Can you sing in tune?
 

Can you sing in tune?

I'm constantly surprised by the number of people who spend all day listening to music and can't sing a song with the correct notes/rhythm or play a tune on an instrument by ear. I know that this probably represents a majority of the population. As somebody who can sing in tune and play music by ear I was just wondering what its like for those who are tone deaf and love music.

Whats it like, to listen to music while knowing that you can't play it? What do you look for in music, what do you like about music? How is it different to poetry recitals in your mind?

I hope nobody finds this offensive in any way, its actually something that's always interested me and I'd be really keen to hear your answers. Please don't reply if you have perfect pitch!

^im pretty sure this is NAME that tune, not SING that tune:usehead:

oops, this is gm, not ntt. sorry 4 being a douchebag.:banghead:

no i cant, i dont know if im singin out of tune, or in, so i just avoid singing in public places altogether.

Can you sing when you're drunk though?

I like the quote oojay's got and it gave me a question that is unrelated to music - did Darwin have any children and are any of his descendants alive today? Think I'll look that one up.

yea, i can sing in tune, luv singin' & im in a singin' class, so yea

you can tune a piano, but you cant tuna fish....*rimshot*
http://www.chartingnature.com/img/AF/AlbacoreTuna.jpg

I've got mild skills in both deparments singing and playing in tune,,,, but I can't learn by ear at all... it's just odd.

i play by ear, and can pretty much hold a tune vocally. I learned Nobodys Fool by Cinderella on guitar when i was 11 without any tabs.

i couldnt imagine being tone def

Unless you're one of the few in human history with perfect pitch, you're not going to hit every note up and down 88 keys. This is coming from someone who sings on a daily basis with an odd timbre in a good way. What makes my teeth cringe is when fans sing along live and aren't even close to the notes the vocalist is singing, let alone the key. To my ears it just sounds ugh. Other than that to answer your question, I am blessed with the ability to play my favorite tunes on the piano, bass and vocals (and in some retrospects, the guitar). Lyrics in comparison to poetry there is not much difference. You can have your metaphors, your similes, your personifications, music can be poetry just a soundtrack being delivered with the poem.

I look for creativity and uniqueness in music. as well as relevance. Not some pointless song about a boyfriend vs. girlfriend thing or how you wanna rob a store.

I can sing in tune, but not at the higher notes, so I either have to sing those notes an octave lower, or sing the song at a different pitch without the music.
Can't inmagine being tone deaf, singing is a big part of my life. I'm not the best singer or anything, but it's extremely fun nontheless. Still can''t really sing from my diaphragm/use breathe support well at all though.

Can someone tell me, is the first minute of this wrong because it's too high for me? like it sounds bad, but not too bad, it's weird. (Don't click if you want to avoid out of tune singing)
https://soundcloud.com/dylstew2/something

Should I sing it lower, like at 1:00

also, my voice gets all ****ed up, especially at higher notes.
look: first two times, sounds fine, second two times is awful like I smoked too many cigarretes, often happens when I sing high notes.
https://soundcloud.com/dylstew2/wrong


Best. Album. Name. Ever.

Yeah screw the 1975 :rofl:

I could probably sing in tune if I took some singing lessons. But for now I just lie to myself, and pretend to sing like Morrissey while in the shower. :p:

Yes, quite well IMO IMHO

I can't sing in tune at all and at my peak could barely play parts of When the Saints Go Marching In on piano. So I'm in your target audience.

I don't know how to answer this. To me, the inversion question arises. I've always wondered if knowing music was like watching a magic show and knowing how all the tricks are done and would suck some of the enjoyment out of it.