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What does " pitchy" mean ?
squeekycheeks
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Ive heard the judges using this quite a bit eg " It was a little pitchy in parts "
Is it another meaning for as " flat as a fart " ?
Just wondering ......
Is it another meaning for as " flat as a fart " ?
Just wondering ......
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Basically, out of tune.
A phrase often misunderstood on these boards and practically impossible to describe with words alone. Many have tried, but only those who already understand what it means understand the description!
This is partly true, I would say misused but still based on something. It tends to be used when a singers voice is strained, they are flat, out of tune or are hitting the wrong notes/key/etc.
It's just used, rightly or wrongly as a catch all for technical issues with the singers delivery.
Basically, it seems to have become a catch all comment for out of tune.
Maybe, it's because the judges, themselves, don't know whether the singer is sharp, or flat..of course, at times, within a song, they can be both, so I suppose "pitchy," covers all the bases..
However, "sharp," singing, is often described as "flat."
In my experience, singing sharp, is much more common than flat and often happens when a singer is pushing too hard, often due to nerves, or overexcitement, especially in the lower register, which results in the pitch being forced up, hence making it sharp..
Rich.x
When Gary or Nicole use the term 'pitchy' I think they are using it in the right sense (ie, out of tune).
The first person I ever heard use the expression was Danni Minogue..at which point I think Cowell, Mr Sensitive himself, said something like "well, you should know!"
What a guy! :rolleyes:
Rich.
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Maybe, I'm not sure, I don't actually pay that much attention to the judges comments because half of the time they don't match what you've just seen/heard.
I was talking about people on DS really.
I think you're being very generous..;);)
I'd say most of the time.
Rich.
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hehe, quite.
Honestly I thought that when they went negative this weekend they fairly accurate.
But then there are all the acts whose very similar shortcomings they ignored.
Not really - it's a well-known term in music...
And yeah it's hard to get to grips with whether someone sings flat or sharp so it's often easier just to say they were pitchy.
I wouldn't say it's really a widely used term in music though- I've been a musician for a long time and I've never had anyone use it- we tend to say it was "sharp" or "flat". Pitchy is a bit vague.
She's called Kelly Rowland.
It is possible to purposely sing or bend a note or two "off" key and not be pitchy. This is not recommended for singers who don't have a high standard of musicianship, perfect or at least very trained relative pitch, excellent control, or all of the above, however. The operative word is purposely.
The "judges" likely use such terms because it is faster and easier than using technical terms then going into long explanations that most viewers (and probably more than a few contestants!) either don't understand or don't care about.
A good explanation.
A 'run' is not a slang term in the UK (I noticed your location is the US so it must be different) it means a form of embellishment which is scalic in form, either ascending or descending. So a run can be a type of or part of melisma, but melisma is not a type of run, if you see what I mean.