intonation

Examples

• All

• Performers evaluate new instruments on the basis of tone and intonation tendencies.

  Academic text (2015)

• Are there differences between instruments and voice in how intonation is perceived by listeners?

  Academic text (2015)

• Your rating indicates your opinion of the intonation of that section as a whole.

  Academic text (2015)

• Purchase just one first, and play it to check for the tone and intonation.

  Academic text (2007)

• We found that differences in perception of intonation accuracy between instruments and voice do appear to exist.

  Academic text (2015)

• Listeners were reminded to rate the intonation across the section and not to rate individual notes.

  Academic text (2015)

• As a group, however, our New Horizons Band often plays with better intonation than many comparable young bands.

  Academic text (1997)

• Conductors are aware of a certain hierarchy of intonation tendencies in ensemble playing.

  Academic text (1990)

• We studied music majors' perception of intonation in accompanied solo performances of trumpet, violin, and voice.

  Academic text (2015)

• The singer's intonation was precise, making her performance captivating.

Synonyms

T

tuning

vsintonation

10 3.5

A specific way of adjusting an instrument so it makes a particular sound

measures how exact pitch is when producing musical tones

Antonyms

I

inaccuracy

24 4.9

A mistake in information or measurement

Compounds

I

intonation pattern

• Specialized

1 5.6

The rise and fall of the voice when speaking that shows if a sentence is a question or statement

F

fixed intonation

• Specialized

7.8

A system where each key or note always plays the same sound when you play it

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology