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On May 9, 2011, at 3:45 PM, Hans Pizka <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sorry, this is just good for so-so playing, but not valid in the professional
> field. There you can trust the section leaders, that they are listening & 
> adapting
> according to the actual need, which might vary from leading voice to the
> other leading voice. Stubborn remaining in the "I am right position, is
> foolish & counterproductive. This is special directed to the "tutti"-voices
> in the orchestra no matter what instrument.
> 
> The whole thing is important, not the single solo, which is not leading 
> always,
> even the solo.
> 
> And question: is it not very satisfying to be a part of a wonderful 
> performance
> even nobody will remember your contribution, but the wonderful playing of
> the ensemble ??
> 
> Wait a minute, Steve, please:
> You said a lot of very good things, but you did not mention, that the 
> particular pitch
> has to be heard before in your inner ear, well, but that works for entrances 
> after
> a rest only, not in the scale, not in the accompaniment, not in the "filler 
> notes", 
> which work only, if you listen around you, as I said before, listen & 
> recognize
> the leading or important voice ("Leitton" e.g.), to make it sound just a bit 
> stronger to shift the chord in the desired & correct direction. All that 
> requires
> a lot of flexibility.
> 
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> Am 09.05.2011 um 20:36 schrieb Steven Mumford:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> My theory is that good intonation happens before you play the note.  You 
>> know the piece, you know what note is coming next, you know how it's going 
>> to fit in the chord and you hear the general pitch happening around you.  
>> You play that next note straight ahead where you hear it should be and most 
>> of the time it's going to be good, if your sense of harmony is good.  You 
>> can do a little reacting and fudging if you have to, but for the most part 
>> if you're only reacting, waiting for somebody else to set the pitch, it's 
>> going to be too late to sound good.
>> 
>> - Steve Mumford
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