[Perform-Talk] Tuning the Orchestra

[Leslie Hamric]

First of all, congratulations for making it into the student Orchestra. I'm a cellist and I play in the Elmhurst Symphony so I know all about tuning to the oboe. Couple questions. Do you have perfect pitch? If so, you could absolutely trust your ears. I don't like the talking tuner app because I don't find it accurate. I have perfect pitch and it drives me crazy. another app that you could use is metronome and tuner or temple perfect. These apps are accessible and they have where you can select a note and it'll play it. You could match your pitch to that. I like your tuning fork idea.
Leslie Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher

> On Sep 5, 2025, at 5:39 PM, Elena D. via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
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