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How to tune your Violin/ Viola or Cello
The first thing you need is to download a tuner, I recommend the BEST TUNER app.
You can tune your violin by using the PEGS , each string has it’s own PEG. ( USE THE PEGS WHEN THE STRINGS ARE VERY OUT OF TUNE to avoid breaking them).
Pegs (violin)
Twist direction
To get higher sounds : turn the pegs clockwise.
And to get lower sounds , turn the pegs anticlockwise .
Tuners
You can tune your violin using the tuners, twisting clockwise to get higher or loosening them to get lower
Tuners From G, D, A, E
How to use the digital tuner
To use the Digital tuner you need to know the sequence of notes,
The sound is getting higher from :
♭ (flat) → ♮ (natural)→ ♯ (sharp)
The sequence of notes going UP(HIGHER) are 7 MUSIC LETTERS
A,B,C,D,E F,G
Notes that appears in Best tuner
Sequence of noted by Half steps (semitons)
A♮→A# →B♮ →B♯→C♮ →C♯→D♮ →D♯→E♮→ E ♯→F♮ →F♯→G♮ →G♯
Sounds are going higher !
Staircase
Sounds are going higher when you are going up the staircase.
Sounds are going lower when you are going down the staircase.
Staircase /going up by Whole steps= tons
How to use the tuner
The digital tuner:
Violin :G3, D4, A4, E3
Viola: C3,G3,D4,A4
Cello: C2,G2,D3,A3
How the digital tuner works:
Ex: let’s pretend you are tuning your A string , you should see the green triangle on the green line saying A 4 and as you can see your tuner is showing A#4, so in this case you need to loosen the pegs/tuners anticlockwise. A# to A it is just a half step so do NOT loosen too much.
Example 2
Let’s pretend ,you still trying to tune the A string and you see a G sign, what you need to do? Think about the staircase, G3 IS 1 whole STEP to A4, SO YOU NEED TO TIGHTEN CLOCKWISE your peg/tuner.
Your A string is in tune
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How to tune your Violin/ Viola or Cello
The first thing you need is to download a tuner, I recommend the BEST TUNER app.
Pegs :
You can tune your violin by using the PEGS , each string has it’s own PEG.
( USE THE PEGS WHEN THE STRINGS ARE VERY OUT OF TUNE to avoid breaking them).
To get higher sounds : turn the pegs clockwise.
to get lower sounds , turn the pegs anticlockwise .
TUNERS
You can tune your violin using the tuner twisting clockwise to get higher or loosening them to get lower
Digital tuner
you need to know the sequence of notes,
The sound is getting higher from :
♭ (flat) → ♮ (natural)→ ♯ (sharp)
The sequence of notes going UP(HIGHER) are (7 MUSIC LETTERS:A,B,C,D,E F,G)
In your tuner:
A♮→A# →B♮ →B♯→C♮ →C♯→D♮ →D♯→E♮→ E ♯→F♮ →F♯→G♮ →G♯
Staircase
Sounds are going higher when you are going up the staircase.(between each note you have the sharp= #)
Sounds are going lower when you are going down the staircase, you will see the Flat=♭ on the digital tuner)
The digital tuner STRINGS:
Violin :G3, D4, A4, E3
Viola: C3,G3,D4,A4
Cello: C2,G2,D3,A3
How the digital tuner works?
Ex: let’s pretend you are tuning your A string , you should see the green triangle on the green line saying A 4
And as you can see in the picture your tuner is showing A#4, so in this case you need to loosen the pegs/tuners anticlockwise.
A# to A it is just a half step so do NOT loosen too much.
Now, let’s pretend you still trying to tune the A string and you see a G sign, what you need to do? Think about the staircase, G3 IS 1 STEP BEFORE A4, SO YOU NEED TO TIGHTEN CLOCKWISE your peg/tuner, By going half step ( G#) plus another half step to arrive on A4.
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