Can I really learn to sing on pitch?

jacobtate24

Hey guys - I have listened to Ken's YouTube tutorials for some time but before I go in on paying for the course I want some concrete answers on fixing my pitch problem. I cannot sing on pitch. I have been working on it for months and can only just now hum middle C and D. But I cannot hit those notes outside of humming and I can never hit them the first try, I always let a note out and then raise or lower it to match. And that is difficult for me because although I do not think I am tone deaf, I am pretty close. I have played instruments for years so I know a decent amount of music theory.

In short, my question is this: can I actually learn to sing on pitch if I have trouble hearing when I am or am not off?

Klaus_T

you will learn it on the course, if you put in the effort. by doing daily scales, you lock onto the underlying piano/guitar playback. ear training (like tonedear.com) helps, too. but the course does have its own pitch segment, too.

i can 100% vouch for the course, it does not overpromise. you have to commit to practicing 5-6 days a week though.

if you actually do the course, you will be surprised how far you can take it. after 1,5 yrs, i am not an amazing singer, but i am better than i ever would have imagined. and i get better month by month

i am tagging @Diego @Vocality @doc_ramadani @Wigs @highmtn @bentk @sjonrokz4u to second my opinion

sjonrokz4u

I second his opinion. I’m not great but my pitch has gotten better than I could have ever thought. Pitch is learned through disciplined practice

jacobtate24

Thanks guys, great to hear. Being a musician I know the dedication and practice it takes so I am definitely willing to put in the time.

highmtn

If you are having difficulties discerning pitch, you may want to use a pitch app along with the course that will help you to know when you are sharp, flat, or right on the money. You can try a free 30 day trial of something like Sing and See.

Ken does give a lot of information about pitch, as well as exercises, but you must also train your ears, brain, and voice to work together. The tone you use with your voice makes a big difference, and Ken shows you how to get the right tone. But you will have to work at it, just like learning to tune a guitar without a tuner. It's very similar, except you are the instrument.

Vocality

@jacobtate24

There's another good exercise you can do you need a pitch app for verifcation.

1. Goto www.tonedear.com website select perfect pitch ( this will be your random note generator)
2. Start off with simple C D E notes.
3. Listen to the first note sing that note with pitch app running enter the actual note you sung into pitch app and enter it into toned ear.
4. Do this every day say 15 minutes.

Now C D and E will be played over 3 octave so if a note is too high skip the note and do these gently.

I was amazed how far off I was on some of the notes, found with this exercise quickly zoned in with regular practice.

Vocality

Nathanc

I use an app called Singer's Studio. It is very helpful. I also think it's helpful to use a keyboard and do tone matching. Play notes that are comfortable on the keyboard and then sing along with them. Or use a pitch pipe app and sing to those notes.
If you were tone deaf, I don't think you'd like music much, so I don't think you are tone deaf.

Nathanc

One more thing, electronic keyboards seem to help more than guitars since the keyboard is perfectly tuned.

Vocality

Everyone will find what works best dealing with pitch, like Ken says many reasons for pitch issues, a good pitch app is a good start to check where we are going wrong. A musical instrument is a good tool especially learning to sing melodies that helped me quite a bit.