GUIDE: Step by Step, Perfect your Vocal Pitch

First let’s get a few basics out of the way.  To sing on pitch, you will need basic singing skills which usually require regular vocal exercises founded on sound vocal pedagogy.  You need to develop the ability to sing without strain!  Next, breath support is critical for maintaining pitch and there are many resources and practices for this. Note that breath support for singing is not the same as breath support for exercise. Basic Singing Foundations Ability to sing without strain Breath Support It’s not critical that you have mastered all of the foundations before beginning work on your pitch…
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GUIDE: Everything You Need to Know about Vocal Pitch

The First thing you need to know, is that Everyone Sings Off Pitch virtually All the Time… It’s really just a matter of how far off pitch and duration of the pitch discrepancy.  Just as with a clock, while there are points on the clock face that the hands pass, they are always slightly before, or after the “time” that you are comparing too.  So, when you sing a note, you’re always somewhat below or above the target pitch.  This is true, even with electronically produced sound! Cents – For purposes of discussing pitch, each note (western equal tuning) is 100
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