Lessons with Robin are challenging, motivational and immense fun. His holistic approach combines all the skills that are vital for every musician, whatever the instrument, culture or genre. Robin is a truly inspirational teacher, constantly exploring new and innovative ways to complement musical study at all levels. Above all, his lessons are a fun way to explore all kinds of musical avenues.Īnne, Hong Kong, an adult advanced level aural lessons, Kodály and Musicianship student, currently working on modulations and hearing 2 parts at once

I would recommend him to students of all ages and levels. He's taken my aural perception skills and organ-playing technique to a much better level, and over Zoom to boot. This will help to prevent any possible vocal abuse or harm to your voice.Robin has the most positive, encouraging and enthusiastic teaching style. You may also wish to check out some humming warmups available on my website, if you find that humming does work for you!Īlways be sure to do your vocal warmups before you do any singing or vocal training. This should help you to get the correct pitch most of the time! Once you are certain that the resonating sound from the instrument matches the sound that you are humming in your head, then just open your mouth and sing that note out using an ‘Ah’ syllable.

Just play a certain note on a musical instrument (either a piano, guitar, keyboard etc.) and keep that note sustained while you try to hum to the correct pitch. If you are unable to get someone to be present with you when you practise, you may also record what you sing together with the practice music, and play it to someone with a good ear for pitches to do an assessment of your singing.įor those who are unable to catch the pitches that are being played in the practice music, or who are unable to sing in a correct tune at all, try to hum before you sing the note that you need. This person will be able to tell whether you are singing out of tune, or whether you are relatively on pitch. Try to get someone who can practise with you, and who is preferably better at singing in pitch than you are. Just use the practice music that i have uploaded and you will certainly go far!

Practising the various exercises provided above will help to improve your aural ability, but regular practice is a must. There is certainly no short cut to it, especially if you have been unable to listen to your singing pitch, or if you cannot tell whether you are singing in tune or not! Now, just to give you some basic pointers before you proceed with the various ear training exercises:ĭeveloping a great listening ear for singing takes time and practice. I will be introducing you to some useful ear or aural training exercises in this section, and these will touch on the following topics:Ĭlick on the links provided in order to find out more about each of the above topics! You may also wish to check out some basic pitching exercises to improve your singing pitch, or to learn about some basic vocal exercises to improve various aspects of your singing voice! There are also many useful ear training books and CDs that we can get in order to improve our aural awareness that keeps us singing in tune.īefore we proceed, here’s a video that our founder Aaron Matthew Lim made specially for you, with 3 simple tips on ‘How To Sing In Tune’:Īnd, here’s another video in which Aaron gives you a Great Tip for Ear Training: It helps the singer to develop his or her listening ear, so that they will be able to monitor their own singing pitch, hear when they go out of tune, and correct their pitch as they sing! Ear Training is one of the absolutely essential forms of training a singer must undergo, in order to develop a great singing voice!

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