Simply put, by Martin Wiblishauser

PAD Bass Quicktime Video

"Hi Dave, The biggest effect on the student's feel for tuning and intonation was due to the involvement of the pad bass. This simply enabled the students to hear overtones when playing perfectly in tune. It made musicians hear through the notes and listen to their functions within a chord, scale, etc. They simply knew what they were supposed to listen to when the conductor was talking about intonation.

This and Steve's teaching on sound (building it up from the bottom to the top, bass to sopranos) was the big achievement in that week. It really changed the way the students were listening and playing. They tried to make music an experience for them as well as for the audience. They tried to play "beautiful" music rather than correct music. They started to express the music rather than playing right notes. And it worked out! What more do you want!?"

I hope this is helpful for you paper. If you want to know more please feel free to contact me. All the best and greetings from Germany.

Martin Wiblishauser