The Podcast

88 episodes.
One ear.
90 days.

A daily podcast teaching complete beginners the art of aural piano tuning — one concept at a time, built to stack. Hosted by Eathan Janney, PhD in Neuroscience, professional piano technician, and founder of Piano Technician Masterclasses.

88

Sequential Episodes

~15

Minutes Each

90

Days to Tune

Free

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How It Works

A Modern Apprenticeship.
At Scale.

01

Listen Daily

Each episode is ~15 minutes — built for your morning commute, lunch break, or workshop time. One concept per day. No skipping ahead.

02

Train Your Ear

Every lesson includes listening exercises. You develop pitch memory, interval recognition, and the internalized reference points all great technicians carry.

03

Touch the Piano

By Episode 88 you'll have the aural and technical vocabulary to sit at a piano and start tuning. The podcast gets you there. Your hands finish the job.

The 88-Lesson Arc

Six Phases. One Craft.

The curriculum is sequenced the way a master tuner would teach an apprentice — ear first, mechanics second, artistry last.

Phase 1 · Ep. 1–15

Awakening the Ear

Pure listening. Silence, overtones, the harmonic series. You learn to hear what you've been ignoring your entire life.

Phase 2 · Ep. 16–30

Interval Recognition

Octaves, fifths, fourths. The mathematical structure of sound. How intervals beat — and why that beating is the tuner's compass.

Phase 3 · Ep. 31–44

Equal Temperament

The compromise that makes Western music possible. Why every interval except the octave is slightly wrong — and why that's exactly right.

Phase 4 · Ep. 45–60

Tuning Workflow

Temperament octave. Unisons. Pitch raises. The practical sequence every piano technician follows — and why order matters.

Phase 5 · Ep. 61–75

Craft & Professionalism

How to work. How to listen. How to handle a piano that fights you. The habits that separate technicians from tuners.

Phase 6 · Ep. 76–88

Advanced Concepts

Inharmonicity. Stretch tuning. Historical temperaments. Where aural tuning and artistry converge — and what mastery feels like.

Two Ways to Learn

Start Free. Go Deeper
When You're Ready.

Free Podcast

Always Free

  • 88 daily episodes (~15 min each)
  • Core concepts & ear training
  • Tuning philosophy & craft
  • Daily listening exercises
  • Available on all platforms
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