Can you sing in key?
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I think I sing pretty good...and i'm always on key. I've been told I have a very nice voice..but I've never tested it (ie: singing solo in choir). My choir instructor lady...called me her "closet alto", because I was so shy....i would never sing solo...but she loved the way I sang. Aww...I was finally praised for something good at school. Lol.
I have actually been taking vocal training and found that I have a very nice voice and have a good ear, according to the instructor.
I have found that a lot of people THINK that they sound good or can stay in key, but really don't.
I have found that a lot of people THINK that they sound good or can stay in key, but really don't.
Really? How do you explain the rash of dog and bat suicides every time you hit a high note then Mr. Sings-a-Lot?
5+ years of chorus
I can sing in key, my father's convinced I have perfect pitch I've never tested it though. I can generally recall tunes from memory and don't need a pitch harp.
I can sing in key, my father's convinced I have perfect pitch I've never tested it though. I can generally recall tunes from memory and don't need a pitch harp.
hehehe...thats funny. I've done choir for the past ten years or so (started in HS), singing bass pretty well...
Haha...that's so true. My friend thinks she's sooooooooo great at singing. But when we are sitting in the car listening to a song on the radio...and she starts to sing.... WHOA! Lol...
But she's getting a little better.
I'm not like fingernails on a chalkboard...but you won't see me on American Idol anytime soon either.
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Really? How do you explain the rash of dog and bat suicides every time you hit a high note then Mr. Sings-a-Lot?
I blame you. It's easier.
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Usually, I can tell what note I'm singing or humming from both the tone (what I hear) and the vibrations in my mouth. I always check by going to a piano, of course.Originally posted by: iamme
how do you know if you can sing in key?
Some may think singing in key is a natural gift, but years of experience and practice got me to the point I'm at. I've been playing the piano for well over 20 years, spent about 8 years playing the French Horn in High School/College Band, and spent about 5 or so years in various high school and college choirs.
Experience is the key to singing in key!
LMAOOriginally posted by: mpitts
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Really? How do you explain the rash of dog and bat suicides every time you hit a high note then Mr. Sings-a-Lot?
I blame you. It's easier.
That's like farting and then blaming it on the dog.
Originally posted by: nativesunshine
Haha...that's so true. My friend thinks she's sooooooooo great at singing. But when we are sitting in the car listening to a song on the radio...and she starts to sing.... WHOA! Lol...
But she's getting a little better.
Have them try to sing the song without it playing in the background. That is called a dose of reality.
Originally posted by: Fausto1
LMAOOriginally posted by: mpitts
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Really? How do you explain the rash of dog and bat suicides every time you hit a high note then Mr. Sings-a-Lot?
I blame you. It's easier.
That's like farting and then blaming it on the dog.
Another common occurance at my house.
Very interesting article on perfect pitch
It's a lot more complicated than I thought...
~ps
I like your new pic hoiky
It's a lot more complicated than I thought...
~ps
I like your new pic hoiky
My mom says I started playing piano when I was five or six, I started guitar at fifteen, and I've played and sung professionally. I can hear intervals and harmonies very well, and I can sing them. Singing tight harmony is a rush.
There is a difference between having good relative pitch and so-called perfect pitch. People with a good sense of music can have good relative pitch, but IMHO, perfect pitch is a fallacy. If perfect pitch means being able to hear or sing nuts on any tone in the scale, the problem is, the definition of the scale is not a constant. In the U.S., concert A is defined as 440 Hz. In the most of Europe, it is 442 Hz, and I believe it is 444 Hz in Russia. Also, the way one perceives tones is affected by atmospheric pressure and density so the way you hear things will be slightly different at different altitudes in Denver than in L.A. This brings into question of exactly what pitch those who claim to have "perfect" pitch think they are hearing.
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.
There is a difference between having good relative pitch and so-called perfect pitch. People with a good sense of music can have good relative pitch, but IMHO, perfect pitch is a fallacy. If perfect pitch means being able to hear or sing nuts on any tone in the scale, the problem is, the definition of the scale is not a constant. In the U.S., concert A is defined as 440 Hz. In the most of Europe, it is 442 Hz, and I believe it is 444 Hz in Russia. Also, the way one perceives tones is affected by atmospheric pressure and density so the way you hear things will be slightly different at different altitudes in Denver than in L.A. This brings into question of exactly what pitch those who claim to have "perfect" pitch think they are hearing.
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.
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