When trying to figure out what people really need to work on to aurally tune pianos well, I discovered something incredible:
"If you can clearly hear the beats, and you have an accurate and stable way of setting the beat speeds, you can tune a piano to a very high level."
D.S.U. and N.S.L. Tension Analysis give you the accurate and stable way to set the pitches, and this Ear Training Course trains and tests your hearing so that you can clearly hear beat speeds while tuning.
Take the FREE lessons below marked with an *asterisk and you will see why these lessons are so powerful in helping you progress so you can clearly hear beat speeds to set accurate and stable pitches.
When you are ready, click the button below to get Lifetime Access to ALL the Ear Training Lessons and Quizzes and All the Ear Training Lessons to come.
Cost: $497
*FREE Lessons
*Beat Speed Difference Sensitivity (You must get down to at least 3%)
Tuning A4
*Lesson - Introduction
*Exercise - Tune A4 to fork directly
*Lesson - Why tuning A4 directly to the fork doesn't work well
*Lesson - Using the F2 check note for more accuracy
*How The Tests Will Work From Now On
*Exercise - Tune A4 Using F2 - Level 1
*Exercise - Tune A4 Using F2 - Level 2
*Exercise - Tune A4 Using F2 - Level 3
*Lesson - Different Beat Speeds in One Interval
*Exercise - Tune A4 Using F2 - Level 4
*Exercise - Tune A4 Using F2 - Level 4 (No 2nd chances)
Tuning A4 at 0 Cents Using DSU and an ETD
Lesson
Exercise
Unisons
Lesson - What is an In Tune Unison?
Lesson - What is an Out-of-Tune Unison?
Exercise - Tuning a Unison - Level 1
Exercise - Tuning a Unison - Level 2
Exercise - Tuning a Unison - Level 3
Exercise - Tuning a Unison - Level 4
Tuning the Skeleton of Contiguous M3's, F3A3-A3C#4-C#4F4
Level 1 - SEE where A3C#4 is, and hear the filtered beats
Level 2 - Hear the filtered beats clearly
Level 3 - In this lesson the beats have been partially filtered
Level 4 - Use your ears to tune without and filtering
Level 4b - Start over every time you checked your score.
Tuning Octaves
Tune a Pure 4:2 by Ear
Tuning a Pure 4:2 - Level 1
Tuning a Pure 4:2 - Level 2
Tuning a Pure 4:2 - Level 3
Tuning a Pure 4:2 - Level 4
EAR TRAINING CHALLENGES
*Ear Training Challenge #2
This page links to a series of tests that have no filtering, graphical, or other aids at all. See how long it takes for you to get to the last page. Try to beat the your best time.
Some More Resources to Help You Hear Beats
Use Ocenaudio to See and Measure Beat Speeds
How to Hear Beats Speeds More Easily
Spreadsheet to Help Measure Beat Speeds