Singing from memory unleashes a surprising super power: you remember the precise key of your earworm:
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-memory-common-musical-superpower.html
@evamarie
I'm not at all surprised to learn this. I've always found this to be the case, even if I couldn't name the key.
@evamarie
One thing not mentioned is that many people who think they "can't sing" may be able to audiate the song in the correct key, but are not able to physically vocalize what they are hearing in their head at the same pitches. That can happen for different reasons.
That would be me 😁
@evamarie
We can rebuild you. We have the technology.
In all seriousness, you aren't broken. You just need the right teacher to help you.
@voltronic @evamarie John Bell used to say that if you hadn't learned to sing as a child, someone had stolen your song. I.e., if you needed help to sing and no one helped you learn, that was a theft of joy.
@t_heislen @voltronic @evamarie i was actively discouraged from singing by all the adults in my life (except my mom, she was ok with it) teachers, choir directors, etc.
@redenigma @voltronic @evamarie Happens to way too many people! Brother Bell would have said they failed you by being either too lazy or hiding their lack of knowledge.
@t_heislen @voltronic @evamarie somewhere around age 14, i met my friend Miki, who could both sing & play piano. her dad was also a singer. the first time they heard me trying to sing, they stopped me & said "wait!" you're almost perfect pitch for harmony" and they showed me how to do that.