Comments on: Tuning The Oud and Keeping It In Tune (Part 1)

By: Shaibi

Shaibi — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:59:53 +0000

Hi Hafithe,

will I would recommend that you visit, the website lourn oud, it is a chargable website, aout $30 a month, but if you can afford it then its great, i have joined this website and learnt the oud with in six months perfect

regards

By: hafithe

hafithe — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:16:15 +0000

hi, i just got a bahraini oud last night and i have absoloutely no background in music or reading notes, tuning or the strumming and i need help online do you have any recomendations??

By: Saed

Saed — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:18:59 +0000

Well, four months is a bit short to be able to tune accurately by ear. And if it is at all possible, you should consider studying with a oud teacher.
However, I am preparing (with the help of a few of my students) an interactive oud tuning page that helps people tune quickly and learn to tune better. I will post an announcement on the blog when that’s ready.
Saed.

By: sami

sami — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:49:49 +0000

Cool series of blogs.

I have started learning 3oud in January, and since I dont have a teacher or a background in music have faced some fun challenges.

Until I read you post above I tuned my 3oud using an electronic tuner to E,A,D,G,C.

I would like to tune by ear, but I have no reference… So I was wondering if you could elaborate on step 3… specifically what do you mean by “resonance”, “25 cents”, “fifths”

Feel free to say its hard to describe sounds using words, go get a teacher, or ask again after a year of practising