Passing the note / chord around the room or section.
Hear discrepancies in tuning by hearing how the snares on a snare drum rattle when two or more players play out of tune. This is most effective in lesson groups.
Use an acoustic piano to hear overtones and sympathetic vibration of notes being played in tune.
Have a student play a note, and another student tune to the first student. Have band members answer if the 2nd student is sharp, in tune, or flat. Let them know they only have a 1 in 3 chance of being correct and it’ s fine to be wrong in the guessing. We learn to tune through our answers to this question. Very useful in band warm-up time.
Droning. More drone lessons.
Having students work with a tuner to find their tuning tendencies.
I have my kids tune so it is“ close” with tuners and then we do a few warm-ups. Finally, we will play a concert Bb in unison, telling them to make the waves disappear, then I have them split into other notes( concert Bb, concert D, concert F) to tune those as well making the major chord pretty.
I have students play with professionally recorded accompaniments to hone listening skills.
I teach chords with a xylophone / piano and have them listen and match.
I usually have a student and myself play one note together with me way out of tune. The rest of the band closes their eyes and listens.
Listen to your tone and your stand partner but also strive to listen to your section and then from one side of the bandroom to the other. Then from the front of the room, all the way to the back!!
Listen to your trio( person to the left and to the right) and balance yourself within that group.( Really has more to do with balance but affects intonation as well).
Pick your favorite note and when I point go to tuning note!
Singing first, and often, is so beneficial and effective.
Smooth out the road.
Sound as 1 person even if you play a different instrument.
Singing goes a long way toward teaching and cleaning up intonation. We“ sing” our lines as beginners to help learn pitch centers, etc. We continue to sing as they get older as well.
We use a Harmony( keyboard) for developing intonation, tuning, and ear training daily in our rehearsals this year.
While tuning each section, I ask the other sections to help me decide if they are sharp or flat.
Work with both a tuner and fixed pitch.