MercuryPitch
Practice singing on pitch, and see the proof
Most pitch practice ends with a feeling. This ends with a number. Hold a note, run a scale or chase a moving target, and MercuryPitch draws what you actually sang against what you meant. After each run you get a score out of 100 and the spot where you drifted furthest, in cents, rather than being told it was close.
How do I practice singing on pitch?
Start with one sustained note and hold it steady, because everything else is built on that. MercuryPitch shows your pitch as a live line against the target, so you can hear and see the correction at the same time. From there the exercises move on to sirens and slides, intervals, scales, staccato attacks and vibrato control.
What counts as good pitch accuracy?
Pitch distance is measured in cents, hundredths of a semitone. Most listeners stop hearing a note as out of tune somewhere under about 20 cents on a sustained tone, and trained singers hold much tighter than that. After each run MercuryPitch shows where you drifted furthest from the target, in cents, next to a score out of 100, so you can see a small gain.
Do I need an instrument or a teacher?
No. The target notes are generated for you and the scoring is automatic, so a microphone and a browser are enough. It does not replace a singing teacher, and does not claim to — it gives you something specific to bring to one.