...After realizing that I haven't changed my post since 2007, here's a new news post with no real purpose.
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So I came across this scientific article about singing in tune in correlation with the ability to distinguish between notes.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=to ne-deafness-bad-singing
Although I don't think they gave an exact answer to WHY some people can't sing in tune.
I've a friend who sings like... 3 semitones off =_=;; and I try to understand why she is so off tune and why she can't tell that she's so off tune haha.
And here are a few more scientific articles about music skills:
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.c fm?id=D9B28158-0DA7-0B9B-7A9ED831AB12A A80
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=mu sical-training-aids-mem
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.c fm?id=7F935FF0-F32D-934E-3839395703713 706
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=pe rfect-pitch-youve-eithe
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=sp eaking-tonal-languages
Boo I don't have perfect pitch :( I only have relative pitch XD Apparently it's genetic.
End of pointless news post ¬_¬;;;
Hades
You have just one friend that sings so far off-tune? Consider yourself lucky. I've usually got a choir of them around me. It get's painful. XD