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Author: jhoyla
Date: 2010-02-14 06:17
When using a tuner, you are training your ear more than you are training your sound production. And this is a very, very good thing.
Mike is spot-on regarding the temperament. I like to think of equal temperament as being out of tune the same amount in all keys :-). However, at least at this stage, you should be concentrating on keeping that needle dead-centre, and teaching your ear what it sounds like.
You want your sound productuion to "lock in" to the tone center of each note, every time you play. You can adjust a few cents here or there later on, once you have the equal temperament down pat.
To get a feel for the difference in pitch between equal and just temperaments (and a bunch of others besides) you can take a look here (requires Java JRE on your computer, free download from java.sun.com)
http://pages.globetrotter.net/roule/accord.htm
Click on the 2.4 version, and then click "circle". Equal temperament sounds more or less in tune all the way round. Now click "Just temperament" (on the left hand side) and click circle again. See how the temperament goes out of kilter as you get further from the tonic?
J.
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Mightyg |
2010-02-13 21:19 |
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mschmidt |
2010-02-14 02:03 |
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jhoyla |
2010-02-14 06:17 |
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jhoyla |
2010-02-14 11:35 |
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Bobo |
2010-02-14 16:59 |
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Dutchy |
2010-02-15 13:56 |
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