Stand in front of your piano or keyboard. If you do not have a piano or keyboard, use the virtual keyboard on the “Table of Musical Pitches” Web page on the Virginia Tech website.
Play Middle C in the center of the keyboard. If you are using the Virginia Tech virtual keyboard, Middle C note is yellow. Listen to the pitch quality of the note.
Sing the word “La.” As you sing, try to mimic the pitch of Middle C.
Play the next note down, the key immediately to the left of Middle C.
Sing the word “La” again. Try to match your vocal pitch to the note.
Repeat, stepping down to the left one note each time, until you are no longer able to successfully mimic the pitch of the note. The last note you are able to successfully mimic is the lower end of your vocal range.
Play Middle C note again. Sing the word “La.” As you sing, mimic the pitch of the note.
Play the next note up, the key immediately to the right of Middle C.
Sing the word “La” again. Try to match your vocal pitch to the note.
Repeat, stepping up to the right one note each time, until you are no longer able to successfully mimic the pitch of the note. The last note you are able to successfully mimic is the higher end of your vocal range.