Am I a good singer? Online singing test

How the test works

1. Click Start and allow the microphone. Headphones help: the piano plays in this test, and with headphones it does not leak into the microphone.
2. If you have not measured your range yet, choose a lower or a higher voice. The exercises are then placed where your voice is comfortable.
3. Repeat the note. The piano plays one note, you sing it back on “lah”. The note appears on the piano roll only after your answer – this part checks your ear.
4. 5-note scale. You sing five notes up and back together with the piano, a few times – each time a little higher, then back down.
5. Major third. You listen first, then sing a note, leap four semitones up and come back.
6. After the third exercise you see your result: pitch accuracy in percent, your singer level and one tip.

The whole test takes about two minutes. You can go back to an exercise or skip one with the buttons above it.

What the test measures – and what it does not

The test checks intonation: how close each note you sing is to the note you should sing. The pitch of your voice is measured many times per second and compared with the target in cents – one semitone is 100 cents. The coloured line on the piano roll shows it live: green is on the note, yellow is close, red is off.

It does not judge the colour of your voice, its volume, your vibrato or your “talent”. A voice can sound warm and pleasant and still miss the notes, and a plain voice can be perfectly in tune. The test answers one question – do you hit the notes? – and that is the skill people notice first when someone sings out of tune.

How to read your result

Pitch accuracy is the average score of the three exercises. A note sung within a quarter of a semitone (25 cents) of the target gets full credit. The credit drops as you drift away and reaches zero at a full semitone. A note you do not sing at all counts as zero.

• 85 % and more – very accurate. You hit the notes and hold them steadily.
• 65–84 % – good. Most notes are in tune, a few slip, usually on the leaps or at the top.
• 40–64 % – you find the right area but drift away from the note. This is a common result for beginners, and the one that improves fastest with practice.
• Below 40 % – most notes were off, or the microphone did not hear you well. Check that the level bar reaches green and take the test again.

Singer level is one of ten levels, from “Cat on the fence” to “Stadium headliner”. It is corrected for difficulty, and the test uses the easiest exercises, so the top level is reached only with harder exercises in the app. The tip comes from your weakest exercise – for example, whether you tend to sing flat, sharp or unsteadily.

Tips for a fair result

• Find a quiet room. Background music and voices confuse the pitch detection.
• Hum for a minute before you start. A cold voice slides into notes and loses the top.
• Sing at a normal speaking volume. Louder does not make you more accurate.
• A laptop or phone microphone works. If nothing is detected, move closer.
• Do not judge yourself by the first attempt. Take the test again after a few minutes – nerves and an unfamiliar exercise cost points the first time.

Can anyone learn to sing in tune?

Almost everyone. True tone deafness – not hearing the difference between two notes at all – is rare: researchers estimate it at about 1.5 % of people. Much more often the ear is fine and the voice simply does not follow it yet. That is a coordination skill, like aiming a ball, and it improves with short, regular practice and immediate feedback: you sing, you see how far you are from the note, you correct it.

If the “Repeat the note” part went well but the scale and the leap did not, your ear already works and your voice needs practice. If the first part was hard too, start with slow exercises where you match single notes and long tones.

What next

Each part of the test is a regular Clearsing exercise: Repeat the note, 5-note scale and Interval: major third. The app has 171 exercises, and the daily training picks them for your level and moves on as you improve. Measure your range with the vocal range test, check single notes with the pitch detector, or browse the exercise guide.