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10- The tuning slide allows a trumpet player to adjust how sharp he or she is to the rest of the orchestra.<\/p>\n
9 – Violinists invariably play sharp when they\u2019re under pressure, which is always. This is why they tune their open strings higher than the rest of the string section.<\/p>\n
8- High C is a very flat note on almost every oboe, which is why they don\u2019t adjust it unless you ask them to.<\/p>\n
7- Bassoonists are faster at adjusting pitch than anyone else in the woodwind section because they never have to worry whether they\u2019re sharp or flat, only how sharp.<\/p>\n
6- When playing cello in an orchestra, never sit between the bassoons and double basses, because you can\u2019t.<\/p>\n
5- Horn chords are often out of tune because they\u2019re sure you are too far away to tell.<\/p>\n
4- The lower note in the timpani solo in Also Sprach Zarathustra is out of tune because everyone knows what it’s supposed to be.<\/p>\n
3- When writing string trios, Beethoven usually gives both inner voices in a four-part texture to the viola, because that\u2019s going to work just great.<\/p>\n
2- The basses are sure they were playing perfectly in tune until you checked.<\/p>\n
1- If you need to tune a woodwind chord with a high note on the e-flat clarinet, don\u2019t.<\/p>\n