Stemmen op gehoor
Example: De muzikanten moeten goed stemmen op gehoor voor het concert.
Definition
"Stemmen op gehoor" means tuning musical instruments by ear, without the use of electronic tuners or reference tones. Musicians listen carefully and adjust their instruments to achieve the correct pitch and harmony based on auditory perception.
Etymology
The phrase "stemmen op gehoor" comes from Dutch, where "stemmen" means tuning or adjusting musical instruments, and "gehoor" means hearing or ear. It literally translates to 'tuning by ear,' reflecting the practice of relying on one's hearing to set the correct pitch. Did you know this traditional method predates modern electronic tuners?
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"Stemmen op gehoor" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (A2) - set 1", containing 102 commonly used words.
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