[TPIN] Pedal Tones in Tune

[David Adams]

The center of the pedal tones, i.e. their most resonant sound, come  
out a 9th below the "normal" note for me.  Open equals a Bb, 2nd  
valve equals an A, etc.  It took a while, but with practice, the  
pitch can be brought up to a perfect octave.  Good for flexibility.   
I use the regular pitch as a reference note, and slur down to the  
pedals.  It still amazes me how beneficial these things are.  David  
Adams
On Dec 29, 2007, at 7:46 PM, Greg Fuess wrote:

> We've had considerable discussion of pedal tones, and one issue  
> that I can't
> seem to get my lip around is getting those darn tones in tune.  I  
> can play
> much lower than pedal c, and the lack of slottedness makes sliding  
> up and
> down easy.  So theoretically I should be able to play the pedals in  
> tune,
> but dag nab it all...
>
> My tuner Center Pitch Universal seems to take a long time to  
> register pedal
> tones, and then generally changes its mind repeatedly in  
> registering the
> note, much less the degree of sharp- or flat-ness, sometimes much  
> longer
> than I have breath to make the note.  The tuner is a good one, and  
> I like it
> except for the pedal notes.
>
> Trumpet Girl mentioned the extreme flat tone of pedal C, and Claude  
> Gordon's
> video of pedal tones talked about that.  With all the room for  
> lipping the
> sound, why is that?  Are you gaging the tone by ear, or does a  
> tuner exist
> that can gage pedal tones?
>
> Appreciate all advice.
>
> Greg
>
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David B. Adams
Palo Alto Unified School District
Director, Foothill Symphonic Winds
www.windband.org/foothill