How do you know if you're singing in tune?

Hey,

A bit of a random one but is there a way to see if that you are singing in tune. Seeing as most of this is done by yourself you kind of want to make sure that you are roughly hitting the correct notes. I don't have a guitar/piano to match. I hope that makes some sense

Many thanks

Hi, Kevin! I wish we had a way to do that, too - but you can think of your ear training as supplemental and know that it will transfer into both your vocal exercises and song work. Please see below for resources!

Ear training article: https://www.30daysinger.com/blog/how-to-tell-if-you-re-singing-in-tune-using-free-websites-apps-to-improve-your-pitch-accuracy

Hour-long workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JshUfGdhyng

App recommendations: 

1. 5 free/cheap apps with pros + cons: https://musiciantuts.com/ear-training-apps/

2. Singtrue: https://www.musical-u.com/apps/singtrue/

3. Perfect Ear: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evilduck.musiciankit&utm_source=apkdot.com

4. The most well-established is EarMaster (app and software download, both paid): https://www.earmaster.com/

5. SingSharp and Perfect Pitch are pretty similar - free to download and use as a chromatic tuner, with some vocal warmups as well. 

6. Functional ear trainer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kaizen9.fet.android&hl=en_US&gl=US

Cheers Camille, I will check those out.

Hey Kevin, just a thought, if you have an iPad/Tablet or even your smart phone, grab a piano app and use that in place of an instrument. I have both guitars and an electric piano and even though I don’t really play piano I think it is the best instrument to use to sing along with. I use it a lot for song work when figuring out specific notes in complicated phrases. Best of luck.

Agreed - piano is a great tool for singers!

What works best for me is an old keyboard that can produce soft round organ tone. Not sharp, raspy but sound warm.

You hit a key, let the organ tone stand and start to sing. If you are out of tune you will discover a well audible trill (interference tone) which gets slower the better you get on pitch and is zero when you are exactly on pitch.

Good fpr training your voice as well as your ears.

Fantastic advice, Karsten!