![]() ![]() ![]() Now pick the A string on your ukulele and bring it into tune with the A tone you are humming. Hum the A tone and put it in your ears and mind. The vibration of the tuning fork will transfer to the ukulele and an A tone will be emitted. Holding the tuning fork by its base, strike the tines of the fork sharply on your knee and immediately place the base of the tuning fork on the body of the ukulele near the bridge. It may seem like magic, but it’s just physics turning sound energy of the resonating fork into mechanical energy of the string. None of the other three strings will be vibrating because they are not tuned to A. Touch the A string lightly and you’ll feel it vibrating. If your A string is in tune with the tuning fork’s pitch, the string will begin to resonate in response to the vibrations emitted by the tuning fork. It’s called “sympathetic vibration.” Try this: strike the tines of tuning fork on your knee and place the base of the fork on the soundboard of your ukulele, near the bridge. Never fear, there is a little trick you can use to make sure your A string is in perfect tune. When you first attempt to tune with a tuning fork, you may experience uncertainty as to whether your A string is indeed in tune with the tone of the fork. To do this you’ll need an A-440 tuning fork. But once that task is completed, it’s time to start weaning yourself off “tuning by eye” and start tuning by ear. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a bad idea to use an electronic tuner at first (especially if the ukulele is your first musical instrument) to familiarize your ears with the correct sound of each in-tune string. You stare at the tuner, while your ears hang idle on each side of your head. While you are looking at your tuner and turning the pegs, bringing the strings up to pitch, your eyes are taking in the bulk of the tuning information. In the rush to play songs on the ukulele, we often overlook the most essential element of playing music-listening.Įlectronic tuners tune the eyes, not the ears. Two seemingly harmless words that, when put together, conjure up thoughts of other equally undesirable tortures like playing scales and studying music theory. But at the same time, you are wasting a wonderful ear-training opportunity. Subscribe to Ukulele on BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE MAGAZINEĭo you tune your instrument with the aid of an electronic tuner? One of the benefits of using an electronic tuner is you can tune your ukulele to correct pitch in seconds. ![]()
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