It’s a Tuning Fork! They’re neat little things. #440hz #tuningfork #showandtell | Molly Whuppie Music

Did you know music wasn’t standardized to the “standard tuning” of A=440 Hz until the 20th century? 😮 Before that, many orchestras and musicians tuned to other pitches using tuning forks handed down through the generations, many of them preferring tunings like A=444 Hz. (The same one we tune our music to.) 🎻 Many people say 444 Hz, slightly sharp of standard (but not even a quarter step sharp), “feels” better to them—either it resonates more beautifully on their instrument, or just seems to so