What is Musical tuning?
In [[music]] '''tuning''' an [[musical instrument|instrument]] means getting it ready so that when it is played it will sound at the correct [[pitch (music)|pitch]]: not too high or too low. When two or more instruments play together it is particularly important that they are in tune with one another. This means that when they play the same [[note (music)|note]] it is indeed exactly the same note. If the two instruments are not in tune with one another it will sound unpleasant because two notes which are very slightly different in pitch will produce a “beat”. ==Tuning instruments== Instruments such as the [[piano]] or [[pipe organ|organ]] have to be tuned by people who are specialists in tuning. For most instruments, however, the players themselves need to tune their instruments before they play. Players of [[string instrument]]s can turn the pegs at the top of their instruments to change the tension (tightness) of the [[string]]. Players of wind instruments can make their instruments very slightly longer or shorter by pushing out or pulling in one of the joints. [[Timpani]]sts turn the taps which are around the top of their instruments to change the tension of the drum head. When an [[orchestra]] gives a concert the instruments have to tune carefully so that they are in tune with one another. Usually it is the principal [[oboe|oboist’s]] job to stand up and play the note A so that everyone can tune to that note. In some countries such as the [[United States of America|US]] it is tradition for the principal violinist ([[concertmaster]]) to give the A. If the orchestra are going to play with a piano soloist they will have to tune to the A of the piano because the piano has already been tuned by the piano tuner. When a violinist tunes his instrument he is making sure that his four strings are tuned perfectly to G, D, A and E. Each string is wound around a peg near the top of the scroll, so that turning the peg changes the tuning. He may also have “adjusters” or “fine tuners” which are at the other en