I have a decently low singing voice and I was trying to sing along with some keys to see how low I could really go and when I did it I was disappointed with the results but then I did the exact same thing with a friend and when I stopped, saying I couldn't go any lower, he said I already had been. Do I hear my own voice differently or something? How can I really tell where my vocal range is?
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Can you sing a major scale? It might be easier for you to keep track of where you are, and where you've already been, if you sing a descending scale, either with "do, si, la, sol, fa, mi, re, do" or "1, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1," to keep track of how far down you can go.– aparente001Commented Aug 25, 2017 at 5:37
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1) Yes, one hears the own voice at a different pitch, which is one of the reasons, why it is quite hard to recognize it from recordings. Problem is, that sound you hear is not only transported via air but also via the bone of the skull. Putting the flat hand on the side of the face, so that a "V" formed by the fingers with some fingers on each side of the ear is used by some singers during rehearsal to get a more neutral impression.
2) Using an electronic tuner or app should work if you can produce the tone somewhat constant and long enough for the measurement.
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1I refute 'pitch'. 'Timbre', certainly, due, as you state, to the differing means of the sound being heard. But, if we heard (or felt, through vibrations) ourselves singing in a different pitch than we actually were singing, we'd never be able to sing in tune, or harmonise.– TimCommented Aug 25, 2017 at 8:02
Before singing. Learn to confidently recognize pitch.
Example: Some one plays notes ( one at a time ) on a piano. As each note is played ; You identify if the note is higher or lower. No peeking ! (ha) Do this until you become strong and confidant at this.
