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The archive contains posts about learning to sing.

 

 

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“If you can talk, you can sing. If you can walk, you can dance.”

An Old Zimbabwe Proverb

 

So, is it just opening your mouth and making sound?

 

Well… yes and no.

 

Anyone who can make sound can produce a melody. Even infants make pre-melodic sounds.  However, have you ever wished to be better at it?

 

With coaching, you can make your melodies stronger. With coaching, you can to train yourself to sing in tune.

 

In the posts in the Singing in Tune and Shape Notes and Solfege blog categories, you will learn how to:

 

  • Produce a better and more powerful tone
  • Harmonize in tune
  • Tune up your melodies
  • Phrase the music
  • Make the words more understandable
  • Read sheet music (called sight reading)
  • and more …

 

The Singing in Tune blog category focuses on harmonizing in tune. Based on cutting edge intonation research, Success Music Studio has created specially tuned sing-along songs. The sound files help foster a cappella level vocal tuning.

 

Alternately, Shape Notes and Solfege works on sight reading and melodic tuning. As the title of the category implies, we use shape notes combined with solfege (Do, Re, Mi) for sight reading. At the same time, solfege creates a sound model for tuning up melodies when used with the sing-along songs.

 

We will explore phrasing music, vocal tone, and intelligible text in either or both of the blog categories.

 

Have fun!

 

© 2021 Geoffrey Keith

 

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Learn How To Get A Killer Sound For Your Band - supplemented equal temperament minor keys - synth, guitar, and lead singer - Is Playing the Piano a Suitable Activity for Autistic People

Learn How to Get a Killer Sound for Your Band

Do you want your band to sound better? Have you ever been frustrated that your guitar or keyboard sounds out of tune when you play chords? Learn how to get a killer sound for your band by retuning your keyboards and guitars using Supplemented Equal Temperament. Supplemented Equal Temperament works with equal tempered instruments. It also works with variable pitch instruments such as voices, violins, and winds. Estimated reading time 5 minutes.

sing in tune with synth settings - man singing while playing a synth

Sing in Tune with Synth Settings

Does your choir have pitch issues? Retune your synth to make examples of good sounding chords. After years of hearing pianos tuned to equal temperament, many singers cannot sing harmony accurately. The piano is a bad model for how well-tuned chords should sound. Read more to learn how to sing in tune with synth settings! Estimated reading time 4 minutes.

Color Coding Musical Accents - writing well crafted songs - Picture of Sheet Music on a Piano - Do My Hands' Sizes Affect Learning Performance on the Piano - Teaching Music Teachers - Vintage Sheet Music - What Purpose Do Accidentals Serve in Reading Sheet Music - What Does it Mean for Me to Interpret a Piece of Music - Is Playing the Piano a Suitable Activity for Autistic People - How Long Do You Take to Memorize a Piece of Piano Music

Color Coding Musical Accents Using the Shape Note Advantage for Accurate Special Needs and LD Performance

We approach accents differently than other types of articulations. It is not just about using color to make the accents pop off the page. Using shapes creates a guide for when to play louder. Consequently, for accents we take our example from shape notes. Estimated reading time 3 minutes.