Flat vs Sharp

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If someone is singing badly we always say they’re flat, but at least some of the time (to my ear) they are actually singing sharp.

Why do we always say someone is singing flat, is it just convenient or is there a music theory reason for it?

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If someone is singing “sharp”, that means they’re slightly higher than the target note. If they’re “flat”, they’re slightly below.

>but at least some of the time (to my ear) they are actually singing sharp.

Well, our hearing is not perfect. Either you or the other person are making the wrong judgement.

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