Have you ever wondered how to sing on tune? Or have you wondered what that means to sing on tune? Well we are going to answer those questions today.
Is It Possible To Learn How to Sing on Tune?
This is one of the questions that I get asked often. And I understand why because it can be frustrating when you don’t know how to stay on tune. I believe that it is possible to learn proper tuning. There are two big things that gets in the way of people learning this.
- Attitude – If someone comes into my studio thinking that they know everything and refuse to work on their voice. Well then their tuning is not going to get better. However, if I happen to have someone who wants to learn it is amazing what can be accomplished. I know that it is possible because my amazing students have proven it to me that anything is possible.
- Work Ethic – If someone doesn’t want to put in the work it will not get better. I’m not going to lie, learning to sing on tune is very hard to do. It takes lots of practice and diligence. But once you nail it, the things you can begin to do with your voice are incredible!
So What Does Singing on Tune Mean?
Singing on tune is like thinking of hitting your notes right on the bulls-eye. It is right in the center of perfection. If you are singing too high that is something we call sharp. If you are singing too low that is something we call flat.
Step One-Ear Training
If you can’t tell if you are on tune then you need to work on training your ear. I have had students come to me before that hear sound like one large block of music. When they listen to a song they can’t distinguish a guitar from a piano playing. They may also have a hard time hearing notes go higher and lower.
If you are struggling with this then you need to educate your ear to distinguish sounds. Until you can learn this you won’t be able to move on to fixing your tuning. So to work on this pick a song to listen to and write down what is happening in the music. Where is the guitar coming in? Where is the bass guitar coming? Listen to the melody to hear what notes are high and low. You need to have a point of reference in order to hit that bulls-eye.
Another thing you can do is record yourself singing. Then you can listen back to it to see which notes you are hitting too high, too low, and what is perfectly in that bulls eye zone.
Step Two – How to Sing on Tune
The hardest step to learn is probably step one. So if you can already tell when you are on-tune and off-tune you have already mastered the hardest part.
Singing on tune has to do with your breath control. If you are singing flat you are running out of breath so you are singing too low. If you are singing sharp you are putting in too much breath and so you are singing too high.
Now to first fix this you have to look at how the singer’s breath works first. If you missed that lesson make sure to take a look at that breathing lesson first. There are some great tips there on learning how to increase your breath control and breathing capacity.
So when we use the singer’s breath we need to use our diaphragm muscles to breathe. Instead of our chest moving and using half of your lung capacity you want to have you diaphragm muscles working.
A great tip that a choir teacher taught me is that if you are singing sharp you want to adjust your posture so more of the weight of your body is on your heels. This will help you prevent pushing too much air out of your diaphragm muscles too fast.
If you are singing flat you want to adjust your posture so more of your weight is on the balls of your feet. This will help you expand your rib cage to get in the breath you need to correct your pitch.
In Conclusion
Together these two things will help you move in the right direction of fixing your pitch when you sing. Singing on tune takes time and patience but with hard work you can make it happen! I’m excited to see where your journey will take you. Come visit us again for more piano and vocal tips for your musical adventure.
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