The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #172682 Message #4190165
Posted By: Backwoodsman
10-Sep-23 - 04:57 AM
Thread Name: PITCH PIPES: which ones, best usage etc
Subject: RE: PITCH PIPES: which ones, best usage etc
”An additional challenge is that at home, when 'rehearsing', I sing at lower volumes - but in clubs, with adrenaline + the fact that I tend to go for big chorus songs that draw others in, I tend to belt it out at a fair whack, and so my voice behaves differently.”
That’s a common problem, I’ve lost count of singers who get part-way into a song then realise that the key is too low for them to be able to project effectively, and have to stop and re-start in a higher key. Their usual comment is, “It was fine at home”.
Always rehearse at the volume you intend to perform at - if you have the key too low it will quickly become obvious and you can get it sorted at home and in private and avoid embarrassment in front of an audience.