. The Substitute Conductor (Bill Dinwiddie) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:36:53 -0700 From: "Delbert Pakiser" Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Intonation To: "'clayton murphy'" , , Message-ID: <000601c76364$99f52dd0$6501010a@delslaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" One added idea. Suppose you want to learn to measure 18". You put your index fingers down on the edge of the desk each day. How do you know if you are correctly on 18"? You need a measuring device. After a lot of practice you can learn to be accurate. $0.01. I recently talked with a piano tuner and asked him if he has tested singers with 'perfect pitch'; he said, yes. These people are close within 20 cents of correct pitch. He has never found one to be accurate within 10 cents of correct pitch. $0.02. I found that a tuner helped me play in tune better. At the time, I was using a BACH mouthpiece. I tested my playing. The lower I played, the flatter I played. The higher I played, the sharper I played with the mid-range in tune. Then I switched to a DOUG ELLIOT mouthpiece and start the testing all over again. When I was using this mouthpiece (DE) I can play in tune all through out the range. Tuners can be helpful for fundamental pitches and tendencies of the horn or your own playing. I don't depend on a tuner, however, it is good to really know where correct pitch is in my mind. That's a quick tune-up of my ear. Then go make music. Del -----Original Message----- From: trombone-l-bounces@maillists.samford.edu [mailto:trombone-l-bounces@maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf Of clayton murphy Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 8:12 AM To: jamesmeador@hotmail.com; trombone-l@server5.samford.edu Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Intonation "I think using a tuner wisely and occasionally can be helpful, using one too much can be detrimental. I often find the people who have tuners on their stands the most are the people with the worst intonation." I really like this line! I suspect the truth in it is due to those with tuners on their stands the most are using their eyes to tune their instruments rather than their ears. Murph _________________________________________________________________ Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more.then map the best route! http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag1&FORM=MGAC01 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:28:44 -0500 From: "Bill Dinwiddie" Subject: [Trombone-l] The Substitute Conductor To: "List Trombone" Message-ID: <002f01c763e9$93404120$0a00a8c0@av> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original This has probably been around more than once, but I think it's worth a second look: A conductor became ill one evening and the band had to find a substitute conductor. The only person available was the second trombone player. He conducted the concert and it was a tremendous success. The regular conductor had recovered by the next night and was back on the job. As the trombone player took his seat back in the band, the first trombone player said to him, ''So, where were you last night?" Forwarded by Bill Dinwiddie billdin@comcast.net - - - - - ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Trombone-l mailing list Trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l End of Trombone-l Digest, Vol 26, Issue 11 ******************************************