SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCORING A SINGING VOICE

A system for scoring a singing voice comprises receiving a singing reference audio signal and/or a user audio signal and/or a pitch contour representation (PCR) of the reference and/or user singing audio signals; a processor means connected to the receiving means and comprising a pitch contour representation (PCR) module (10) for determining a PCR of the singing reference and/or user audio signal, a time synchronization module for time synchronizing the PCRs of the reference and user audio signals respectively. A selection module is provided for selecting a segment of the PCRs based on pre-defined criteria. A cross-correlation module is provided for performing time-warped cross-correlation on the selected segments of the PCRs and outputting a cross-correlation score. The system comprises a key matching module and rhythm matching module for key matching and rhythm matching the remaining unselected segments of the PCRs, and outputting a respective key matching score and rhythm matching score, a scoring module (16) for determining a singing score based on a combination of a pre-determined weightage of the cross-correlation, key matching and rhythm matching scores. A user interface means connects the processor for changing at least one module parameter within at least one module; stores and displays the PCR and singing score.