what is the difference between singing off key and singing out of tune?
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Out of tune means the pitch of the note is incorrect. Notes are at set frequencies, going over or under is out of tune.
Off key means you sang or played a note the does not fit in the current key signature, which without going into theory is what notes are allowed. For example in the key of C all notes are natural, so in most cases playing the sharp or flat of a note would be wrong. There are exceptions though.
Or another way of looking at it. Singing out of tune, everything sounds wrong, especially when accompanied by instruments or other vocal that are in tune. Out of key would be “that note sounds wrong”, but the note itself is in tune.
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