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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had a prof at Southern Illinois =
University who
was an outstanding cellist (sp? He played the cello, okay?) and had a =
remarkable
ear. You could say "Play a G-flat minor triad, for example, first in =
pure scale
(like you would in a string quartet) and then in a tempered scale like =
you were
playing with a grand piano. He could do it--with no external =
tone
reference. They'd compare it to a strobe and he'd be dead =
on.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=HazenBannister@cs.com
href="mailto:HazenBannister@cs.com">HazenBannister@cs.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 30, 2002 =
7:40
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Temp. =
comparisons:</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
08/30/2002 4:13:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, <A
=
href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no</=
A>
writes: <BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">but how is that line up with <BR>formal ear training and =
music
theory at University level. Just what is <BR>it they are teaching =
these
people ? <BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 =
face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Hi, <BR> I =
think this falls
into the same kinda thing as the perfect pitch thread I posed a while =
back.You
learn different intervals in ear training, and different =
relationships, not so
much how they are tempered.I guess <BR>most musicians I have run =
across,are
more interested in the overall performance of the piano,and the =
execution of
the piece,than what temperment the piano is in,given that the piano is =
in some
kind of good tuning.I enjoyed the different temperments at the Chicago =
convention,could I recognize them now by hearing again,most definitely =
not.When I played thirds going up,it was definitely different,as you =
said,that
had to be noticed.But when I played a piece,it sounded wonderful,but =
you
couldn't put your finger on what was different. <BR>Just my rambling,
<BR>Hazen Bannister </FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>