Tuners and Tuning (tuners.shtml) | Updated: 25-Aug-2008 - 11:49
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I have accumulated several tuning devices over the years from the
pitch pipe I got with my first guitar 30 years ago, to a tuning
fork and several electronic tuners that live in my guitar cases on
on my ukuleles today.
I don't even have my students tune by ear until well into playing the guitar. I have them get an electronic tuner and ALWAYS play in tune. This trains their ear and they learn what an in-tune guitar sounds like and can then learn to tune the guitar by ear.
Here is a review the current crop of clip-on tuners that I have and still use toady.
Here is a page of reviews on the tuners that I have used in the past and still use and reccommend.
Boss
Roland Corporation U.S.
5100 S. Eastern Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938
Phone: 323.890.3700
Fax: 323.890.3701
P.O. Box 910921
Los Angeles, CA 90091-0921
In the UK there is the clip on chromatic tuner Guitar Tech GT75 Clip-On Chromatic Tuner
Tuners are showing up in all shapes and sizes these days.
Metronomes
A metronome is any device that produces a regulated audible and/or visual pulse, usually used to establish a steady beat, or tempo, measured in beats-per-minute (BPM) for the performance of musical compositions. It is an invaluable practice tool for musicians that goes back hundreds of years.
I have accumulated several metro devices over the years from the the classic wind-up pendulum metronome to various electronic metronomes.
Some musicians swear by them and others swear at them. But - one think for sure. EVERY musician is responsible for keeping and playing in time. An external time device like a metronome can be used too develop a great internal sense of time.
I have ALL my students work on playing in time.
Links and Resources
- WidipediA: Metronome
- Metronome (link ) - Metronome is a free metronome for Mac OS X. (Requires Mac OS 10.3 or later. Metronome is a Universal Binary which runs 'natively' on both Intel and PPC Macs.)
- Metronome 1.8 (link ) - Metronome is a nice and useful metronome. It closely mimics a real world clockwork metronome in that it has a bell which you can set to sound at intervals of every 2, 3, 4 or 6 beats.
- Dr. Betotte (link ) - Multi divisions programable metronome/beat-box program, create any kind of complicated rhythms for practicing your instruments.
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