Does the tuner make sense? A study about the impact of equal temperament in middle and upper-level violin students
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https://doi.org/10.7203/LEEME.49.23992Keywords:
String Instruments, intonation, teaching, music education.
Abstract
Intonation is one of the main challenges violin students face throughout their studies. This paper aims to determine the impact of Equal Temperament on the intonation ability of violin students in two music conservatories located in the Spanish Autonomous Region of Extremadura. With this aim of realizing a non-experimental quantitative study, a cross-sectional exploratory study has been carried out in order to gather and measure information concerning the variable object of study of intonational ability. Results suggest that, despite comparatively high scores obtained in the realm of Just Intonation, the students’ intonation ability behaves similarly in the domain of Equal Temperament. Keys which tend to be more in tune have also been established, along with the non-tempered nature of the instrument.
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