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Vol. 3 Pitch and Intonation

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Interval Chart
Train your ears not your eyes!

I. Overview of Tuning
    1) Pythagorean
    2) Meantone
    3) Well Temperament
    4) Equal vs Just


II. Common Methods
    1) Aural Skills
    2) Tuner - 3 T’s Tuner Teaches Tendencies 
        “Know Thyself” - learn your tendencies and avoid eye training!
    3) Drones - tonic/dominant 
        Listen, match, and memorize 
    4) Ensembles - bands, orchestras, and chamber groups
    5) Listening to recordings of professionals, attend live performances, and record         yourself then listen back with a tuner handy


III. Alternative Methods
1) “Ear/eye-tricks” using enharmonic respelling to create aural and visual illusion
2) Common tones (smart drones)
3) Transposition techniques (8va/8vb applications)


IV. Apply Musicianship
Duets!
  
Recommended Resources:
Edwards, Tuning Drone Melodies
Vining, Long Tone Duets
Bordogni/Rochut, Melodious Etudes Vol. 1 and their duet counterparts!
V. Blazhevich, Concert Duets for Trombone 
Voxman, Selected Duets Vol. 1-2 (Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone)
Blume, Duets for Two Trombones Vol. 1-2 
Alessi/Sachs, 14 Duets for Trombone
Amsden, Celebrated Practice Duets
Jagow, Tuning for Wind Instruments A Road Map to Successful Intonation


Apps/CDs:
Sloane, Cello Drones
Tonal Energy
AP Tuner and many more!
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  • Home
    • Bio
    • Teaching Philosophy
    • Ensembles
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  • Performances
    • Upcoming events
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  • Listen
    • Soundcloud/Youtube
    • NTEQ
    • Texas All State Etudes
  • Resources
    • I Talk, Euph Play >
      • Vol. 1
      • Vol. 2
      • Vol. 3
    • General Pedagogy
    • Practice Hints
  • Studio
    • Studio Resources
  • Contact