P5 - B2

Tuning the instrument

  • Tune the instrument independently, with greater refinement, e.g. use of harmonic tuning, recognising when it is necessary to retune
  • Have a knowledge of alternate tunings (e.g. dropped D, DADGAD)

Ask learners to respond to bad intonation during performance by quickly adjusting an individual string’s tuning at a convenient point in the music, e.g. at a double bar or during a rest.

Show learners alternative ways of tuning the instrument. Ask them to leam appropriate pieces requiring non-standard ways of tuning.

Learners should be aware of the reason for these tunings and decide for themselves if they are appropriate to pieces they are playing.

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