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Originally Posted by Mzony I buy tuners that sound pitches (like a drone) back at the player. This way, I can practice playing scales slowly (and softly) making each note lock into place. |
Mike, does this really work when you get into keys with lots of sharps and flats? I've always thought that tuners were great for giving you a reference tuning note, like A-440hz, but that they couldn't adjust for the intervals you'll encounter in playing "real" music. Playing pop and rock in a wedding band you'll be playing in F# on a Bb trumpet a lot and your D# against the keyboard's B is going to require some adjustment that the tuner won't necessarily help with. That's why I like to work on the ear part. Remember, the original question had to do with playing in the upper register and tuning to a keyboard.
However, I certainly don't know everything and maybe I'm missing something.
With best regards,
Dave