How to Tune [VIOLIN & VIOLA] 🎻 FAST & EASY

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  • čas přidán 30. 05. 2024
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    This video helps you learn HOW to identify pitches to tell which one is higher or lower as well WHAT to listen for, so you can tune quickly and efficiently.
    0:00 - Intro
    0:15 - Identifying strings VIOLIN & VIOLA
    1:07 - Methods of Tuning
    2:26 - LISTENING TEST - Which pitch is higher?
    3:09 - HOW to know if a pitch is higher or lower
    3:46 - Tuning: Method 1
    4:26 - Soundwave method
    6:02 - Tuning 5ths method
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Komentáře • 174

  • @zevelgamer.
    @zevelgamer. Před 6 měsíci +253

    As a beginner pianist I'm sure this will help me!

  • @promisteryolo1786
    @promisteryolo1786 Před 6 měsíci +123

    Can you make a video on how to tune fast and furious instead of fast and easy?

  • @gellievaldez9033
    @gellievaldez9033 Před 6 měsíci +39

    I love how you teach a basic skill yet also opening the ways on how to do it on a finer level. Love it! Thank you, Ray!

  • @iwatchtoomuchtwoset
    @iwatchtoomuchtwoset Před 6 měsíci +16

    This was so helpful! As an intermediate violinist, I never really learnt tuning, and I swear when Ray talked about the oscillation thing I suprised pikachu faced for a solid minute

    • @dubhlinn2
      @dubhlinn2 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Came here to say this. I can hear them and it is absolutely wild. My mind is utterly blown and imma need a video on the science STAT

  • @Wandyissocute
    @Wandyissocute Před 6 měsíci +29

    As a beginner I'm so excited to this video (beginner violinist!) Thank you for the video Ray!!! Lot of your video help me so much!

  • @RayChenViolinist
    @RayChenViolinist  Před 6 měsíci +25

    What do you do after you tune? You PRACTICE. Get motivated and hyped to practice together with me & the community on Tonic: tonicmusic.app/join-in 🙌🏼

    • @RayChenViolinist
      @RayChenViolinist  Před 6 měsíci +9

      @isaacchapul269 It gets easier once you get started. I believe in you!

    • @MirrorViewer
      @MirrorViewer Před 6 měsíci +4

      @@RayChenViolinist I hop on Ray Fans on Tonic

    • @ArbitraryCodeExecution
      @ArbitraryCodeExecution Před 6 měsíci +1

      btw random question, but why does hearing no oscillations make it be perfectly in tune (for fifths)? If you did it perfectly would you tune at a 3/2 ratio or a ¹²√2⁷ ?

    • @ingridayarza
      @ingridayarza Před 6 měsíci

      @@ArbitraryCodeExecution no need to do complicated math when tuning lol. It's because 5ths (as well as 4ths) are consonant intervals, meaning there must be no clash between the notes.
      I'd say check out the theory behind musical intervals and it'll all make sense.

    • @ArbitraryCodeExecution
      @ArbitraryCodeExecution Před 6 měsíci

      @@ingridayarza at first i related the 'perfect' sound with that of wavelength ratios of simple integers, but after realising intervals arent so simple (7 octaves isnt the same as 12 fifths) i became more confused

  • @yfllll
    @yfllll Před 6 měsíci +4

    Wow, this was a great explanation. When I played the violin as a kid my teacher just went “you should learn how to tune your instrument now” and I would try and then she would have to correct it. There wasn’t an explanation except you would hear it. So I think I would get close but not know how to get the final tuning perfect

  • @Dparrey
    @Dparrey Před 6 měsíci +10

    Having this laid out so clearly and practically is incredibly useful. I would love more tips of ear training. Obviously not gonna qsk for full music theory content, but I found recognizing intervals or working on hearing myself in an ensemble and blending with other musicians is stuff im interested in

  • @pacificnorthwestpilots6050
    @pacificnorthwestpilots6050 Před 6 měsíci +14

    I just started to play, and this video is right on time!
    Thank you, Mr. Chen!

  • @magma5007
    @magma5007 Před měsícem +1

    Wow! I never knew and never been taught how to tune like this before. Thank you for teaching me the way!

  • @WhirledPublishing
    @WhirledPublishing Před 6 měsíci +3

    I'm a singer/songwriter - classically trained in opera by six different opera coaches - someone gave me a guitar a few weeks ago ... so I'm hoping your Fast & Easy violin tuning tricks can be adapted to the guitar - youtube recommended this video to me - youtube is so helpful.

  • @olive2341
    @olive2341 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thanks a lot, Ray! This is undeniably helpful when it comes to tuning, rather than just randomly choosing any video of a violin tuner to match my pitch with theirs; in the end, I always ended up relying on that video without even training myself to tune it independently! The best video explained so far, clear and precise 😅

  • @akshadharamkumar9486
    @akshadharamkumar9486 Před 5 měsíci

    I have been playing violin for about 2 years and I have always wanted to learn to tune, I looked all over the internet but I just couldn't find something that I understood, but your videos help me with so much! Thank You :D

  • @solace0316
    @solace0316 Před 6 měsíci +1

    as a beginner, this will definitely help me and makes me more excited to practice. All these videos motivates me more and especially because its from Ray. Thank you so so much Rayyy and i will look forward to more videos like this in the future

  • @leahcarh
    @leahcarh Před 6 měsíci +2

    OMG! This is so smart!! Didn't know method 1 or 3. I was taught only method 2 and always thought it was the only way. Love to learn different approaches!! ❤❤

  • @marcelocendejas8515
    @marcelocendejas8515 Před 6 měsíci

    I'm really glad to see this video from someone like you, Ray. I'm a beginner violinist and i'm so excited to this video

  • @Louise-zs9rl
    @Louise-zs9rl Před 6 měsíci +1

    Brilliant video Ray thanks a million for posting.

  • @draedon123
    @draedon123 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Wow! Getting video after video by Ray Chen! CZcams prodigy right here

    • @RayChenViolinist
      @RayChenViolinist  Před 6 měsíci +3

      40 hours of practice + 40 hours of content creation + 40 hours of app development 🎵🎥📲

  • @mehraneahmadi645
    @mehraneahmadi645 Před 6 měsíci

    I'm practising how to tune my violin by ears these days ...THANK YOU SO MUCH I needed that💙🙏

  • @erikdao
    @erikdao Před 6 měsíci

    OMG, the tuning method based on sound wave is magical to me!!!!

  • @nadinefamille3855
    @nadinefamille3855 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Hi Ray, I play the flute, but this is very interesting, and useful too : when playing in an orchestra we need to be very aware of our pitch and adjust it whenever it's needed, (which, with the flute or even more with the piccolo, is pretty often! 😅)

  • @Jungwonstan09
    @Jungwonstan09 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks Ray😄 ive been trying to tune by ear and i already do it but i just needed to clear some stuff up especially the oscillating thing❤

  • @baldwinangel1218
    @baldwinangel1218 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I did not know about the oscillation. Very interesting.

  • @ljbrown3311
    @ljbrown3311 Před 3 měsíci

    This was very cool! Thanks for the tip on the oscillations! As a physics teacher/beginner violinist I really appreciated the application 😊

  • @OlivierStaiger
    @OlivierStaiger Před 6 měsíci

    WOW ! Very impressive ! Thanks.

  • @shunnining5974
    @shunnining5974 Před 6 měsíci

    This was very helpful❤❤

  • @benny25410
    @benny25410 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Hey Ray,
    Can you please post a video of how to prevent shakey bow because whenever I play notes my bow starts to shake and bounce just slightly. Thank you for reviving the channel!

  • @anapaulaost6229
    @anapaulaost6229 Před 4 měsíci

    Finally someone who explained how to tune using the fiths. Thank you Ray.

  • @dm-jz7se
    @dm-jz7se Před 6 měsíci

    wow!! I love these videos.

  • @Finn.285
    @Finn.285 Před 5 měsíci

    Very helpful👍, thank you 🙏

  • @penguinlover2274
    @penguinlover2274 Před 6 měsíci

    Very helpful thank you

  • @sophielee570
    @sophielee570 Před 13 dny

    Thank you Ray, this is amazing! I'm educated

  • @MrJohnwhiz
    @MrJohnwhiz Před měsícem

    Was very helpful

  • @JL14858
    @JL14858 Před měsícem

    I was surprised I could hear it. Thank you.

  • @matthiascheah3519
    @matthiascheah3519 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Question: When tuning 5ths, is it advisable to tune with pure intervals (just intonation), as opposed to the equal temperament?

    • @Paul8301
      @Paul8301 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I'd say always tune pure unless you are playing with a piano.

    • @ingridayarza
      @ingridayarza Před 6 měsíci +2

      Pure ftw lol

  • @sherllytanara244
    @sherllytanara244 Před 4 měsíci

    Love this ❤

  • @CalebMensah-ob4vx
    @CalebMensah-ob4vx Před 6 měsíci +1

    I anticipate a Ray Chen review on Chevalier 👊

  • @xdgamerkid
    @xdgamerkid Před 6 měsíci

    3:49 been playing violin for 7 years and just realized that my fine tuners are flipped, counter if its flatter and clockwise if its sharper

  • @quest-cequecesttonvisage
    @quest-cequecesttonvisage Před 6 měsíci +3

    nice, but what about tuning with the pegs? would love to see a video about that as well

    • @RayChenViolinist
      @RayChenViolinist  Před 6 měsíci +6

      Great suggestion! I’ll be sure to make that soon 👍🏼

  • @just_space_
    @just_space_ Před měsícem

    Coming here AFTER snapping a string on my BF’S violin bc I never heard of fine tuners and the pegs kept spinning back 🤡 (I only learned to tune a guitar as a kid) I look forward to putting these tips into action after I replace the string 😅 Thx Ray!

  • @lambchopstomb
    @lambchopstomb Před 6 měsíci

    as a soon to be cellist, this will help a ton!

  • @8curious
    @8curious Před 6 měsíci

    👌that was helpful af

  • @jasminhacker7243
    @jasminhacker7243 Před 5 měsíci

    Thx 🙏🏼

  • @pabloortizcom
    @pabloortizcom Před 2 měsíci

    I usually tune all strings at the same time, a little bit each time, making sure the bridge is not collapsing, and then, I tune to the correct pitch from the lowest string to the highest (violin, G to E) because I "feel" the lowest string "pulls" the brigde a litrle bit and it changes the tuning of the other strings when I already tuned them ok. Otherwise, if I tune E and A strings first, and then the G, those strings are going to change their pitches.
    Sorry for my bad English.

  • @Dilsli
    @Dilsli Před 3 měsíci

    The explanation with the waves was nice. But I'd love to see a video showing really tuning the other strings playing 5ths.

  • @MrGrizzlyy
    @MrGrizzlyy Před 6 měsíci

    I literally play guitar and already tune like this but I’m here for engagement 😂 Grats Ray, you got me lol

  • @Colopty
    @Colopty Před 6 měsíci +1

    When tuning a violin I like to pretend I'm cracking a safe. Doesn't help me do it better but it is fun!

  • @sha2b
    @sha2b Před 6 měsíci

    wow, I never learned to listen for oscillation. Very cool

  • @niallchurch2679
    @niallchurch2679 Před 5 měsíci

    Interesting,I have a korg tuner eith metronome,and it does have this sound you can play to,I assume it's to tune violin,as you have in this video!

  • @qq_qq_qq
    @qq_qq_qq Před 6 měsíci

    the osilating sound is usually call "beat sound" right? that's where 440hz and 441hz played together generate the beat sound of 1Hz.
    1 hz is only about 4 cents of the near 440hz semitone, which is already very very good.

  • @hecapan1
    @hecapan1 Před 6 měsíci

    Any videos on tuning without fine tuners? My teacher just had me update my tailpiece and remove them, other than the E.

  • @ajsorensen2585
    @ajsorensen2585 Před 6 měsíci +1

    great advice Ray, with fine tuners, great for beginners but many (not all) violins sound better without them which is a tip I got from a world renowned violin maker, I've been playing since 1994 with just an E fine tuner, but have recently removed mine, it's worth experimenting with, I'm now playing with no fine tuners, better sound and I'd say if your pegs are fit well it doesn't even make it harder to tune, my main violin stays in tune remarkably well, so well fit pegs are important with or without fine tuners, I've found within the last couple of years that measuring the string length rather than rules of thumb and removing the fine tuner can improve the sound of most violins, especially if your soundpost is in the correct spot, 😎

    • @niallchurch2679
      @niallchurch2679 Před 5 měsíci

      Your well reknowned friend is wrong and taking the piss!

  • @ioana938
    @ioana938 Před 4 měsíci

    It would be really useful to add a bit more about tuning strings against each others. Without a reference, it's harder to tell when the strings are high or low -- you're not comparing with unison. Seeing an example would be really useful. Also, question: when a soloist steps on the stage, they tend to grab the pin and rock it back and forth until that sweet spot is reached. Is that because they are listening for the vibration, rather than trying to guess if they are high or low? A bit like adjusting focus on a projector?

  • @jul1us.01
    @jul1us.01 Před 5 měsíci +3

    The string got loose af and it doesn't let me adjust it anymore, I'm losing my goddamn mind

  • @user-mp2fl4tx6l
    @user-mp2fl4tx6l Před 3 měsíci

    what do you need to tune? like i heard that we need like a led thingy. I just got my violin. What am i suppose to do?

  • @NutelaSabe
    @NutelaSabe Před 6 měsíci +1

    I'm a beginner cellist and I also expect this to help me :D

  • @chaos4336
    @chaos4336 Před 5 měsíci

    Bro the soundwave method is fun as hell

  • @chelsea117va
    @chelsea117va Před 6 měsíci +1

    How do I know if the fifths are sharp or flat?

  • @Dxwnwxthisrxel
    @Dxwnwxthisrxel Před 4 měsíci

    See with the first time I tried tuning, my string snapped, is it normal to have to push in the tuning poles with all ur might?

  • @cynthiangai513
    @cynthiangai513 Před 6 měsíci

    Thank you for another fundamental yet important lesson! See you later at Birmingham Ray! 🤗

  • @MusicEnthusiastIlias0520
    @MusicEnthusiastIlias0520 Před 6 měsíci

    This question might be irrelevant but, how to relax our lefthand when it "naturally" becomes stiff and pressing the strings unnecessarily hard when playing a long pieces like chaconnes, concerti etc.? Cuz i realize that everything falls apart when it happens🙏

  • @nymkabno7507
    @nymkabno7507 Před 6 měsíci

    I like you ♥
    Best violinist Ray Chen😊

  • @SavMXS
    @SavMXS Před 6 měsíci

    This helped me so much, thank you! Now I don't have to ask people to tune my instrument for me over break :)

  • @YoungFamily-qk2ti
    @YoungFamily-qk2ti Před 6 měsíci

    Yes I can't wait for the video that will teach how to tune my violin with peg

  • @bestfiddle
    @bestfiddle Před 6 měsíci

    Ray have you ever thought about doing a video of some fiddle style music like maybe something from say Kenny Baker , he was very big influence of most Bluegrass fiddlers and wrote a bunch tunes and recorded a lot of records , I think it would be great to hear your take on that style of music being a classical player ,take a listen to his version of the fiddle tune Back up and Push it's on CZcams and I am sure you will just love his take of that tune ,thanks Ray ,I am a fiddle player and also love listening to your wonderful classical style too.

  • @wakingtheworld
    @wakingtheworld Před 6 měsíci

    Wow Ray. Great vid. Most useful but till my ears improve I'll continue with my electronic tuner..
    Btw thoroughly enjoyed your Sibelius and Pag in Edinburgh on Friday evening but setting off the fire alarm to wriggle out of meeting your fans & signing autographs was quite some move. 😉 Waited outside for a while and not a single fire engine showed. 😲 Hmmm....

  • @YoungFamily-qk2ti
    @YoungFamily-qk2ti Před 6 měsíci

    Hi ray I am a big fan

  • @PinkyPiuer
    @PinkyPiuer Před měsícem

    Can demo the sound of the 5ths?

  • @user-us9cr6bo4v
    @user-us9cr6bo4v Před 6 měsíci

    Do I need to relax the strings?

  • @yadaroni
    @yadaroni Před měsícem

    Wait your tuning to 442? I play in church and everyone tunes to 440. Actually, everyone I have ever played with tunes their guitars to 440hz. Please help me understand.

  • @ElsweyrDiego
    @ElsweyrDiego Před 6 měsíci

    how about just intonation x tempered intonation and these things? it's so hard to understand what is this all about!

  • @ggccdde3743
    @ggccdde3743 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I put on fine tuners and I love them ever since. Saving me a lot of time for practice 😜😁

  • @shiaoyunfu-tf5dz
    @shiaoyunfu-tf5dz Před 6 měsíci +1

    Wow, Ray cheng is teaching us how to get in tune in strings instruments, for me I play double bass, but unfortunately my metronome was stolen by a cheap thief roommate she named I-Chun Hsieh so that I don't have anything to practice. I think I've learned a lot here. Thank you Ray. Have a good day. I hope tonic would have an item that I could choose like popular music so on in the near future. Bye for now, and have a good day. I didn't married to a person that Zodiac sign is dog, so who is Beach Ray cheng mentioned about here?
    Dirty eunuch Zhang, whose zodiac sign is not dog, bought a cheap dog and howled downstairs in Wansheng Building.

  • @wanyuhuang8802
    @wanyuhuang8802 Před 6 měsíci

    Yeah I practice myself with a higher pitch than 440, one of my past orchestras used. Once in a rehearsal I was waiting to be tuned by others, however somehow the conductor to give an A...It was off...I explained....I know it is higher than 440. Then conductor said: let's use that higher-than-440 note😂 I was KIND OF relieved😂😂😂

  • @asingkhing5641
    @asingkhing5641 Před 3 měsíci

    Why does some violin have only one fine tuner?

  • @Ouistiti_de_l_Espace
    @Ouistiti_de_l_Espace Před 6 měsíci

    Could we ever see violist-Ray one day in a vid ? 👀

  • @molotulo8808
    @molotulo8808 Před 2 měsíci

    I tune my instruments with my ME-80 Multiple effects pedal.

  • @JemanehMandefro
    @JemanehMandefro Před měsícem

    I always do my violin but when I go to get it was broken the strings were not working 😭😞😞😭

  • @iamacat9265
    @iamacat9265 Před 6 měsíci +2

    if you can tune it slowly, you can tune it quickly

  • @k98killer
    @k98killer Před 5 měsíci

    Mozart's Sonata no. 16 in the background hit me like a ton of bricks. That's one of the songs I used to play as a kid but lost the sheet music and forgot it entirely. Gonna remedy that now.

  • @robbielin5260
    @robbielin5260 Před 29 dny

    I need help, my viola is way off tune, and when I try with the fine tuners, it turns and stops turning, and when I try using the pegs the strings just bounce back.😢

    • @harrydouglas2765
      @harrydouglas2765 Před 20 dny

      robbielin, unwind the fine tuners all the way out so that you see lots of thread. Also, it sounds like your pegs are slipping, try pulling the peg out just little and putting some wax (candle wax works) on both sides at the headstock and push it back in, be aware of pressure...then tune the string as close as you can using the peg, then use the fine tuner. I hope this works for you.

    • @robbielin5260
      @robbielin5260 Před 19 dny

      It worked, thanks so much😁

  • @chrisma3256
    @chrisma3256 Před 6 měsíci

    443 according to my teacher, so there seem to be differences across Europe

  • @MaQuGo119
    @MaQuGo119 Před 6 měsíci

    Wish there were more cello YT channels

  • @3XCube86
    @3XCube86 Před 6 měsíci +2

    As a grade 4 beginner violinist who still can’t tune their instrument, this is very helpful

    • @zevelgamer.
      @zevelgamer. Před 6 měsíci

      He's a scammer don't answer him

  • @oofrandomlol999
    @oofrandomlol999 Před 6 měsíci

    Well, do you know how to tune a double bass?

    • @ajsorensen2585
      @ajsorensen2585 Před 6 měsíci

      same way except it's a little more difficult, bass sound waves are slower (less oscillations in the same time) so it's harder to pick up on, it's the exact same method though, I think also probably bass doesn't have fine tuners but may have geared tuners, so you'll use the pegs only

  • @HappyG1lmor488
    @HappyG1lmor488 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Hey Ray, do you know what happened to TwoSet? Everyone okay? Is Eddy still in jail?

  • @YoungFamily-qk2ti
    @YoungFamily-qk2ti Před 6 měsíci

    Will I learn to tune with my peg

  • @shiaoyunfu-tf5dz
    @shiaoyunfu-tf5dz Před 4 měsíci

    低音提琴的弦/依序是g,d,a,e.再低就是c了/這樣,有跟小提琴的弦順序一樣嗎/

  • @twosettersgang
    @twosettersgang Před 6 měsíci

    i could never tune with other strings because I can't hear if it's lower or higher...

  • @10data10
    @10data10 Před 6 měsíci

    I used to tune my violin by comparing harmonics (once the A string was in tune).

  • @user-fh2el7yn6v
    @user-fh2el7yn6v Před 6 měsíci +2

    I am playing violin in junior high school but i can never play like you😢you were the reason I started violin but I can’t play well so I am quitting ❤

    • @linglingjourney
      @linglingjourney Před 6 měsíci +1

      Don't quite,look at me I've been playing for 2 years in high-school and my violin playing is decent

    • @promisteryolo1786
      @promisteryolo1786 Před 6 měsíci +1

      You're quitting your hobby because you arent as good as a professional who has spent a good amount of his life perfecting his art, after only playing for a few years?

    • @richardmaia8732
      @richardmaia8732 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I quit for 2 months and im back,maybe you just need to rest and is ok

    • @RayChenViolinist
      @RayChenViolinist  Před 6 měsíci +16

      Very curious why you think like that. My enjoyment of tennis is not affected by the fact I know I’ll never be at Federer’s level

    • @MirrorViewer
      @MirrorViewer Před 6 měsíci +3

      Yeah, I’m not the worlds next Yuja Wang but that’s alright look at Ling Ling bro practiced 40 hours a day and look at Ling Ling now.

  • @Namvu994
    @Namvu994 Před 6 měsíci

    Can we get a hair tutorial as well please??

  • @dubhlinn2
    @dubhlinn2 Před 3 měsíci

    Ok so I am self taught (covid hobby) and no one has ever told me about the sound wave thing and I am SHOOK. What is happening I need the science

  • @thegachabffs3329
    @thegachabffs3329 Před 2 měsíci

    Ur app doesn't work foe me😔

  • @vaishnavisingh6783
    @vaishnavisingh6783 Před 5 měsíci

    but sir my violinis in c scale

  • @HanXiao-ul5sc
    @HanXiao-ul5sc Před 27 dny

    My piano does'nt work

  • @MysteriousJelly
    @MysteriousJelly Před 2 měsíci

    As a guitarist, tried to do a violin yesterday and snapped it immediately.... Never touching a violin again.... I used the pegs 😭

  • @BenIsCool365
    @BenIsCool365 Před 6 měsíci

    If you can tune it slowly, you can tune it quickly

  • @alenarice7624
    @alenarice7624 Před 5 měsíci

    my violin has no fine tuners help 😭

  • @IsaacChoo88
    @IsaacChoo88 Před 5 měsíci

    That's why they only play "a"note before concert begins😂😂😂