Comments on: Pitch Problems: Tips To Fix Them

By: Judy Rodman

Judy Rodman — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Russell… wow, thanks for watching my back! Sorry the mistake hung out there for all to see for 7 years… will fix now! Thanks for hanging out here with me again; hope you enjoy the new posts and the new podcast that goes along with the recent ones. Take care and call me out on any more mistakes you see! xo

By: Unknown

Unknown — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:58:12 +0000

hi judi,
well here we r, nearly 7 years after u posted this article, and it still comes up top (at least it did for me) on a google search for "pitch training". and im glad it did: very simple, clear, helpful -- in particular, for me, the paragraph starting w "Another positive action is to focus your listening to an acoustic instrument...," where u mention that bass overtones tend te be inaccurate. iv been around lots of musicians all my life, yet no one's ever articulated that! tho i'v deeefinitely noticed it :D

speaking of that paragraph: a typo has endured on it for nearly 7 years: "will through your pitch off," rather than "throw your pitch off" (or, better yet, not splitting the verb-phrase 'throw off', and instead using "throw off your pitch" ;) )

By: Judy Rodman

Judy Rodman — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:16:51 +0000

You are most welcome! Glad to help

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:16:28 +0000

I'm an aspiring singer whose pitch problems tend to stem from physical tension and lack of confidence, this article has some really great tips! Thank you Judy Rodman!

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:12:46 +0000

Charlie… so glad this helped you… and thx much for the well-wishes! Good luck to you… please keep in touch!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:09:20 +0000

Thanks, Judy Rodman for this article. I've been struggling with this singing problem for quite a while now, holding me back from giving the listener/ audience what they expect and more (in a great amazing way). This article gives good advice on how to stay on pitch, thank you again, Judy! Best of luck on all your future endeavors!

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:05:10 +0000

Hey there trying to sing… if you don't have a piano use a pitch pipe, guitar, anything that you can try to match pitch with.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:38:40 +0000

Good advice.

I found that I had a lot of body tension. I can hit the notes no problem. But when I get nervous, or the *orignal broadway singer* goes away I can't hit the notes anymore. I listen to a lot of Broadway musicals. Like you said I can train my ear, with much more practice I can do this. Kind of hard when I don't have a piano! But we will see!

Thank-you.

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:11:46 +0000

Oh my Kim you are SOOO right!! What a concept… sing the melody! It's not about the licks!! Then when the emotion calls for an embellishment (a scat), it's in the flow… and also more usually in tune:)Your comments are much appreciated. Coming from your experience, this is advice well taken!

By: Kim Rushing

Kim Rushing — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:09:27 +0000

Judy this is great! I would add my 2 cents: Singers learning "jazz" standards should be sure to learn the melody as written and be able to sing it, before they change the melody to make it more "jazzy". I hear many young singers make the mistake of changing the melody, but it doesn't equal or improve the original melody… I recommend singers sing the actual melody (i'm ok with change the rhythms,– this is good, ya want it to swing) the 1st time thru, then sing the melody again w/ their own melodicideas–sometimes this is much better than "scatting" before they are ready to "scat"I hear singers rushing ahead into trying concepts that they are technically not ready for. I'd rather hear something SIMPLE and PURE– 1st, it's like a housew/o a foundation otherwise…Of course, in jazz, it;s important to stretch and take risks, but balance is always muy importante!