Can you sing in key?

[StormRider]

I sing like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan combined as a single package.

 

[eplebnista]

Can you sing in key?

No.

 

[Swag1138]

I sing in key, but my voice is high, so it takes a certain taste to like it.

 

[KokomoGST]

I have good relative pitch... not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I can hear when I get pitchy (as they say on American Idol) and since I'm out of practice without any formal training anymore, I make a lot of the typical vocal errors.

To the average person, I sound dead on though... but to me, I can tell that I'm a little bit off on some transitions. I can control my vibrato decently for being so outta practice. I can't sing in tenths of a tone or other crazy crap like that... but I can hear it, but only sing toward the correct pitch. I knew some people in college that were able to sing in 1/16ths of a tone. :Q

I'm about as good as some of the last 64/32 contestants on American Idol... but that's not saying much. They were in key but made vocal errors too. Heck, if you listen to Christina Aguilera in the studio (MTV Diary) you notice she's correcting herself a lot even though a lot of people I know said it sounded fine.

 

[FoBoT]

in the middle i guess, but i don't really know, how can you judge your own voice?

 

[Cycad]

What's a key?

 

[Deeko]

yes

 

[CubicZirconia]

No, no I cannot.

 

[Jzero]

OTOH, once a reference tone is established, people with good relative pitch can easily determine the relationship of another tone to the reference and whether it is "in tune" with it.

I agree. I have a pretty solid relative pitch, and as a result I'm a very strong sight-reader. Give me a piece of music and a starting pitch and I'll get through it with high accuracy. I also have good "tonal memory." Give me that same piece of music, play it for me once, and give me a starting pitch, and depending on the length and how challenging it is, I'll get it between 90 and 100% correct.

To answer the question, I can sing on key, or at least that's what I'm told

 

[ROTC1983]

I am average. I am not the best and not the worst

 

[EvilYoda]

me loves singing......in an a capella group too.

 

[xeno2060]

I SING GREAT!!!!

 

[yoda291]

I can NOT scare a dog or cat with my voice..but I ain't getting a record deal anytime soon either.

 

[Zenmervolt]

I always sing in key. Only problem is that it's always the wrong key.

ZV

 

[hans007]

NO. HAHA

 

[Honkus]

I've been singing in one way or another pretty much my whole life. Most of my singing experience comes from the choir I sang in when I was a kid (yes, I was a noodle armed choir boy ). I've never had a stellar "Disney-esque" voice, but one that's more natural and pleasant to listen to without being obnoxious. I can hold my own just singing by myself, but I really shine when I'm singing along with a 3 or 4 part harmony. When I sing along with the radio I often add some kind of harmony line with my voice, and it usually sounds damn good .

Don't worry about comparing you voice to the sh!t they shuffle around on American Idol. The way those people sing isn't natural and it usually ends up doing more damage to their voice in the long run because the sound is "manufatured", which puts considerable strain on their vocal cords. Guys, try singing like Justin Timberlake for five minutes: 1) Your scrotum will probably have shrivelled completely away, and more importantly 2) your voice will most likely hurt because of the strain.