Tips for Tuning by Dr. Liz Aleksander  Associate Professor of Clarinet, University of Tennessee at Martin ealeksan@utm.edu   As the saying goes, “It’s all relative.” This is particularly true when it comes to tuning. As much as we’d like tuning to be static, to just get the needle pointing straight up (or to find that smiley face on Tonal Energy), it isn’t that simple. Tuning is affected by many factors, from dynamics to chords to the rest of the ensemble – even the weather! However, before you can adjust your intonation to account for these variables, you need to get your clarinet in tune in theRead More →