To sing in tune, you need to hear where your voice is against the note you are aiming for, then correct it until you land without looking. The Singing coach shows exactly that: put on headphones, press Sing, and your live pitch is drawn as a line through the tune, note by note, so you see when you are flat, sharp or right on it. Move the song to your range, start with the warm-ups, and sing for about ten minutes a day. The Singing coach is free, runs in your browser and needs no account.

What does singing in tune mean?

A note is in tune when your voice sits on its pitch, not a little under (flat) or over (sharp). The Singing coach counts a note as hit when you hold most of it within half a semitone of the target. It ignores the first moment of each note, where every voice slides in, and an octave off counts as a miss.

Most people who sing out of tune are not tone deaf. They hear that something is off but can't tell which way, or they push into notes outside a comfortable range. Seeing your pitch fixes the first. Moving songs to your range fixes the second.

What do you need?

• Headphones. The coach plays the tune or the track under you, and the mic should hear only your voice.
• A microphone. The one in a laptop or headset works.
• A quiet room, so the coach hears your voice and nothing else.

How to use the Singing coach

1. Open the Singing coach. Ode to Joy is ready to sing; songs you added in the Piano coach are here too.
2. Press Sing, or Space, and allow the microphone. The tune plays and your voice is drawn against it.
3. Pick a view at the top:
   • Lane: the tune scrolls past as bars, your voice a line through them. A note you held in tune fills in; one you missed stays outlined. A breath mark sits before each phrase, and the note you are singing and how far off it is show in the corner.
   • Keys: the tune falls onto a keyboard and your voice lights the key it is on.
   • Warm-ups: patterns to sing, one note at a time, with a meter for flat or sharp.
4. When the take ends, you see how much of it was in tune, such as "82% in tune".
5. Press a section in the strip above the screen to loop it, and set the speed in the bar, from 50% to 125%.

The microphone button in the bar turns listening on and off. Everything you sing stays in your browser.

How to find your vocal range

Until you sing your own, the coach uses a comfortable middle range, A3 to A4.

1. Open settings (the sliders button) and press Find my range.
2. Sing your lowest comfortable note, then slide up to your highest.
3. Press Done.

Only notes you hold for a moment count, so a squeak at the top doesn't. The button then reads Your range with your lowest and highest notes, and the song moves to a key that fits.

You can also move a song by hand with Key in the bar, up to seven semitones each way. As written puts it back. If the high notes strain, move it down a step or two; if the low notes vanish, move it up.

Sing with the track and its words

Add an acapella, a recording of the voice on its own, and the coach turns it into the tune to sing. Drop the file on the coach or use Add a song in the song menu; a MIDI file works too. It shows Turning ... into its tune while it works.

With a recording, the Mix button (the speaker) gives you a fader for each part: Track, the recording itself, Melody, the tune on piano, and Backing, the song's other notes when it has them. Start with the melody up to learn the line, then fade it out and sing with the track alone.

To read along, turn on Show the words in settings. A recording's words are read on aden.space and the upload is deleted within a day. If you want your lyrics as a synced file, see how to transcribe lyrics and make an LRC file.

Warm-ups, a level at a time

Switch to Warm-ups and pick a level from the menu in the bar. Each warm-up sings a short pattern from a root note, then again a semitone higher, climbing through your range.

Each unit ends in a checkpoint. A level passes at 70% in tune, a checkpoint at 85%. When you pass, the coach tells you to try the next warm-up; below the mark, it tells you what passes so you can sing it again. Passed levels are ticked in the menu with your best round.

Help with breath and posture

Press the camera button (Coach my breath and posture). Sit or stand relaxed so the coach learns your neutral posture; Sit or stand relaxed, then reset posture in settings takes it again. While you sing, it shows one short cue at a time, only when it sees the sign for a moment:

• Breathe low: let your belly move, not your shoulders, when your shoulders rise on a breath.
• Let your shoulders drop, when they stay up while you sing.
• Keep your chin level for the high note, when you reach up for a note.
• Open your mouth a little wider, when your lips barely part on a high note.

A practice routine that works

The coach sets a goal of ten minutes a day, shown as a ring in the bar.

• Two or three minutes of warm-ups. Start at the level the menu suggests.
• Five minutes on one song section. Loop it, sing it at a slower speed with the melody loud, then raise the speed.
• Two minutes with the help taken away. Fade the melody, sing with the track or with nothing, and check the score.
• When a level gets easy, move up. Pass it, then take the next warm-up or the next section. A song that scores high in its own key is ready to try with the melody off.
• When it is hard, make it smaller. One section, slower, with the melody up. Or go back one warm-up.

Sing every day rather than for an hour once a week. Short sessions also spare your voice.

What does progress look like?

At first the line of your voice wobbles around the bars and lands late on each note. With practice, it lands sooner and stays flatter. The in-tune score of a section climbs, warm-ups pass further up the course, and your best score on each song rises.

The Ear trainer helps from the other side: naming intervals by ear makes them easier to sing. When you are ready to record, see how to record vocals online.

The Singing coach is included with Aden. When you start recording your own songs, sign up at aden.space to keep your tracks, versions and feedback in one place.

FAQ

How can I tell if I am singing in tune?

Watch your pitch against the note. In the Singing coach, your voice is a line through the tune: on the bar is in tune, under it is flat, over it is sharp. Each take gets a score for how much of it was in tune.

How do I find my vocal range?

In the Singing coach, open settings and press Find my range. Sing your lowest comfortable note, slide up to your highest, and press Done. The coach keeps your range and moves songs to a key that fits it.

Can you learn to sing in tune if you are tone deaf?

Most people who think they are tone deaf can learn. Usually they hear a difference but can't tell if they are under or over the note. Seeing your pitch as you sing answers that, and short daily practice does the rest.

What are good vocal warm-ups for beginners?

Start with one held note, then two notes, then three notes up and down, each sung from a comfortable root and moved up a semitone at a time. Those are the first levels of the Singing coach's warm-ups.

Is there a free app that shows your singing pitch?

Yes. The Singing coach is free, runs in your browser and needs no account. It shows your live pitch against the tune, scores each take and keeps your progress in your browser.

Do I need headphones?

Yes, when anything plays under you. Without them, the mic hears the tune from your speakers as well as your voice.