'How To Not Sing Flat' - Quick Singing Tips Ep. 9

Pitch problems plague many singers. But, perhaps there is nothing quite as feared as singing flat. In Episode 9, Voice Teacher Justin Stoney of New York Vocal Coaching explores how to sing in tune and the reasons your pitch might be falling flat. Enjoy Quick Singing Tips!

Chapters
00:00 Flatiron Building & Today's Question
1:13 What Does It Mean To Sing "Flat"?
1:28 How Pitch Works
2:14 Breath Pressure & Pitch
2:37 Vocal Registration & Pitch
3:03 Common Occurrences of Flat Pitch
3:22 Solving The Problem
4:29 Resources & Information
4:57 Justin Stoney's Vocal Benediction: Ironing Things Out Over Time

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[NewYorkVocalCoaching]

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[marcusgirard]

I love your positive energy Justin! Keep up all the great content!

[Isa-qzmb]

This is the best explanation I've heard so far

[KaentukiTheFuki]

The CVS receipt though lmfao so true. I literally only bought lotion why my receipt so long

[FluffyBunny]

OMG I lost it at the part with the cat 😂🤣😂

[itsoneAM]

Thank you so very much! This is my main shortcoming as a vocal student and it's driving me nuts, enough to demotivate me time to time. This video explains everything. I will follow your advice and specifically work on all these points.

[allyjk]

One of the biggest questions of singers are answered today, here - Thank you brother Justin and beloved @NewYorkVocalCoaching ! " Get more and more beautiful over time " ♥♥ WOW! "technique first and pitch will follow ". It is one amazing lesson dear brother :) And yes, you are getting more and more beautiful over time - it was rightfully said that those are of 'beautiful' hearts get only younger and they never age, never fade away.
Peace and love

[ro]

Beautiful benediction Justin, thank you as always for sharing your wisdom and expertise with the world! Love the shirt tagline!

[apollinesetan]

Dear Justin and staff,
I did appreciate the fact that you gave some factors that cause us to be flat when trying to sing on pitch. However, as far as I'm concerned, I tend to be sharp, sometimes. Which is the opposite. What are the reasons for that ? Maybe you could make a video, like a second part of this one 😊 Keep up the amazing work ! You guys have been a big help to me. (Sorry for the mistakes, I'm french lol)

[onseanzion]

Oh my GOD....that entire introduction was on pitch....lol....could be a song!

[thomaswalz]

I've been performing for decades... someone just sent me a video of a performance of a favorite song... my sustained voice was flat... I have a great ear for pitch, why did I sing flat? I've a big fat baritone and have gotten many compliments through the years... I MUST correct this.

[elizabethdevries]

This is 100% awesome! To the point while being fun! Thank you!

[heinhtet]

OMG this guy is still replying recently added comments 😸

[blazeyoung]

damn I really need a vocal lesson right now from you & specially in person

[hiro_fanatic]

I can sing, the problem is I'm just too shy to sing loud to create nice sound. (Sorry for my bad english)

[jaredcapejaronedumlao]

Thanks again sir justin keep making videos I will support 😁

[AcrowithCaitlin]

This videos was so helpful thank you so much :)

[ramenbaro]

Would you please make a video on the topic "VOCAL HOOK" ?

[theartofsinging]

Justin. You said more breath pressure is needed to speed up those vocal cords. But I thought they said we need a least amount of breath pressure to properly control our singing and prevent us from screaming and blasting air directly at our vocal cords. I'm confused right now

[daphnetarango]

Thank you so much for this, Justin. I wasn't very happy with my singing in church today. I had a lot of good moments, but I could tell I was flat on some parts, and indeed I was when I listened to it. My nerves got the better of me. 😕 I'll need to brush it off and use it as a learning experience. Do you have any tips on doing that after a performance? Thank you so much.