Pitch
Pitch, not to be confused with tone, is the actual value of the note sung. For example A, A sharp, or B.
Often times someone talking of voice or even music use the terms pitch and tone as if they were the same thing.
They are not. Pitch as stated above is the actual value of the note. Tone is how thick, full, shrill the note is.
So, when someone say's something like, "Your voice sounds pitchy," it's a sure sign they know very little about music or voice.
Also, some singers and coaches make a big deal about singing on pitch and a lesson will consist of nothing than them hitting keys on the piano and telling the singer when they are off key.
This is ridiculous. Because, you can be perfectly on pitch and still sound very bad if your vocal production is bad and you have yet to learn to attack and placement of the voice.
Being able to sing on pitch comes easily after a singer learns proper vocal production.
Pitch training should not be worked on before a natural vocal production is in place.
Most singers will never have a problem singing on pitch if they are singing correctly and won't require extra training to do so.
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Tone
Tone, not to be confused with pitch, is how the quality or timbre of a note sounds. That is, is the sound of the note full, shrill, thick, piercing, etc.
It's important to point out that a singer can be perfectly on pitch but have a horrible sounding tone.
Singing on pitch is not an end all.
Many things influence the tone of a singers voice.
Things such as:
- Physical make up of the singer
- Good or bad technique
- Singing forcefully or relaxed
- What attack or technique the singer uses
- Where the larynx sits while singing
- Proper or improper breath support
- Resonance
- Style the singer is going for
- Tone ideals of the singer
Good vocal tone is mostly the result of a singer having a relaxed yet focused resonance. Resonance is the direct
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