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Sharp and flat
One more look at what you missed.
Right on the note is called in tune.
Most misses are not a different note. They are the right note, just a little off.
A little too high is sharp. A little too low is flat.
These words also name black keys, but here they describe a voice that is slightly off.
Your note is a little higher than the target. It is…
The page measures how far off you are in cents.
From one piano key to the very next is 100 cents. Within 50 cents of the target, you count as in tune.
These two notes are 100 cents apart.
A sharp or flat voice misses by only part of this gap.
No sound? Check your volume, and that your phone is not on silent.
The page says “20 cents flat”. What do you do?
On the bar, flat sits left and sharp sits right.
Aim for the middle, then hold. The words under the bar say the same thing in cents.
The microphone only hears which note you sing. Nothing is recorded or sent.
This screen listens to you sing. Your voice is measured in this browser: nothing is recorded or sent. No microphone, or not a good moment? Skip it: that costs no star.
You know sharp, flat and in tune.
What you learned
- A little high is sharp; a little low is flat.
- From one piano key to the next is 100 cents.
- Within 50 cents of the note, you are in tune.
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