P1 - B2

Tuning the instrument

  • Understand the procedure for tuning the instrument, e.g. turning the machine heads

Encourage learners to explore the effect on pitch of plucking a string and immediately tightening and loosening it, i.e. giving its machine head one or two full turns in both directions.

Play an open string. Ask learners to:

  • play the equivalent string in response
  • say whether it is higher or lower in pitch
  • turn the machine head accordingly

An electronic tuner or tuning app(with visual display) can be useful for practising at home.

Playing the string two or three times and silencing it between repetitions can help learners to focus on the pitch.

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