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How to Sing Smarter, with Meghan Nixon

by Christopher Sutton | Nov 7, 2017 | Podcast, Interviews, Singing, Singing in Tune, Solfa, Tone Deafness

Vocal coach Meghan Nixon explains how ear training, musicianship, and “singing smart” go hand in hand, and shares her framework for hitting the right notes.

A New Test For Tone Deafness

by Christopher Sutton | Mar 20, 2014 | Tone Deafness, Websites, Apps and Downloads

Announcing a new tone deafness test online which aims to better address the real needs of people who fear they might be tone deaf. Find out about this new test.

Tone Deaf Tests Online

by Christopher Sutton | Mar 7, 2014 | Tone Deafness, Websites, Apps and Downloads

Tone deaf tests are available freely online but some are much better than others. Here are reviews of several popular ones and our recommendations of the best.

Is there such a thing as a tone deaf musician?

by Christopher Sutton | Feb 27, 2014 | Tone Deafness, Choir, Singing

Have you ever encountered a musician who is a virtuoso on their instrument, seriously impresses you with their musicality, and then when an opportunity comes to sing something… they sheepishly tell you that they’re tone deaf? To many people this would seem...

Can someone who's tone deaf sing in tune?

by Musical U Team | Nov 18, 2013 | Singing in Tune, Tone Deafness

No. In fact, this is often what people mean when they say “tone deaf”, as singing is one of the easiest ways to tell if someone has a good sense of pitch or not. If you can’t hear pitches reliably, you will almost certainly pitch your notes out of...

Can someone who's tone deaf ever become a musician?

by Musical U Team | Nov 9, 2013 | Tone Deafness

First off, the chances that you are actually tone deaf are very slim. Far more often, it’s simply the case that you haven’t ever had the basic pitch ear training required to detect different notes reliably. (for more on this, see “What is pitch ear...

What if I’m tone deaf?

by Musical U Team | Nov 6, 2012 | Tone Deafness | 0 comments

First things first: you probably aren’t truly “tone deaf”! Generally when people describe themselves (or others) as “tone deaf”, what they mean is “they can’t hear pitches well” or simply “they can’t sing in...

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