Pitch and Basics

Hi,

I'm completely new to singing and i have little to no knowledge of terms used in the beginner courses such as "C major" and "semi-tone"? 

I have read some of the other discussions suggesting ear training and i will try the reccomended sites. However, i don't understand the letters and numbers used? like "C4"? What is the difference between the letters and their associated numbers, for example: what is the difference between an "F3" and "E3"?  Also, what does the "#" mean in "G#3"? Cause https://tuner.ninja/ shows i can hold that note.

If you have any resources, videos or sites that explain these terms i would greatly appreciate it! Especially the trill, i'm not sure what "1-5-1" means. I usually just sing louder on the "5" and lower on the "1".

I also want to know if you reccomend completing the daily warm-up excersing in the begginer lessons (i'm watching Jonathans course) despite not knowing if i'm "on pitch"?

My apologies for all the questions. Thanks a lot.

Hi Luke, 

Check this out:

https://www.harpkit.com/online-tuner.

It kinda explains what F3, E3, and so on are. Try to play around with the piano. :)

Also, for 1-5-1 and all the other similar stuffs. Maybe you want to look up Chord progressions. Look it up on Youtube. There are a lot of videos on that.

By the way, I am also new to singing. So maybe you want someone to confirm my answer :)

Hey, Luke!

Please see below for some articles on scientific pitch notation, scale degrees, and intervals. 

In reality, you don't need to know theory in order to sing. You can learn by ear (just listening, matching pitch and following along). But you may want to incorporate a chromatic tuner to test your ability to match pitch and improve your ear in that regard. 

https://www.musicalbri.com/an-easy-guide-to-scientific-pitch-notation/

https://deftdigits.com/2013/06/26/scale-degrees-vs-intervals/