Once parents and kids have made an informed decision when purchasing a pair of ukuleles, they’re ready to get to work.
Tuning A Ukulele
For a while, parents will be tuning their child’s ukuleles. It’s a good idea if they check tuning before playing each time. New strings will take a while to stretch before holding their tune, and even strings that are broken in are sensitive to temperature changes. One slightly off-pitch string can make someone sound plain awful.
Soon, parents and kids may become accustomed to the intervals between each string. At that point, A strum or two can tell them whether their instrument is in tune with itself or not. When parents play along with their children though, both instruments need to be tuned so the strings play identical notes. Even if the ukuleles sound fine on their own, a train wreck might happen when they’re played together. An electric tuner will make the process fast and accurate. These run anywhere from twenty to forty bucks, and are well worth the investment.
