tuning tip

[@jonlilley2832]

Hello, Mr. Gandy! Thank you very much for the pointers. I really appreciate the help!

[@DNiddy]

Hey Bruce, we've never met but I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your contributions and commitment to the piping community.

[@MaBlake]

Thanks Bruce! I’m putting this into practice right now

[@vapypr]

That's a great point Bruce. Part of the reason I stopped competing in solos is that I was never confident in my tuning, even though I got received positive comments. It probably wasn't my lack of ability but my perspective.

[@seanmoloney832]

Enjoying the videos. Congratulations on the big win last month.

[@BrentLowrie]

Thanks Bruce! Although I know I can tune my pipes well, I've always hated tuning in front of a judge... for me, it's more nerve wracking than playing the tunes.

[@bulletbeatboxer]

Adding on to this for tutors, tuning can be taught starting at the practice chanter. This will benefit your students down the road. If you let it slide for too long, they will think that their practice chanter sounds "fine" or "correct" because you never got them to change it! This more applies to long chanters than short ones, but an attempt should be made to teach your student what correct tuning looks like. Find a pitch or tone generator, there are many online, set the pitch for what you want you and your student to match -- get an *.mp3 of it, put it on their phone or on Google drive & that's what their low A should be. Then as time goes on and as they mature -- use that reference pitch and play it against all the other notes of the chanter. Teach them how to tune other notes off the reference pitch, and then as more time goes on, when you know a note is off -- get them to play it against the reference pitch and ask, "Does that sound right? No? Is it sharp or flat?".

[@mcrac1958]

Thanks Bruce…always helpful.

[@williamlavallee8916]

I will give it a try. thx

[@austinlong3052]

Thanks Bruce, This has helped my tuning tremendously. I was on the cusp of getting it “right” but just not on where it should be. This method has got my tuning to where it needs to be and has taught me a new method that worked for me and my developing ears.

[@52XGUZZI]

Thank you for this video, it's always interesting.

[@thebaron5206]

I always use Lochanside to tune at home, has all the scale and holds some important notes, e.g D.

[@bobraasch8699]

Really good content and usefull, however, even with turning up sound on my PC, find it to hear.

[@neilthain4387]

The difference between hearing and listening.