Tunning

Wayunki is tuned to 6 notes that always come from the same scale. This ensures that the entire instrument sounds in one harmony, meaning that it is impossible to play a “false” or dissonant note. Even with this, the instrument is destined by its simplicity to everyone who is attracted by its sound. Playing is purely intuitive and anyone can do  it.

All tunings in which Wayunki is produced are the result of an intuitive selection process. Not every progression of tones, even if it is based on one scale, sounds pleasant on Wayunki, and some scales cannot even be implemented in such a way that the result is satisfactory. So a few of the best sounding tone combinations available have been selected. Since Wayunki has 6 notes, the combinations given are chords to create atmosphere and tuning, rather than any specific melodies to be played. Each tuning has a specific mood and brings different qualities and types of energies. The qualities of different tonal progressions are dealt with in more detail in the Indian science of ragas. In our western environment, for better orientation, we assign each tuning intuitively to the individual natural elements of the four directions of the shamanic wheel. Fire, water, earth, air.