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What does " pitchy" mean ?
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 ...... |
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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 ...... |
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Ah right,thank you
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It's the go-to comment when they don't really have anything to say.
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Basically, out of tune.
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It's a buzzword. It means you're not hitting the notes perfectly and they're willing to notice it.
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A polite way of saying out of tune.
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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!
It's just used, rightly or wrongly as a catch all for technical issues with the singers delivery. |
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Basically, 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 |
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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. |
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When Gary or Nicole use the term 'pitchy' I think they are using it in the right sense (ie, out of tune).
What a guy! Rich. x |
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When Gary or Nicole use the term 'pitchy' I think they are using it in the right sense (ie, out of tune).
I was talking about people on DS really. |
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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
![]() ![]() I'd say most of the time. Rich. x |
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I think you're being very generous..
![]() ![]() I'd say most of the time. Rich. x |
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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. But then there are all the acts whose very similar shortcomings they ignored. |
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I think they robbed the term from American Idol because we don't actually use it in the UK. It's come over via Nicole and the other American gal they had a couple of years back.
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Where you place (pitch) a note, and the notes after that. If placed all over the place, it becomes pitchy
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A better expression then Carrie's. 'under the note'
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I think they robbed the term from American Idol because we don't actually use it in the UK. It's come over via Nicole and the other American gal they had a couple of years back.
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. |
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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. |
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I think they robbed the term from American Idol because we don't actually use it in the UK. It's come over via the American gal they had a couple of years back.
lol
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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 ...... |
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Pitchy is slang for when someone is either flat or sharp(slightly higher or lower/above/under the intended note or notes) or attempts a poorly executed or sloppy run(run, like pitchy , is a slang term, a run is a melismatic passage ) . In any of these cases, if the vocal melody clashes with the rest of the track/is "out of tune", then it can correctly be described as pitchy.
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. |
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watch almost all of the performances from week one's live show and that will tell you what "pitchy" means
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Something to say in order to pass oneself off as an expert or credible judge.
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