Intonation

'How can I play cleaner – even cleaner?' This question bothers every critical string instrument player during his/her daily practice. According to a survey, more than 70 per cent of the actual practising time and attention of a string instrument player is spent on intonation.

In this book, Gerhard Mantel provides basic information on the phenomenon of intonation, presenting practical methods which go far beyond a simple, spontaneous determination of 'too high – too low'. His approaches to a solution, some of them quite unconventional, enable every sting instrument player to find his/her individual way to the best possible intonation and eliminate seemingly insoluble problems in the ensemble playing with other string instrument, wind instrument or piano players. The author attaches particular importance to dealing with intonation playfully and use it specifically for the artistic expression.