Bass Guitar Is Learning How to Tune a Bass Guitar So Hard

Bass Guitar Is Learning How to Tune a Bass Guitar So Hard

If you have pitch problems in your vocal performances, here are 10 of the most common culprits:                         

1. The acoustic instruments (piano, acoustic guitar) aren't loud enough. Turn them up.
2. The bass is too loud (overtones can fool you). Turn it down.
3. The electric guitar is too loud, or you're swimming in violin, steel, harmonica or organ. Turn them down or if possible, mute them completely.
4. Your earphones are all the way flush against your ears instead of one side partially off (ok, some people do well this way, but most do not.)
5. You have "perfect pitch" and the instruments are either out of tune or the key has been transposed to one you haven't practiced singing that song in. Note: "Relative" pitch is better than "perfect" pitch if you want to easily move between keys.
6. You can't hear yourself live and so you get aurally disoriented. Get in-ear monitors for live work.
7. You are worried about your vocal technique instead of connecting with the track. Take some lessons!
8. There is too little or too much reverb on your voice. Turn it up or down.
9. Your shoulder/back/neck/spine/big toe or some other part hurts and you aren't supporting your voice well enough from the distraction. Reschedule your studio vocal or live performance if possible.
10. You're not really listening to the music!

Common sense will fix most of the issues in the top 9 I've listed, but I want to zone in on #10, which is what I see as the most usual culprit: You're not really listening to the music! You think you are, but you're not aiming at the center of the pitch in the music. And it's hard to hit something when you're not aiming at it!

Here is a great way to fix it: Target practice! Every day, make time to practice your aim. Hit a piano key or a note on guitar. Sing a short syllable like "la" or ya" and try to hit the pitch dead on. Important: make sure you know when you're right- if you're not sure, enlist the help of a friend who can hear and tell whether you're on pitch or not. Check yourself one note at time, then picking more random notes ( a short phrase) and see if you can hit them. Keep making the notes harder to hit.

Most pitch issues can be cured rather quickly. Beware of these 10 culprits... and try some target practice!

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Judy Rodman -singer/songwriter/producer/vocal instructor, developer of... Power, Path & Performance™ vocal training - Learn from a pro who's been where you want to go!

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Judy Rodman has over 30 years of professional experience as a session singer, award-winning recording artist, stage and television performer, a multi-genre hit songwriter, a studio producer and vocal consultant, and a highly sought-after voice teacher.

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