Singing Tips and Tools - Do You Sing Off-Pitch? We Can Fix That Problem

First, let's begin by understanding the VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE TOTALLY UNABLE TO SING ON PITCH. A true "tin ear" occurs in approximately 1 out of a million. Singing out of pitch is almost always caused by one or several things:

1. Not knowing the song really well. (Do you REALLY know it?)

2. Not creating the melody in your head before you sing it. THE GENIUS OF THE SINGER DEPENDS MOSTLY ON THEIR ABILITY TO MENTALLY "HEAR" WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO SING, like a fortune teller looking to the future through a Crystal ball.

3. Letting your current mood (happy, sad, angry, etc) affect your singing, especially pitch. If you sing a gig the day you lost your job, chances are you will sing flat a lot. Be aware and prepared for this and you can avoid it.

4. Letting your current health problems (a cold, a headache, constipation, exhaustion, etc) affect your singing.

5. Drinking hot drinks loosens the cords and makes it harder to stay in key.

6. The same with very cold drinks. The cords become overly tight.

7. Are you getting enough breath to finish the phrase. When you run short of breath at the end of a phrase it's hard to stay up on pitch. Learn correct breathing techniques. Think ahead. Get a breath if you feel you can't make it through the phrase.

8. Are you singing with a "smile in your heart? (sounds like a Fred Astaire movie title) An internal "smile" does wonders toward keeping the pitch from going flat.

Also, sadness, a hot room, anger, not being "with it" that night, depression, etc can cause you to sing flat. Going sharp is usually caused by pushing too much energy. If you don't hear yourself well through the monitors you are in danger of pushing your voice so you can hear it. This could take you way flat or sharp.

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How to Sing High Notes Easily - What is Necessary?

There is a certain skill needed when it comes to learning how to sing high notes, easily and quickly. Some seem to naturally have a higher pitched voice and can reach those high notes with little effort, but for others, it's good to think of how you can do this correctly and properly so that you don't damage your voice or worse yet, send your audience running with their hands over their ears!

First, singing high notes means warming up your voice no matter what. Use humming as a way to warm up. Start very low and then move up to a higher pitched hum, and then low again. Remember to breathe correctly, with the breath coming from the belly rather than the chest or just the sinuses. Then, when you're ready to practice singing start in the middle range rather than the low range and work your way up to the higher notes. Do not strain your voice as you do this; if your throat hurts, it's time for a rest. Next time warm up more and practice your breathing as you do so that you won't hurt yourself.

Use what is called vowel modification to practice when learning how to sing high notes, easily. Concentrate on one long vowel sound that works best for you and use that to gradually raise your pitch and tone. Keep breathing from your belly as you do and open your mouth wide. If you notice that you're starting to sound nasally, stop what you're doing and take a breather. Practice these things slowly as you don't want to wear out your voice as you do this. If you incorporate these tips you'll see that you can soon master the high notes so that your singing has more range while still having more depth.

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