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How do I increase my voice pitch?

Annabeth Novitzki
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Annabeth Novitzki is a Private Music Teacher in Austin, Texas. She received her BFA in Vocal Performance from Carnegie Mellon University in 2004 and her Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Memphis in 2012. She has been teaching music lessons since 2004.

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If you want to increase your ability to sing on pitch, this article gives excellent guidelines for how to do that. If you want to increase your range (the number of pitches you're able to sing), check out this article: https://www.wikihow.com/Expand-Your-Singing-Voice-Range

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Can anyone learn to sing well?

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Anyone can learn to sing well, except people whose vocal cords are paralyzed or a small number of people who have amusia, also called tone deafness.

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Can you tune your voice?

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You can't tune your voice the way you would a guitar or piano - those instruments can be manually tuned and then they will play on pitch until they need to be tuned again. The voice is different; you need to use the skills in this article to learn how to tune each note as you sing.

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What are the steps to sing properly?

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Excellent question! The answer is way more than I can possibly answer here, but I think this article will answer you beautifully: https://www.wikihow.com/Sing

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How long will it take to improve my pitch if I practice almost everyday?

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You should see improvements pretty quickly, like within a week.

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I wanted to learn guitar, but I have a very bad voice. Whenever I sing while playing guitar, my friends laugh at me. What should I do?

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When you practice guitar, you don't 'always' have to sing. The best solution is to be the best guitar player you can be and give your voice time and practice.

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Can I take from this that, with practice, it is possible for just about anyone to learn to sing in the correct pitch? I can't get a single note right - am I wasting my time, or can practice fix this?

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Some people are born tone-deaf (unable to carry a tune) and if you are, it is unlikely you will ever be Able to sing in key. However, some people can learn to sing in pitch with lots of practice.

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I can sing almost any high pitch notes, but when I start with the low notes, sometimes I think I am straining my voice and I run out of air. What do I do?

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This is completely normal. You are most likely a soprano. You should definitely keep practicing with your low voice, but stop if you feel like you're straining. It would also help if you sang scales starting with high notes and ending with the lower notes so you can slowly work your way into it.

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Do I always have to sing in tune?

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Not necessarily. If you're singing in choir, or for some other kind of organized performance, you will probably be expected to, but if you're singing for yourself/writing your own music, you can make it sound however you want.

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How do I improve my voice?

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Just keep practicing. Maybe get a teacher and get help from friends by letting them listen to your songs.

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Do they make a machine to sing through that improves pitch or sound quality?

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Yes, it;s called auto tune. Some Hip-Hop artists use it but, for quartet singing, you can hear the difference instantly. Also for pro singers, it is a slap in the face because you are really not singing. The computer is doing it for you. It's cheating.

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How could I change my pitch within a few seconds?

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Simply sing higher or lower!

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What is my vocal type if I have G(3) - C(5)? Female, 17 years

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In my opinion, I would say you qualify as Mezzo Soprano since the average range for a Mezzo is from G(3) to A(5) and your range fits pretty well into that of a Mezzo.

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How do I sing without running out of air?

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With lots of practice and maybe some YouTube tutorials, you can hold notes for longer. However, you have to remember that you can't sing without breathing correctly!

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