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(100% of proceeds donated to support in-person training opportunities.)
Over 8+ hours of video lessons on mastering the fundamentals of aural tuning!
An Online Piano Technician Resource
Learning aural tuning.
Timothy Barnes, RPT
Timothy brings over 20 years experience to help you along your journey towards mastery of your aural skills. Timothy’s own journey from ‘ETD only’ to being an aural technician brings a wealth of experience and deep perspective showcasing the need for aural skills in this day and age. His experience also spans working as a field technician, a concert technician, being an RPT, and working as a CAUT (College And University Technician). His journey and the knowledge he has to share will inspire you at every step of the way as you learn and practice new skills, seek to master existing skills, and eventually add better skills to your toolbox. Setting yourself on a journey towards being an aural technician who is on a path towards mastery of these skills.
25 Lessons & Topics Covered
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5 Lessons designed to answer all the questions you will have if you recently picked up a tuning lever for the first time or have limited ETD only experience with tuning.
What is a beat?
What is a harmonic?
What is inharmonicity?
What are Cents vs. Hz?
What is a Temperament?
By the end of these lessons you will have a working understanding of everything you need to dive into all the topics related to aural tuning.
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In the first 3 lessons we will cover in depth:
Aural partials and harmonics
Identifying partials in any note.
Identifying coincident partials in any interval.
By the end of this segment you will see aural tuning in a whole new light, be able to identify and hear harmonics, partials, and coincident partials in any interval.
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Lessons 4-8 cover in-depth all the things you need to know about:
Aurally tuning unisons using harmonics
Aurally tuning octaves and their corresponding tests.
Aurally tuning 5ths and their corresponding tests.
Aurally tuning 4ths and their corresponding tests.
Identifying 3rds are beating correctly.
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In the final 6 lessons we will bring it all together and talk about:
Setting A440 to the fork
Setting up your temperament
Tuning a two octave temperament using slow beating intervals.
Tuning a two octave temperament using fast beating intervals.
Tuning a one octave temperament.
Gaining speed and efficiency in your temperament.
By the end of this resource you will have all the confidence you need to aurally tune a piano and assess your ability to pass your certification exams from the PTG or other trade groups around the world. And if you are working with a mentor you will find your time with them is more valuable because they will not be teaching you everything from the ground up. Instead you can focus your time on more important higher level skills.
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Tuning stability is everything! If the pitch doesn't stay where you put it, nothing else matters. We cover:
Avoiding pain and using it as a guide.
Understanding your biological levers.
Tuning Hammers.
Using physics & tuning with your core.
Setting the pin.
Key pounding.
By the end of these lessons you will have all the skills you need to avoid pain, minimize the wear and tear on your body, and more efficiently tune the piano using the best techniques for stability. Allowing you to focus more of your time at each appointment on things like voicing and regulation.
Get started today!
For Mastering All The Skills
Gazelle & PianoScope Pro Subscribers Save +40%
Only $306!
(Special Discount! $306 today - or - 4 easy payments of $90 over 4 months)
$600 Value
General Public
(save 15% - $510)
(Existing Gazelle & PianoScope Pro Subscribers save an additional 40% using the discount code you are provided when you contact Gazelle or PianoScope Support! Bringing your price for this valuable resource down to: $306 today - or - 4 easy payments of $90 over 4 months.
Get access to the full online resource. Access to all 8+ hours of video lessons (25 Lessons total) covering all the topics of aural tuning, test notes, building aural temperaments, and all the lessons on tuning stability, hammer technique, and ergonomics.
(100% of proceeds donated to support in-person training opportunities.)
100% of the proceeds from these resources are donated to the PTG Foundation and trade groups around the globe to expand scholarships, certification, and in-person ongoing educational opportunities for piano technicians.
