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put a bucket on your head while you practice matching pitches to a piano (or whatever clean reference, like an mp3 or youtube video of a chromatic scale played slowly is fine if you don’t have a piano). The clean reference part is important, start with that so you can get a better sense of what you’re trying to match. As your pitch improves then practice songs to keep yourself interested
Rhythm is similar, practice with a metronome. Practice practice practice. No one is born with it no matter what you may believe, some people have an inclination so that it comes a bit easier and some don’t so it takes a lot more effort unfortunately, but either way you’re going to have to practice practice practice a good period of time daily (like at least 30 minutes, ideally more) consistently for many years. Your favorite singer did this, guaranteed
What's the bucket for, are you trying to make me look silly
This part I know, all skills come from practice. It does feel like I'm way behind most people though, since I didn't grow up listening actively to music or badly trying to sing or anything. It's something I've just never engaged with much, so my skills are like toddler level
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