In the music, I have sounded the first note of the scale, then slowly climbed upwards 1 semitone at a time until i end on the same note but one octave higher. It is good practice to listen to the music a few times first to get the correct key before actually starting to sing along to the music, so that you achieve maximum results when singing these pitching exercises. I have uploaded some great practice music here for those who wish to challenge their pitching right here on this website! Just click on the specific scale you wish to practise, and follow the notes that i have played in the music. For those who wish to play the chromatic scale on the piano or another musical instrument, just make sure that you end on whichever note that you may start on, but one octave higher, and be sure to play all the notes, including the sharps or flats, within the specific octave. Knowing the correct names to sing for each scale is another topic to talk about next time, but for us to be able to practise all these names, perhaps when we sing the chromatic scale in an ascending fashion, we can use all the ‘sharp’ names like Ri and Fi, and when we sing in a descending fashion, we can use all the ‘flat’ names like Leh and Teh.īefore we embark on actually singing this challenging scale, please do make sure you do your vocal warmups properly, and also be sure to practise good breath support so as to avoid vocal abuse or damage. In the same way, here are the various enharmonic notes in a chromatic scale: This is what we would call enharmonic notes, meaning notes with different names but exactly the same sound or pitch. For example, a 1# (Di) note would also be called 2b (Ra), and they both refer to the same note. One point to note: Each sharp note has its equivalent name in ‘flats’. The reason why they are so challenging is because when we sing this scale, we are effectively singing all the notes on the piano, black and white keys included! This means that we are singing in semitones, and this is extremely beneficial to our pitching and hearing ability, because we would then be able to pitch and also detect smaller variations in pitch! The Ultimate Pitching Exercise Challenge!Ĭhromatic Scales can be deemed as one of the most challenging musical scales, and are also great pitching exercises for budding singers to practise with!

Chromatic scales