I think I've posted about vocal training for myself on here (I guess those threads are gone) but this isn't about me. I made a new friend down here and she happens to be pretty hot. But that's beside the point, eh?

So, she likes to sing and we became friends and I have worked up some songs for her where I play guitar for her and she sings. Her voice is very unique. It's different and very sexy. She's 31 but sounds like a little kid. Her voice is kind of wispy or airy sounding. She likes Norah Jones. She reminds me of the Aussie Kasey Chambers except Kasey Chambers' voice is more gravelly. She also reminds me kinda of the girl who sings lead with The Indigo Girls.

Anyway, my friend... if she has any downfall, it's going flat on notes. Sometimes when she does a song well, it is outstanding. But often, she goes flat.

ALSO... sometimes she canNOT start on the right key. I will know the key of the song. I'll start in "G" or whatever and she'll be nowhere near "G." (To me, that's a pretty serious downfall for a singer.) I will sing the opening note, have her hit it and then she'll wander right back off of it and be singing in something totally different. This embarrasses her but hey, what can I do? I just try to find whatever key she happens to be in. It gets awkward.

So, reason for the post... this girl really wants to sing. But I think she has no prayer if she doesn't get better. And to me, it seems, either you have it or you don't. She doesn't have it. But I was wondering if you guys think with maybe vocal training, could she learn this?

Some singers nail every note. Heck, I go flat on some notes and I go "Ugh, that sucked." But her problem is quite serious. I'll put it this way... I think it (now) keeps her from being able to pull this off. Her voice is VERY unique and she picks out some really cool songs to do. And that is all good. But flat is not.