I learned from an elderly Welsh lady, who never used an electronic tuner, and I actually felt a bit ashamed when I first bought one! I found that it was helpful in a noisy setting to be able to tune by vibration, as my tuner can. But in the beginning, I only tuned by ear.
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I found it quite easy to learn to tune by ear because I was in a choir from when I was young and I also played the violin, which both require training your ear to hear when a note is in tune. But if this is something that is not natural for you, I’ll give some tips at the end of how you can train your ear.
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If you still need to learn the basic mechanics of tuning your harp, watch the following videos by Sylvia Woods… it’s really helpful as a starting point!
This has been such a helpful skill for me to have! I can always use an electronic tuner to get a more precise tuning, but nothing replaces understanding how it all works.
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Do you tune your harp the same way as I do, or differently? Tell me in the comments below!
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