How to Give a Tuning Note to Musicians

[@thepianoplayer416]

For someone like myself who plays violin in a band, 1 person would play an D-minor chord on a piano (with A as the top note). Nowadays most of us don't tune with a piano since not everybody who plays flute, clarinet, oboe, french horn, etc. has a piano at home. It is more common for people to carry an electronic metronome with a big letter "A" and a line that indicates you are low (on the left), exactly right (center) or high (on the right). Even with a piano, you don't know how long ago it was tuned so you can't count on it as much as an electronic keyboard. Otherwise I always carry a tuning fork with an "A" on it.

[@kingtoadius]

another awesome video!

[@Starritt_Piano]

I have heard pianists tune up using a half diminished system, a b minor 7th flat 5 so to speak so that a is the top note with f, d and b natural underneath. We should be doing more of that sort of stuff on a jazz gig ... It'll put the other musicians in the mood for their set, particularly the bass player ...

[@keanusiganoff]

You should do an analysis on the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto

[@Lilopad]

Little question: is it seen as rude if a pianist corrects another instruments' pitch (as in if I say "you're a little flat" or so), especially in front of judges or spectators