Nautical GPS

For centuries vocalists have relied on a complex maize of techniques to improve pitchy singing. One of the biggest challenges for improving a pitchy voice, is that the source of the problem varies between individual singers. For one singer the core problem could be as simple as poor posture. For another singer, the cause of pitchy singing might be breath support. Beyond this, there are dozens of other potential problems, from poor vocal technique, lack of musical awareness of the other instruments, or lack of understanding the basic structure of they musical key. Lastly, there is the problem that a singer can not accurately hear their own voice and must rely to some level on external feedback from a trusted vocal coach or teacher.

In the twenty first century, we now know that even diet can affect the pitch of a vocalist. For example, consuming dairy products increase mucous production, which can partially obscure the Eustachian tube and other nasal membranes and affect the say a singer hears their own pitch. Similarly, allergies or head colds can quickly impact a vocalist without them realizing it. A singer that normally sings well and on pitch might have a pitchy singing performance that correlates with seasonal allergies. The newest techniques to improve pitchy singing incorporate using computer software and visual feedback. The software plots a real-time graph of the singers voice whether they get immediate feedback, which provides rapid neural entrainment to improve pitch performance.