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Knowing what out of tune means probably come down to having grown up with a musical instrument that has to be tuned from time to time
by belinder 2y ago
Knowing what out of tune means probably come down to having grown up with a musical instrument that has to be tuned from time to time
- vundercind 2y agoOr having ever taken a band class? Like even once? You have to tune the instruments to a common reference before you play so they’re not… out of tune. With themselves. The exact thing he’s talking about. I’m so amazed such a musically-inclined guy (he’s clearly been passing it on to his kids, at least!) evidently had zero close family members who got what he meant, that I’m wondering if the story is exaggerated for effect and this was actually audience feedback. If not, I’m flabbergasted. That’s not obscure or deep knowledge. Or maybe they were trolling him? [edit] or is… language changing? I’ve never known “out of tune” to mean anything but what he was trying to communicate: you do not say a guitar is “out of tune” if it’s a half-step down or in an alternate tuning or something. Instruments accompanying a poorly-tuned piano are “out of tune” if they’re not exactly as wrong as the piano is. That’s just what it means. But maybe that’s changing? [edit2] for context, I play some instruments to about the same level as people who only sing in the shower or in the car alone sing, am by far the most-musical person in my immediate family, and half-assed my way through some band classes in school—I’m entirely with him in being surprised this isn’t usage that anyone who’s looked at an instrument is familiar with.