Sing on Pitch: 3 Exercises to Make It Happen Every Time
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Introduction: 0:00
Top 3 reasons people sing off pitch: 2:20
Your voice is not well coordinated yet: 5:03
You need to work on ear training: 6:02
You may need a combination of both: 6:53
5 tone solfege: 7:50
1.5 Octave “Gee” (if you’re singing flat): 9:52
5 tone “Gug” (if you’re singing sharp: 12:11
Have you had a hard time telling if you're singing on pitch or in tune? You're not alone! Many beginning singers find it difficult to sing on pitch when they're first starting off. However, everyone needs to learn to sing on pitch if they want to become a better singer.
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The truth is that learning to sing in tune and on pitch is the first step in a singer's journey. So, if you've been having a hard time singing on pitch, get started here.
First, we need to discuss what pitch is. Pitch is the tone or the note that you're singing. Pitch is created by the vocal cords vibrating together. The faster the vocal cords vibrate the higher the pitch that you hear.
The slower the vocal cords vibrate lower the note that you're going to hear. How do the vocal cords change the speed that they're vibrating? By stretching or slackening the length of the chords. Basically, if the vocal cords are longer, then they will vibrate faster just like a rubber bands. Or, if the vocal cords are very slack, they will vibrate slower with a low note.
Now that you understand pitch, it's important that you realize that everyone sings off pitch sometimes. Even phenomenal singers like Freddie Mercury sometimes sing off pitch. But the most important thing is that you're able to correct it.
In my experience, there are three main reasons that a singer will be off pitch. The first reason that a singer may not be on pitch is that they need to train their ear. It simply means that they need to coordinate what they hear in their head with what they sing. The second reason some singers may not sing on pitch is that they need to coordinate their voice. In other words, since they haven't done a lot of singing, they just haven't experienced all the different parts of their voice yet. The third reason that someone may not sing on pitch is because they need to work on both their ear training and their coordination.
Luckily, learning to coordinate your singing tone is easy with the right exercises. In fact, many singers may have a great ear, but their voice just isn't coordinated correctly yet. So if you haven't learned to sing in tune, try these exercises.
In his first exercise, I'll show you to sing a five tone scale on solfeggio. Basically, you sing each note of a 5-tone scale on the words, Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So and back down.
In the second exercise, I'll help you if you tend to sing a little bit flat. If you tend to sing flat, it's really important to stay on longer scales. In this exercise, you will sing an octave and a half scale on the word ghee as in peace.
In our final exercise, you'll sing a 5-tone scale where you sing each note of the five tone scale on the word gug as in gutter. Don't worry if that you're having a hard time learning to sing on pitch. Learning to sing in tune takes a little bit of time and the most important thing is that you continue working on it. - Hudba
My problem singing pitch is hearing . I think im singing the note, record it, then feel like giving up.
just remember recordings aren't always accurate
Keep recording yourself and rather than giving up, hear what it is you don't like, research how to fix it. Practice, practice, practice. Try plugging 1 ear w your finger while you sing, it really helps you hear yourself better.
You can check out these things called hearfones, you hear yourself as you are singing. Pretty neat tool.
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Hi, Ramsey -- Here's a method I've used to help dozens of long-time non singers realize they can warble. Instead of asking Mr. I Can't Sing to match a tone on piano, which sets them up for failure, I ask them to make a tone, any tone (I might have to model what I mean with my voice). When they make some sound, I say, "Good can you do it again and hold it for a few seconds?" When they do, I do my best to match their tone with my voice. Just matching one tone usually makes eyes light up. From there it's on to "Can you make another sound . . . then a different one?" Again, I may have to model sounding two different notes. Whatever they do, I match their tone. Laughter ensues, and so does the realization that Mr. Can't Sing actually can.
What do you (and your gentle viewers) think of this method? Thanks for reading this.
I use that method in my private lessons, sometimes! Here, I had to be more general for the singing public, of course
that sounds more useful cause im like how am i suppose to match a tone from a instrument if im tone deaf
@@pedro-ehlamaar8084 greetings, "tone deaf" is an interesting term that can have different meanings. Anyone who enjoys music and can tell one song from another isn't really, truly, deeply tone deaf. What most us who label ourselves as tone deaf have trouble with is just what you said, "Making a tone with our mouth that matches another tone." Often the trouble has a physical component -- we don't have the muscle control to make the matching tone. I am that way when it comes to whistling, and my brother, who is a fabulous whistler, has the problem when it comes to singing. When I try to whistle a tune, my tongue simply isn't agile enough to make the right note. It's not that I think I'm an OK whistler. As I whistle, I know I'm blowing out almost random sounds, even when attempting to whistle a familiar tune, like "Happy Birthday."
A hopelessly tone deaf person can't tell one song from another. This is very rare, and I doubt anyone interested in music -- as you obviously are -- is really tone deaf. One way to check this is to noodle around on a piano. As you hit successive notes, see if any of the combinations familiar, like parts of a song. If that is the case, you aren't tone deaf. In fact, you are making music -- with your fingers. Again, the problem is physical, with your "mouth," not your ear.
Another way of putting this is that anyone who thinks they are tone deaf because they sound "bad" when singing isn't, in fact, tone deaf. What they need is to improve their ability to make matching tones.
If you have access to a piano type keyboard -- and there are several, free, online -- like this one
www.onlinepianist.com/virtual-piano
you can make progress and have fun by noodling around, making some tunes -- and then, when you feel like it, without the pressure of someone else commanding you and listening to you -- just make a tone and see if it matches. If it doesn't, no big deal. Just scootch around inside your mouth and make a different tone, and then another. Eventually you will get the knack of making matching tones.
oh, by the way, in addition to the difference between whistling and singing and making music with fingers, some people who have trouble making tones with their mouths can be quite good as hummers.
peace, keep on warbling -- dan
I think your use of the word tone is incorrect. You mean to say pitch. Tone is about resonance, timbre... Makes it more difficult to understand the lesson, and adds more confusion than should be. Remember you asked...
@@dandamerville You are assuming that tone deaf is the same as completely deaf to tones. Just like with vision, people can see better than others, hearing too, does not require a person to either hear or not hear. There are degrees... fine tuning between semitones may actually be impossible for some people who have a hearing impairment of several kinds of impairments that exist, and are not fully understood through research to date. So it is possible they hear example of which note is higher or lower, but they cannot distinguish if they are too sharp or too flat. The myth of tone deaf is that if you hear the semitones you are not tone deaf. That is the myth. Ask Huey Lewis
Timestamps of exercises
Solfege for males 8:57 & females 9:20
1.5 octave gee for males 11:19 &
Females 11:48
5 tone gug for males 13:09 &
females 13:25
Did this for the challenge
thanks!
Do re mi fa so fa mi re do
Sing on Pitch: 3 Exercises to Make It Happen Every Time
1:16 - What is Pitch
2:20 - Reasons off Pitch
8:07 - 5 Tone Solfege
10:41 - 1.5 Octave GEE
12:45 - 5 Tone GUG
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I want to 1.5 octive notes in 'do re me'.
Thanks much for arranging it god bless you I got less stress with so much talking thanks again
Good info. I spent 25 years in recording studios. One of my best 2 vocals took place after I’d slept very little the night before the session. The recording studio was an hour drive away. I was very tired but my mind was too tired to think. With my thinking mind utterly silent, every aspect of the vocal was my best ever.
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Wow, thanks, Muhammed!
Ya same here
So glad you mentioned feeling the voice vibrations. When Im on its the most incredible feeling through my whole body. When not it just feels bad and gets worse the farther off I am. Thanks for the lesson. New to actually learning to sing. I appreciate your help very much 🙏
You are an amazing teacher! Making me under WHY to do these “ silly” exercises… / warm ups, no one ever explained about the vocal chords, and how to clear them, posture,etc and how to keep going excellent
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Thank you! I have recently got back into singing and really enjoy your lessons. Its been really nice to gently strengthen things I have forgotten! Keep up the great work!
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This has been SOOO HELPFUL!!! Thank you SO MUCH!! This has answered all of my questions! My vocal coach says today I had a pitch problem but she's so rushed and trying to get through every student in virtual class before rushing off I have no idea what that means and how to improve on what shes looking for!! Thank you so much! Every question I had was answered in this video! Next I need tips on how to overcome nerves. I love my vocal coach, shes absolutely great but very busy and I have a limited window with her on zoom. I really want to deliver for her. She says I can overcome nerves "by pushing the butterflies in my stomach evenly" But I don't feel my nerves in my stomach, I feel nerves in my chest, arms and throat. I get very jittery and it effects how i sing compared to when I'm at home in my own kitchen. HOW DO I OVERCOME MY NERVOUSNESS??!! HELP??? So I can sing naturally and comfortably and work on what I really need to improve on.
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Great tutorial! You are a fantastic video teacher. Not everyone can be so concise, engaging, and really educational without rambling.
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This video is excellent! I learned so much.
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Thank you! Greeting from France !
Hey, thank you for making such awesome videos! I really love them. Please continue to do more! Plus you are really very positive and encouraging as well :)
It is so great to hear that! That's what I love doing.
Thank you I needed this
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I’m going to try this later ! Thanks for the tips love the channel
Hope you enjoy and thanks very much!
Great video, Great tips!
Been singing since I was a kid. I have a good voice, but it's nothing compared to singers who have talent and lessons on top of it. Thank you for your videos
They have good voices and just better coaches. It’s all about practice and strengthening your voice muscle tho. Skill >>>>>>>>>>>> Talent
You are awesome and adorable. Thank you for all these great lessons online. They are super fun.
The geee and gug excersises are superb for us more advanced singers 💥
glad to help
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Brilliant tutorial! I always thought I was tone death and a terrible singer but you have given me hope! Enjoyed the singing exercises 😀
Tone deaf****
Lmfao did u think it was “death” this whole time????
You never put two and two together that the word “deaf” refers to not being able to hear….
Tone deaf… unable to hear tone…
Omgggg Lmaoo!!!
@@sophritoh did u consider the death being a typo error and Pen wanted to write deaf instead
Thank you so much for these videos that you do. I have learnt a lot and am getting better as the days go by. Once again thanks.
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much, what a wonderfully positive and gracious teacher you are! I was very helped and encouraged. Maybe consider adding graphics (just of the Italian words for those of us with cognitive impairments (ADHD) since it was difficult to remember the words of the scale.
This will be very helpful as I have to sing by listening to chords ( a lot) and I rush home, buy sheet music and memorize the tune by plunking it out on my keyboard.
I appreciate these videos, you're helping me out a lot!
Glad you like them, Ryan
you're awesome, thank you!
Great tutorial!
I love all your tips and I like to practice with you.
Thanks for sharing
This really helped!
Great help thanks
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Great video
This helped me understand a lot of things I can do better to sing more in pitch. Thank you!
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this lesson really got you that sub bro your amazing bro, this video spoke to me in so many ways im the type that sings a little flat and not that melodious but i will try everything you said and get back to you on my results before and after
Congrats Matt.
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Thanks for the information, I’m learning as much about music as possible so one day I can make better music.
Go for it!
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It was really amazing explainasion
Um always having a hard time singing in tune and ur right I guess I really need a vocal lessons
it will help tremendously
My right vocal cord has been paralyzed for the past 13 years. I lost a lot of my vocal control (in fact, all of the control I ever had on the right side), and after 9 months of voice therapy, and many subsequent years of hard work, I still can't reliably sing on pitch. Oddly, I can usually stay on pitch when I hum, and my voice is more reliable on songs that I knew extremely well before the paralysis (I've been singing all my life). I'm a songwriter and I'd like to release my songs as a singer/songwriter, unfortunately I'm afraid that I might not be able to do that without autotuning the life out of my performances. I used to have a very good voice that I got a lot of compliments on. Do you have any suggestions for someone like me?
that is a challenging situation. I'd like to hear you, my first private online lesson is 50% off:
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Keep it up and you're welcome!
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Can't sing anymore. Damaged my voice from my early years of classroom teaching, where I didn't really use my voice correctly. Came here to improve my pitch accuracy on my theremin.
excellent, welcome. It's a shame about your vocal damage, but have you seen an ENT, maybe they could see if something can be done?
Thanks to you I was corrected on my classification. Here's a sub.
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Leaving this for myself
9:18 - 5 tone solfege
Gee singing is my favourite!
Loooove thank you brother
Hi... Firstly Love your videos, sooo to the point! It's like you know the best and fastest route to arrive at the destination. Anyways, You had mentioned some people can sing along well with the melody but find it difficult to pitch themselves to a chord. I supposed that was not explained in this video. Could you please address how to pitch yourself to chords too? Would be really helpful.
something that might help others that I've just come to realized. So if you are like me you can hear the note pretty well but when you go to replicate it, it doesn't sound the greatest and it doesn't match. Something that I discovered for myself was that I would hear it with my ears then try to replicate it with my throat when is a big NO NO. So instead I started listening with my ears and keened in the way my body felt and the vibrations going through my body, then I tried to recreate that feeling of vibration and it was accurate almost every time. So yeah if you're having trouble maybe try listening and trying to recreate the vibrations you feel. Hope this helped anyone who may be struggling, also i just downloaded a free note checker app just to be safe.
Great. Job
awesome, thanks
Freddie Mercury in no way sings out of tune at the end of Somebody to Love. Scooping or bending up to a note is an artistic choice, one that, in this case, adds a lot of emotion. Tons of blues singers do it.
It would be great if you could make a video distinguishing between pitch, tone, rhythm, tune, so on.
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Aw thanks!
Subscribed. Nice will give this a try. I did a short song recording and was surprised to hear myself flat or sharp in some part- whilst during the recording I was so confident I was hitting the right notes. 😂 Until I heard the result.. then I realised I may not be hitting them at all 😝
Thanks for the sub! I have a mini-course on Sing on Pitch, here's the link:
courses.ramseyvoice.com/p/sing-on-pitch
Right on point 🙌 I have an album to record 😎😂 thanks for all the great informations 👌
Rock on! Thanks!
Nice one man ….. thanks alot
glad to hear
9:21 tone solfege do, re, mi, fa, sol, fa, mi, re, do
11:51 Gee
13:32 Gug
You are sooo nice and are great at teaching! Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us :)
You are so welcome!
Nice
This is the sexiest voice lesson ever. Very good at explaining the why’s and how’s of pitch correction. This is so hot. I’m definitely going to take this with me.
glad it helped
I love your videos! This channel has all the positives without the BUY OUR PRODUCT AND DO THIS LIKE US CUZ IF NOT YOU FAIL. Great coaching
I appreciate that!
I watched this a second time and it kinda just clicked jn. Thank you!
I’m just now discovering singing pitch wise isn’t always immediate voice wise, I have a huge understanding of pitch and tone. My mind is just thinking too much. I’m willing to do the work and am.
I trust you more than anyone on youtube
that's great to hear
Ramsey please do a video on riffs and runs
I have one:
ramseyvoice.com/riffs-and-runs/
Question , can males also do the females exercises if we can hit the notes the same way you do?
Thank you so much for these videos, they help me so much
This sound fun
Well, I'm in @ 65yr's, liked and subbed! ;)
lol I know it doesn't matter the specific Italian syllable but I was in Chorus in 7th-9th grade and sung lead tenor in my guys group which only consisted of 6 guys in 9th. When my teacher told us about solfege she taught us Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do instead. I just found it funny that despite still singing it different i kept on pitch. Side note I'm trying to figure out my singing issue. I thought it may have been pitch but i believe its more complicated than that. I think my issue is lack of vocal training acapella. I have perfect pitch but only when I hear the pitch.
Pitch is my biggest hurdle. Never been able to sing on pitch 😭😭
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1:19 - What pitch is
3 main reasons people sing off pitch
5:03 - Voice is not well coordinated yet
6:02 - Need to work on ear training
6:53 - A combination of both
3 exercises to sing on pitch
7:50 - 5 tone solfege
9:52 - 1.5 Octave “Gee” (if you’re singing flat)
12:11 - 5 tone “Gug” (if you’re singing sharp)
thanks
Hi Ramsey!! I watch a lot of your vids and it’s helped me a lot with not vocally straining. But as a teenage boy who goes through voice changes, I always struggle in the higher notes to match the pitch, and I end up going a bit lower because I feel like I’m either straining or I’m forcing the sound out when I do aim for higher notes, which is obviously not comfortable. Is there a way to be able to learn match the pitch of higher notes without straining them?
try this out:
ramseyvoice.com/fix-vocal-break/
Okay..I am following you
That's mean I am trusting you.
Hi , am new in singing so am trying to learn how to sing on pitch.
nice! this was funny too
He mention guitar and the office... IM SOLD!
It took me years to develop good pitch. Interesting, sometimes if I get high I can loose it. Can’t pick the pitch, so there must be a mental process of understanding what you are hearing and rationalising it. Confusion can throw you if you’re mind is not clear.
I have seen many do that 5 tone thing, OVER AND OVER missing the notes consistently, without even knowing it. =/
Basically practicing wrong notes as a routine and making life more difficult =/
Movable do just makes way more sense for anyone who doesn’t have perfect pitch. You learn the intervals much faster.
my range is c2 to c4 in chest and anything above that gets shaky fast since I don't really use head voice smoothly