On Mon, 21 Oct 1996 JIMRPT@aol.com wrote: > I don't know if playing makes a tuner a happier tuner, but I do know that > teaching a player to tune just enough to smooth out unisons, and temperament > basics, usually makes for a very unhappy player. When this person starts > listening to the individual notes of his music rather than the music itself > they have lost something of their ability to enjoy their own music. How > about some of the 'players' commenting on this ? Good point, Jim. As a formally trained pianist (B.Mus., Univ. of Cincinnati/College Conservatory of Music, 1983) and somewhat active concert pianist, I do, indeed, find it frustrating to play when I can clearly hear beating unisons--sometimes even the wavering ones annoy. I don't find this to be so overwhelming, though, that I either want to quit playing or quit tuning. Overall, I believe I have a genuine advantage especially in troubleshooting those odd quirks that some professors (and other clients) complain about. Ron Torrella Assistant Piano Technician University of Michigan School of Music
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