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Prime Piano is offering practical piano tuning courses in Bangkok. In addition, it is instructed by Pro Piano Tuner. So now you can learn how to tune a piano. Moreover, it will only take you 15 hours over 5 days. Start developing your skills to build your own business in piano tuning.
Piano Tuning Courses
Please be advised that our courses are 1 on 1 learning.
Basic Piano Tuning with Digital Tuning Meter (Beginners Course)
Learn how to tune pianos with the assistance of a digital tuning meter device. This course also includes “Basic Piano Repair”.
฿ 25,000
Piano Tuning Lessons Overview
Day 1
INTRODUCTION TO PIANO TUNING USING A DIGITAL METER
- Piano Keyboard Orientation
- Piano tuning tools orientation and proper manipulation techniques
- Application of “Temperament Strip”
- Setting up the “Tuning Temperament” using a Digital Tuning Meter
Day 2
TUNING UNISONS
- Piano tuning process and strategy
- Instructions on how to tune unison strings
- Determining when the strings are already tuned
- Extending to octaves
Day 3
REVIEW AND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
- Review of previous lessons
- Preliminary Examination
- Temperament Setup
- Extending Octaves
Day 4
FINAL EXAMINATION
- Review of all lessons
- Application of “Temperament Strip”
- Setting up the “Tuning Temperament” using a Digital Tuning Meter
- Tuning unison strings
- Extending octaves
- Piano Tuning Examination
Day 5
BASIC PIANO REPAIR
Basic Piano Repair covers the most common issues encountered during piano servicing
- How to fix “Sticky Keys”
- Basic Piano Regulation.
- How to replace “Broken Strings”
Advanced Piano Tuning (Intermediate Course)
Lessons on advanced piano tuning techniques and strategies. Minimizing the assistance of a digital tuning meter device.
Requirements for acceptance to take the course;
- The candidate must first complete the “Beginners Course” by Prime Piano before they can be considered as candidates for the “Intermediate Course”.
- Candidates for the “Intermediate Course” will certainly be required to take a “Hands-on Entrance Examination” with a fee of ฿3,000.
- During the “Hands-on Examination”, candidates must first demonstrate that they can tune a piano within 3 hrs. In addition, the quality of piano tuning must pass the standard set by the instructor.
Only the instructor can decide regarding your acceptance to the “Intermediate Course”. Therefore, we strongly advise the candidates to be well prepared before taking the “Hands-on Entrance Examination”.
Aural Piano Tuning (Advanced Course)
Lessons on how to tune pianos without the assistance of a digital tuning meter device. This method of tuning a piano is also known as the “Aural” method.
Piano Tuning Lessons Overview
Day 1
INTRODUCTION TO TRADITIONAL PIANO TUNING
- Aural tests and training (Listening)
- Setting “Piano Tuning Temperament” using only one guide note
- Advanced techniques
Day 2
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
- Setting “Piano Tuning Temperament” using only one guide note
Day 3
PROCESS AND STRATEGIES
- Extending Octaves
Day 4
PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION
- Setting “Piano Tuning Temperament” using only one guide note
- Extending Octaves
The Pre-Final Examination also serves as a preparation for the Final Examination. In addition, this is where we will determine the areas that you need to improve on for the Final Examination.
Day 5
FINAL EXAMINATION
- Aural Test
- Piano Tuning Test
Want to be a candidate for a piano tuning course?
It would certainly be an advantage for a candidate of Pro Piano Tuner’s piano tuning course to be already oriented with the piano keyboard and the names and locations of the keys.
If you don’t know the names of the keys on a piano keyboard, you can therefore refer to the illustration above to orient yourself with the key names and locations of the white keys in relation to the black keys. It is also recommended that you memorize it.
What do you need to have for the lessons?
You need to have the proper piano tuning tools to start your lessons.
You will also need a piano to practice on. If you don’t have your own piano, we can also assist you in finding a rental piano for your tuning lessons.
For inquiries, you can also contact our mobile number at +66 (0)86 784 2433
Interested in learning how to tune a piano? Contact us now and we will be happy to answer any questions you might have about our practical piano tuning course.
If you are also interested in purchasing our piano tuning basic tool set, please let us know in the application form for piano tuning lessons.