I will first say that I don't have any natural talent for music. I did listen to music as a child, but never developed my ear. I don't know about the genetic component, but my mother is just a few steps above actual amusia.
After lots of practice I am now a lot better. I have no trouble hearing pitches higher and lower from each other, I can identify scale degrees around a tonal centre(which is set by some 4-5-1 progression). I can easily play songs by ear.
I can identify when singers go out of tune. However this ability doesn't translate to my own singing. I can practice scales all day with a piano, but when I sing it still comes out flat and sharp at certain places. However I am unable to hear this while singing, and sometimes even when recording. It's like my brain feels the pitches are close enough. Ive got friends who aren't even musicians tell me I'm out of tune in places where it sounds fine to me. Should I just quit?
Submitted July 30, 2024 at 05:10AM by True_Individual_9732 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1efnw0t/any_cure_for_floaty_intonation/?utm_source=ifttt