[Perform-Talk] Tuning the Orchestra

[Elena D.]

Dear NFBPAD Members,

My name is Elena De Nooy. Hopefully, this message is landing in
the discussion forum. I apologize if it is not; this network is new to me.
I have just joined a student orchestra, the only one playing oboe. This
will mean that I could be responsible to tune the orchestra. My plan is to
turn on a tuning fork, then match my pitch to it. Preferably, an actual
tuner would tell me how in tune my A actually is. I think it would be best
not to just trust my ears for this, but also to know for certain how I am
doing. I installed an app called "Talking Tuner" on my iPad, but I do not
think this will work since the note must stop before it tells me if I am in
tune or not. Of course, this will not be able to happen in orchestra since
the note must be sustained for the duration of those matching to my pitch.
Do you have any accessible ways I could make tuning feasible?
Thank you very much for your help.

Sincerely,

Elena De Nooy