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<P>Practicing with a tuner is alot like playing with a metronome: Both can be very challenging. They could be very helpful when practicing gaikyoku. I have a tendancy to rush the tempo in the tegotos, and I've found work with a metronome very usefull. I could see times when a tuner would be of great value, I wouldn't, though want to use it all the time. The music needs to be allowed to breathe after settling into a tempo or tonality.</P>
<P>Dale</P>
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive" size=6>Dale Koenig <IMG height=12 src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/emwink.gif" width=12></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Dcammaro@aol.com
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
<DIV></DIV>>To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Tuners
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:11:06 EST
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<DIV></DIV>>I occasionally use a tuner while warming up. Rarely for any extended period
<DIV></DIV>>of time. I have found the more I practice good technique the more consistent my
<DIV></DIV>>sound has become.
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<DIV></DIV>>I know one world class performer/teacher who has said he prefers to play flat
<DIV></DIV>>and you should never use a tuner.
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<DIV></DIV>>To a westerners ear flat is bad. But some Japanese music just grates against
<DIV></DIV>>my nerves because of how flat it sounds.
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<DIV></DIV>>All the Best
<DIV></DIV>>Dominic
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