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പുതിയ വിഡിയോകൾക്കായി ഈ ചാനൽ സബ്സ്ക്രൈബ് ചെയുകCamera & Editing:Vipin M MOriginal. Traditionally speaking, this is the raga in which the basics of Carnatic music are taught. It is called the Double harmonic scale in western music theory. The intervals of these music notes are difficult to grasp for people who don’t listen to the Carnatic form of music often. Ascending: S r G m P d N Ṡ. Descending: Ṡ N d P m G r S.

In order to be able to play in a tuneful way, the violin has to be tuned well before we can start playing the instrument.

The Mechanism:

We can change the tuning of the violin by changing the tension on the string, and that we accomplish by using the two parts of the violin:

Tuning pegs: Changes the pitch of the string in a significant manner.
Fine Tuners: As the name suggest, this is used to make minute adjustments.

The Notes to Tune to:

As we have learnt earlier in the video about shruti, Indian musical notes are relative to the tonic. They are not like the western musical notes which have been standardized to certain frequencies. Every time that the tonic (or foundational note) is changed, the tuning of the violin is also changed. The tuning of the 4 strings, starting from lowest pitch to highest pitch:

Lower Tonic (Lower Sa)
Lower Fifth (Lower Pa)
Tonic (Sa)
Fifth (Pa)

In the table below, I have mentioned a few examples using western music notes.

In my opinion, the violin sounds the best in the Indian style when tonic string is tuned to E4. This tuning is much lower than the western tuning, so we shall explore string selection in future videos. So the 4 notes to tune the violin would be:

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E3
B3
E4
B4

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Tuning Process:

Students are usually expected to tune the violin by ear after a while. But for beginners, that might seem difficult. So you can use tuners for help, be it physical tuners or digital ones in the form of software. You need to match the tuning of each string to the notes listed above. In my testing, a lot of smartphone apps performed poorly leading to erroneous results. So make sure to download a highly rated application. Tuner – DaTuner (Lite!) is one such free android application that worked very well.

Switch on the tuner device or open the tuner application. Make sure that it is registering changes based on the sound.
Using your finger, start plucking the string you wish to tune.
Using the pegs, match up the note that you see on the tuner to the desired musical note. Be sure to screw your pegs in tight, or they will slip, causing the tuning to change.
Don’t look for 100% accuracy yet.
Once you have all the four strings in approximately the correct position, start bowing the strings and refine your tuning to perfection.

Let me know below in the comments section if you are having trouble with the tuning process.

It has been 9 years since I embarked on the journey of music with Teacher Sriram. I feel extremely happy and contended to have been given a chance to enhance myself with the skills of playing the violin.

It is truly a magical journey to be under the guidance and tutelage of Teacher Sriram. Carnatic music has helped me face challenges in my daily life as it has always given me inner peace and increased my ability to concentrate in academics.

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Download siriusxm. I will be starting my IGSCE’s next year and have taken up music as one of my 9 subjects. In our syllabus, we must learn about Carnatic Music. Due to my exposure through violin classes over the past years, my knowledge of raga’s, tala’s, shruti and swara’s has helped me with the understanding and composition in my class.

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I was not confident at the beginning but now I can’t stop learning violin. Learning music also has helped in my education where I can be more focused and concentration level has improved.

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