Pitch accuracy and ear training
hponesan
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Usually I do good in vocal exercises or singing songs on an instrumental track with a speaker, but when I am in the karaoke room, or recording with a headphone on, I lose my pitch accuracy, the vocal tone is not nice too and later I become tired. I can sing perfect pitch in head voice but my chest voice is usually slightly below target notes. How can i train my listening and pitch accuracy in general.
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You should be using a bright tone always, including on your low notes. Low notes tend to go flat unless they are bright enough. Bright tones also let you hear the intonation much better as you are singing.
You do have to listen actively as you are singing and also listen and compare what you're hearing in your head from your voice to the key and pitch of the playback you are singing along to.
If you are having problems discerning pitch, you may have to resort to a third-party pitch program. There are several available, some for free, others for free on a trial basis.
If possible, record with a backing. Either the song you are singing on the background, a karaoke version, or some acoustic guitar. It's important to have a reference, unless you have perfect pitch with your hearing...
Good luck!
The bright and supported tone will help you a lot with pitch control when you get used to it, and have strengthened your voice.
Pitch doesn't come over night unfortunately, and some are naturally better with pitch than others, including hearing pitch.
Do you play any instruments? Singing along with a well-tuned guitar or piano is always a good way to guide yourself. Playing a single note melody, and then replicate this with singing can also help a lot (or simultaneously with singing). Those are good little bits to record.
I recommend to always practice with music, or some other guidance of pitch. Record yourself where you think this is best.
If you play any instruments, and create or cover music, keep doing that. Try and do a lot from your own hearing instead of sheet music or tablature. This is an amazing way that will train your hearing over time. It's a very active way of training your hearing and abilities.
Don't worry too much, but focus. Keeping your focus on areas will improve those areas over time. But you have to put in the time to reap the benefits!
All the best,
Ben
Aside from Ken's videos on pitch and doing the piano-only work outs, I'm also taking these advices from wikihow. I suggest you all give it a try.
http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Perfect-Pitch
Man,having a great pitch yet a very small range isn't worth anything eighter. You'd be limited to sing a very small repertoire of songs.
We should work on both what we find to be easy and what we find to be hard.
We need both to become great singers.
Singing live it's important to get yourself a pair of musician earplugs so the sound of the band doesn't overpower your ability to hear your own vocals. Especially when singing metal or hard rock, there is an overwhelming urge to really use a lot of power and force, both to achieve loudness and for effect. I've had to spend years trying to reverse this psychological urge. Good technique comes down to use of glottal compression. Get a good microphone and let it carry the volume and the effects for you.
I would also strongly recommend taking up a melodic instrument in addition to singing, particularly the piano. That is one of the best ways to develop your pitch.