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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
- I’m going to show you how to test your vocal range and find your singing voice type by first identifying your lowest singable note, followed by your highest singable note, and we’ll then learn how to classify your voice as Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Mezzo or Soprano after we apply the all-important Prima Voce.
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⏰ TIMECODES ⏰
0:00 Let's get started!
1:00 Adults Only
1:20 Testing Dr Dan's Vocal Range
3:24 WTF! - Finding Dr Dan's Prima Voce
7:00 Finding your voice type
7:42 VOCAL RANGE - Low Note
8:26 VOCAL RANGE - High Note
9:21 PRIMA VOCE - Low Note
10:12 PRIMA VOCE - High Note
10:57 Interpret Your Data
12:00 All Voices are Unique
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Hoch, M. (2014). A dictionary for the modern singer. A dictionary for the modern singer. D. Daniels. Lanham, ML, Rowman and Littlefield.
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Sir my lowest note is F3 and highest is G5 what is my range and do I have 2octaves?
My high note is E5
My low Note is F2
This is a nice piece for a vocalist
how can I download the work sheet
I was in a 13 boy choir when I was young and during one of the rehearsals the teacher heard that my voice had broken, so he pulled me out of the choir and that was the end of my singing. There was no coaching to work through my broken voice. Now at 63 and retired I have decided to try again as I have been told I have a good singing voice but I’d like to fine tune it. Not too old I hope?
You should definitely keep singing! I'm sorry you didn't have anyone to help you after that. With the singing experience you've had I'm sure you will do great.
Definitely do it!! I felt a little silly going to vocal lessons since I'm 23 and deemed it for "kids" but my vocal coach said I'm improving my ear pitch very fast and he's so helpful! Never too old to learn anything for self improvement
Never stop, you are never too old to be great! Singing and music will keep your mind sharp.
It's in you 💞💞
I’m convinced school choir teachers are some of the worst enemies of singing. As a woman and even as a girl, I have always had a very deep voice. I loved singing in middle school. First the teacher put me with the boys (most of whom had higher voices than mine). Then she said she wanted to organized the chorus with boys on one side and girls on the other. I didn’t fit so she yanked me out of chorus. Now at 66, I’m taking voice lessons. My teacher, who is classically trained, says if she’d gotten hold of me decades earlier, she could have made me an opera singer as I have the rarest of all female voices, a deep true Contralto (versus Mezzos who can dip down into lower notes) and huge lung capacity. Doesn’t matter, I’m having a blast learning and have, after only a few months, have expanded my range upward.
I'm a contralto I can go as low as B2 and as high as C5. Most comfortable in C2 to B3. Growing up was told I can't sign, because everyone was trying to put me in what they called second soprano. Found out I'm very good @ marching pitch with Stevie Nick's, Tracy Chapman, & Peggy Lee. Good video.
That’s a common mezzo. Contraltos and tenors can reach G2 no sweat.
Always wondered about this, great explanation, thanks!
First video ever that has actually been useful for finding my voice range and how to find it
Great video! So helpful. I've always known I have a low voice for a woman, but this certainly confirms it! My full range is F#2 to C5 with a comfortable area of A2 to G4. I find I have to switch octaves a lot when singing along with the melody of hymns at church, so I usually opt for trying to sing harmony, which gets tricky when I can't figure it out on the fly. Our hymnal has no notes and hymns are sung acapella.
Very helpful, thank you 💛
Two days ago I lost all my middle and high notes.. This is helping me get my voice back. Ty
Lowest singable:
🎵 F2 (C2 if I add some vocal fry)
Highest singable:
🎵 G5
Low point (prima voce):
🎵 G2
High point (prima voce):
🎵 C4 chest (shaky and cracky aft.)
🎵 E5 head voice
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Mario Nay. Thanks for watching.
I'm still getting over a cold, but I'll come back once that's all cleared. I've been comfortably soprano, but that's when I only knew how to use the head voice. I've learned to somewhat incorporate my chest voice since. Still working on the mixing!
Koivu nen, the following video about caring for your sick/tired/sore voice may prove helpful - czcams.com/video/DOksZj8hwbw/video.html&list=PLZFx6cLexy5FacjRWoiX_A4RkSqwrSltR
Very interesting. My voice has definitely changed over the years. I discovered recently how to use my chest voice which gave me a nearly 3 octave range, which was surprising. I also discovered that with this range, I can sing either alto or mezzo. Maybe it's time to start singing again.
Fantabulous video Dr Dan, so instructive the whole way... I am keen to work through to find my voice type ( finally😄).
At least what it is this week!
Many thanks 👍👍
Glad it was helpful!
I've been looking at videos for beginners, and this guy is GREAT!
I'm definitely a bass, but I'm finding from my lessons that I have way more control in my upper chest range and in my falsetto (my mixed voice is still pretty weak), and I'm actually having way more fun up there than down in the D#2 area. (I can hit a C2, sometimes even lower, but it's situational). I was obsessed with my low end and "bass cred" for so long before I quit smoking and realized how high I could go, lol.
Want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for walking me through the process. I have searched through so many videos trying to find something that explains the vocal sweet spot as well as you do. So many of these CZcams videos emphasize "range" over "prima voce/tessitura", which made me in particular reach for all the notes I thought I had in performances. After watching my videos back I was always upset with how it didn't sound as good as I thought it did when performing in the moment. Now I know where to focus and how to develop around my prima voce. Thank you again.
You're welcome French Antonio. Thanks for watching.
You should have thanked him from the bottom of your voice not your heart 😂 but I agree it's nice to see a person who knows what he's talking about
I've always thought that I was a Bass because I've always had a fairly deep voice. But, following this helped me learn that I'm a Baritone but just more on the low-end. I can comfortably say now that my range extends from Bass to Tenor. I have literally no training, but I'm actually surprised to have somewhat of a three octave range. That'll likely increase even further. Well, I'm young(21) so I have time
I could tell you were a tenor as soon as I heard you speak - it is often quite easy to do that.
This is great! I’m a light lyric soprano
Your so right about individual voices. I trained as an Opera singer, then went on to do a degree in Jazz. When I was training my voice was categorised from A2-------D6 although I have a whistle register up to A6. My Prima Voce is E3-------D5. My voice type was categorised as Colouralto Contralto. Very rarely hear it much unless people are talking about singers like Annie Lennox, Cyndi Lauper, Tracey Chapmen or Toni Braxton.
😮 I got exactly the same notes as you for my range and prima voce, though minus the whistle range as I cant do whistle register. I shocked my soprano friend with the A2 😂
Cyndi Lauper is a Mezzo - even Lady Gaga has better low notes than Cyndi does.
Where did you hear that Cyndi is a Contralto?
@nextleveljourney6612 Several well known songwriters and Opera singers, like Monserat Cabali, remarked on her Contralto range. Although she falls into that bracket, she can also hit very high notes which are mezzo soprano. But her comfortable range is Contralto. Some of her work from the very early 80's, not the obvious stuff is more representative of Vocal range. Songs like "I'm gonna be strong". Been a fan of hers for over 38 years so have heard a LOT of her work. Lady Gaga has a great voice but I reserve judgement until her career has been as long as Cyndi's and she is still singing her songs in her 60's as well as she did in her 20's. People write her off so fast. Kind of funny really.
@nextleveljourney6612 Dont forget Cyndi routinely sung in her upper register, especially in the late 80's and 90's due to vocal fashion and because those top notes cut through a fuller live band sound. It's not how high the vocalist can get that denotes their vocal type, it's where their voice is most comfortable and warmest!
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“What the Fach!?” 😂
Lowest note - G2
Highest note - G#5
Lowest primo voce - C3
Highest primo voce - G4
I suppose I'm a tenor!
Thank you for this!
Yess your a low tennor and as I am a medium tennor because I don’t not have a G#5
lowest note - a0 (if not lower)
highest note - f#5 (crapped out after)
lowest primo voice - c or d0
highest primo voice - around e or f4
dont even ask me how bc i dont even sing as a hobby ffs
also im preeeetty sure im a very low baritone or bass bc generally when i talk i fall in that range
@@tristantheoofer2 what are you talking about? d0 is lower than a0 how should that be in your prima voce (comfortable range) if your lowest note is a0?
Great video! I am 53, asthmatic and most days I wake up and I have issues with my vocal chords and other days I wake up with no issues (vocal lubrication, I am not sure). Sometimes I feel I can produce quite a baritone singing voice (TV show 'Friends - Morning's Here') but most days when I wake up, I have an extremely limited vocal range (G3-A#4).
GREAT VIDEO!
Wtfach. Love it😂. I’m learning so much from your videos. Thank you Dr. Dan🤜.
Awesome! Thank you!
Yeah my 8 and 11 loved it too. 🤨
You hit the edges of your prima voce right when I predicted you would since your range (on a good day) is very similar to my own.
great share doc tanks mate
I know by practice, I'm easily qualified as bass as I can go lower below C2 before breaking. I'm also able in my upper range to hit above C5. Prima Voce is D2 to A4. By fluke, I have a comfortable range above the male falsetto. The falsetto transition is rough and difficult, but I get past it into my "head voice" and I sing along easily with Whitney Houston on "I Will Always Love You" after the key change, as well as Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" without dropping octave (even the long hum at the end of the song).
Thanks for sharing Dr Dan.🐨
My pleasure!
Thank you SO much for this video and sheet! ❤
I've been wondering for forever "what I am," especially since my range has become lower (and will go even lower once I start taking testosterone, so I'll be coming back 😉) and since I want to start singing in a choir some time, it would definitely help if I know beforehand where my range is.
I used to be a soprano (according to my teacher in school) and have become a mix of tenor and baritone. But based on my prima voice I'm mostly a tenor.
Again, thanks a billion! ❤
If you, or anyone else, has any questions, feel free to ask as I'm very open 😊
I always hated my voice until I realized I might be an alto and searched artists with alto voices. I started to like my voice a bit more. Then I heard of mezzos and contraltos and I no longer felt ashamed of being a woman with a deep voice. Those contralto women are just 😘🤌
My range according to this is C#3 to F5. But my comfort or prima voce is G3 to A4. So am I an alto or contralto? I've been listening to artist with that vocal range and their voices sound sooo rich! 😍
You have an excellent range
Thank you so much for this Dan! I've been singing as a Tenor for a while but was interested to see if I was some other voice instead. Made my life a lot easier since our ranges line up pretty well. Only difference being that my prima voce did sit a little lower than yours. I did want to ask though, have you ever considered learning subharmonics to extend your lower range? I've started practicing it as a fun project since I do enjoy singing with the basses. I've managed to get to a A1 with subharmonics, albeit shakey and not at all clear, but hopefully with some practice, I'll be able to produce a clean tone.
I'm glad you mentioned tessitura, as many people mistake range as as the way to define voice type. I would also add that range can increase and even prima voce may change with good training. I thought I was an alto but after training with my maestro for some years, was surprised to find I was a light soprano!
Said it perfectly. That’s 1 of the biggest misconceptions in singing today. A lotta so called “Altos” in today’s society are simply untrained or underdeveloped sopranos. I’m glad you found your true voice.
@vikkiflawith Hi, can you tell me if they are only considering the chest voice as the real range. The internet had so many different answers around this.
@@INXS- The chest voice is only part of the voice. We have two resonating chambers, chest and head. The issue with many people is they don't understand vocal technique and do not know how to correctly transition between chest and head. With correct technique and practice this passage should become easy to negotiate and in the end the chest and head should feel like one voice. They have different qualities of timbre but a properly trained voice is a kind of 'blended' voice where the transition from low notes to high notes is easily done. Most people, with time and patience and good training, can increase their range. A singer is like an athlete- most of us can run for the bus but most of us can't win gold in running at the Olympics without good coaching and good form. So many of us can sing to some extent but without training our voice can't do everything it could possibly do. With training, the expanded range sounds normal and naturally done. We work very hard to make it sound easy :)
@vikkiflawith OK, what role does the range play in determining voice type. I'm asking if chest range/modle is the KPI for voice type, or are they also considering headvoice?
@@INXS- Voice type cannot be determined by one single factor. You don't really have two voices, you have one voice that resonates in two different chambers. Things that determine voice type are tessitura, timbre (or color), agility and range (with training). Range in and of itself is not the predominant factor - classically trained contraltos (altos, lowest female voice), for example, can often sing high C's. But their voice tends to have a richer quality and their tessitura tends to be lower. Within voice types there are also weights of voice, for example, lyric soprano, dramatic soprano, and coloratura soprano. Every one has a chest voice, no matter how high they can sing. Singers work with coaches and teachers of technique to develop and balance both registers so the voice is flexible and moves easily between the two. Hope that helps.
Lowest note: D2
Highest note: Bb5
Tessitura: E2-G4
I don't know if the tessitura is accurate because E2 is the lowest I can effortlessly hit, but D#2 is harder than C#5 in head voice or falsetto
I always thought I was a baritone but my low notes are weak even tho I can sing them effortlessly and the high notes in the 4th octave are much stronger but it takes more effort. I don't know if I'm a baritone, a high baritone or a baritenor.
Depends also on time of day. I can sing deeper in the morning.
7:58 lowest not D3 and between c and the half note
C3 prima lowest
10:44 G4 higheslt
8:57 highest not A4 and behind A
i got A2-F5 vocal range with C3-C4 Prima voce. thank you for the help on finding it out... should have done it earlier but oh well, better late than never. :D
OMG! I always wonder if I was a baritone untill I watched your video! Your vocal range and Prima Voce is 100% perfectly fitted with my voice! My highest range wih falsetto is G5 (sometimes is G#5) but when I sing I just feel my chest voice a bit uncomfortable to hit G4 but if I take some vocal exercises then I can still handle it, and sometime I can hit A4 with mixed voice. Also I hate G2 when I sing low, I feel happy to sing low at C3 or E3 though. So I am a tenor. Wow whoooo!
P/s: Still can't sing high like those songs on radio sometimes...
That's fantastic to hear! Discovering your true voice type can be a transformative moment in your singing journey. Remember, while range is a part of determining your voice type, it's also about where your voice feels the most comfortable and resonant. It's great that you're exploring and pushing your boundaries. As for those high notes in popular songs, keep in mind that every voice is unique. Work on developing your own sound and style rather than trying to mimic other singers. Continue your vocal exercises and consider working with a vocal coach to further refine your technique. Remember, singing is not just about range, but also about expressiveness and emotion. Keep up the great work and happy singing! 🎤🎶👍
@@DrDanRobinson thank you Dr.Dan. Thanks to you, I know exactly my voice type. You don't know how much important to me for knowing my trueself! Thank you thank you thank you!
A1 and C#5, started needing falsetto at around C4 and started vocal frying around D2, prima voce F2 and A3
Dr Dan where did you transition to falsetto with your range?
My tessitura for lowest notes and highest notes respectively can be described when I sing :
1. Don William's song : I Recall A Gypsy Woman, Amanda, You Are My Best Friend
2. Engelbert Humperdinck's songs like : Release Me, There Goes My Everything, all with chest voice only.
So I think I am a baritone.
Fascinating. My vocal range isn't what it used to be for sure. My Prima Voce range (at least as of this morning) is from C3-F4 (A5 on a good day).
Looks like I'm pretty much a textbook Baritone. I had a fairly high pitched voice for well beyond my 16th, but in my early to mid 20s it really lowered down. I'm 30 now.
I should probably mention that I didn't warm up my voice, have a slight cold, and just woke up, so I'm sure I could extend my range further in a more ideal condition, but I think it's fair to say this suffices for now. It probably wouldn't really change the voice type, just the ranges, I imagine!
Total range: C#2-D#5
Prima Voce: B2-A#4
I also haven’t been singing as much in the past decade. I seem to remember I could reach slightly higher when I was singing more regularly in choirs. I definitely used to have the lower end of my voice die to almost nothing around F2, and what I can produce around C2 is what I used to get around E2 and F2.
I do tend to begin to cough when I push up towards the top of the treble clef.
It’s a good sign. I’m hoping to write and record music. I have some work to do, but it’s nice to see I have some raw tools to work with.
Dive on in!
I've not seen a better video explantion of the Prima Voce.
Hi Dr Dan, would be good if you provided a guide on how to classify using the worksheet.
My range is from F2-F5 and prima voce is B2 to F4/F#4
How weird, my range note is G2 and my prima is A2, I feel really comfortable singing in A2
I loved music growing up, and always attempted to sing but hated my voice and how low it was. I thought it was just because I couldn’t sing, and had a long way to go to learn.
Just recently started singing again after learning more about music and singing techniques/basically learning it’s okay to be baritenor/contralto thanks to this vid!
Who wants to start a funk rock band? 🤣
I've always had a difficult time finding a prima voca because I can sing comfortably from F3 to F5. My range is B2-B5. I could go higher but my voice cracks.
My voice teacher told me I was a mezzo-soprano. In church, I am usually given the lead for high songs and harmonies. But when I sing in the 3s and lower 4s, people start to mention the power my voice has.
It's slightly exasperating to get all the higher songs, but I'm the only one with the range for it
I agree with the contralto range given. I would definitely classify you as a contralto. All of the standard mezzo opera roles go up to B5. That's performance range, not vocalization range as we found here.
All voices sound lighter when younger. It's likely that was an influencing factor when determining vocal category by your voice teacher.
@@davidalbro2009
I wonder… It certainly could be contralto. Despite the vocal range, I haven’t considered it.
My higher range is what peaked people’s interest in my voice, but then again, there haven’t been many opportunities to sing low.
Thanks for the information. I had a my music teacher do my vocal range and she was mind blown, I can sing 4 octaves just tested it, it was 4.5 octaves. But I also can scream a falseto. that is higher. So I can do all the parts of "The Lion Sleeps tonight," I probably should have focused on my singing a bit more. I probably should have gotten a vocal coach.
Thanks for this video, I was looking for something like this! It seems like my full range would be around C2 to D6 (including falsetto and unpleasant notes), around D2 - F5 without them.
Prima Voce... Not sure yet. I feel quite confortable singing in the A2 - D4 range... I'll keep fine-tuning, but I guess I'm a baritone!
vocal range helps to find the voice type but also the tone is important, Tenors rarely can sing G2, I myself can sing to B2/Bb2, G2 is too low for me.
i can hit c2 as a tenor, tone isnt great tho for me, i totally agree.
Hi, can you tell me if they only use the chest mode. I know in choir they only use chest range with the passi. They say falsetto doesn't count.
A1-G4 chest only. with mix it extends to A4 and head voice extends it to D5
For prima voce, my voice is split between chest and head, how should I consider this split? I could say my prima voce is from A2 (chest) to D5 (Head). I just dont know if there is another way that makes more sense.
My results
Min:G2
MinPV:A2
MaxPV:D5
Max:B6
My full range is a D3 to F#6 and my prima would be at F3 to B4. I was always confused because most days I’m more comfortable on my lower range than I am on my higher range but will randomly be able to sing some high notes quite comfortably. This helped tons!
This was awesome. I sing baritone’s it I still love to do these test.
wonderful video
Hi Dan, great video! Thank you. Should you factor in your passagio at all or is it whatever note you can sing regardless?
Sing across your passagio in both directions.
I am pretty much a baritone:
My lowest singable note is usually ~Eb2 (C#2-E2).
My highest singable note is F5 with falsetto and ~A4 (G4-Bb4) without falsetto.
My Prima Voce is ~ A2-Eb4.
I've just had another whack at this, and all I can tell ya is that I now don't feel comfortable singing much below A3 or much above F5. That still seems to be where I'm most comfortable. One of my favourite numbers to sing, at the minute, when I hit the karaoke, is 'We Are Family' by Sister Sledge, in its original key, with no- (and please excuse my French), keying-down! Apparently, the range on that particular number's A3 to C5, which sounds about right for me- (that range falls just a few notes shy of the top of my most comfortable range), and right now, I'd consider that number to be my ultimate karaoke party-piece. I dunno what that means, if anything at all! These tests are somewhat tricky for me to perform, 'cos I've never really sung in me natural voice, as ya know, so that high, light Falsetto sound's where I pretty much naturally gravitate to everytime, when I sing now, without thinking twice about it. It's just second-nature to me now.
Tenor/ Contralto 😊
I'm turning 70 and I think my range is now about the same as Dan's. I sang a C above high C on Harry Chapin's Verities and Balderdash album when I was 20. Keep singing. Keep smiling. ❤️✌️🎶
Good to know that at 70 you've finally discovered your voice type! Live and learn
@@tzarkolbaska2746 Obviously your reading comprehension skills are poor. Live, and practice living. Try kindness out. You might like it.
In school, I the choir directors me in Soprano I, Soprano II, and Alto I at various points, but all were before I was 16. I can't take your test today as I had a cold the other day, which triggered some lung inflamation. My voice isn't normal at the moment. I'm singing only with my head voice as it seems to help open my airways better, but I normally don't like this place. It's nice with asthma flares. Pretty ethereal. I'm sure it's the diaphramatic breathing and vegas nerve stimulation that is the help for my asthma. It helps relax everything. Luckily, I don't get wheezing. I just can't use my chest voice. I sound like a frog.
Female here, my range in high school choir (16-18 yrs old) was Contralto to Soprano, mostly I sang soprano. I was often switched around into different sections by the choir teacher between alto & soprano, sometimes even added to the tenor section when needed. Now that I'm 51, my range is D3 to C5 and PV is E3 - C4 so that would make me more of a mezzo.
I seem to be close to the textbook definition of an alto, with my PV sitting lower in my range. Full range: C#3 - G#5, PV: D#3 - C5.
Hie, before taking the test do we need to have some warm up?
If you include falsetto, my range is C2 - C6 on a good day. My prima voce in natural voice is F2-C4 and in falsetto E4-A5.
I consider myself a Bass/sopranist countertenor
Range- c#2-G#6 Prima Voce-E2-D5 it didn’t sound pretty but it felt comfortable and i had no tension so i have no idea, i also didn’t use falsetto since it’s harder for me to use it i’m guessing tenor
I guess I'm a baritone or baritenor on the lower end. Falsetto continues to elude me. Thanks for the video. WTFach was amusing.
In chest voice my range is A1-Eb5, and also including other techniques (chest-fry, mixed voice, head voice and whistle register) my range extends to Eb1-A6. My tessitura in chest voice is D2-Bb4 and my lows are resonant down to A1, so I think that I'm a bass-baritone or a low baritone.
This was Awesome. Starting singing in my church choir. Always just sing what is my comfortable range, but never actually went through what range I was. Very helpful.
My vocal markers: (in ascending order- includes the point where I can't help using falsetto)
Eb2
F#2
Middle C (falsetto marker)
A4
Eb5
As a barbershopper especially, I use my below-Middle C range a LOT!
My range is roughly Bb1 (can go down to a G1 on a good bass day) to Bb5. When I was at uni I could hit a G#6 but I've not heard myself capable of that for a while so I don't think I possess it anymore... However with the expection of Bb5, which probably isn't usable in a song, every note feels equally comfortable. An F5 feels no more or less comfortable to an A4 or an E2. It's all easy. (at least from an individual note point of view)
This is actually something I fell into quite quickly on my journey as a singer, back when I had a 1 octave usable range just starting out. Voice classifications don't and shouldn't exist. You are capable of being a bass, baritone tenor or counter tenor. It's just learning and becoming familiar with different areas of your voice. Some you may not even know exist because you've never used it. (I still can't find my whistle register) Learn to use and minipulate your voice in different ways until you are comfortable conforming to any voice type. Thinking like "my range is this to this therefore, I'm a baritone" is restrictive to your actual capability. You are everything in equal measure. You just need more practice in the less familiar areas of your voice, until they are familiar. I remember when I couldn't sing above a G4 without flipping into my falsetto. Now I can sing a G5 easily without my falsetto, as well as hit those low choir notes. Work and practice and believe in it. Your prima voce is comfortable because it's the part of your voice you speak with every day. Learning to sing with the parts of your voice you don't use is what makes you elite and pushes you above these voice classifications.
At 18, I could sing from bass to mezzo soprano. From my 20s -> late 30s I was in a baritone range, with tenor quality (literally no one wants this) but in my 40s its evening out at baritone range, baritone quality, thank goodness.
hello sometimes i could hit high notes like zayn malik sings you and i chest to head voice easily ,but sometimes I do think I'm a baritone because my voice when communicating is a little different, but it's very easy to sing baritone songs like adore you (harry styles), when it rains it pours (luke combs),and i could hit c6 on my falsetto,What class of singer do you think I am?tenor or baritone ?
I am a female Tenor. Which I kinda new, as to sing tenor in the Gospel Choir when I was in my 20s.
This was very cool and informative. Guess I'm Contralto/Mezzoprano-ish?
VR - G2-A#5 & PV - B2-G5 (comfortably w/out straining or lifting my head) I've always been classified as a Mezzo Soprano, but always jumped around to sing "needed/fill-in" parts in choirs or if I liked the harmony. Lol. 😅❤
Good way to combat lifting is to see the notes as if on a clothes line, leaving the mouth in front of you, that you need to keep straight. OR Imagine a cord running from the top of your head keeping your posture straight, head in neutral position looking outward. Now as you move toward the notes that make you either raise or lower the head remember that your head is held steady by the cord from the top of your head. This may mean you need to use a little more diaphragm power or work on your breath control to give those notes a strong foundation now your head is in a different placement, but it will come. Here's one that my Opera teacher loved to use, that drove me nuts; she would balance a book on the top of my head. My challenge was to sing and keep it in place.
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E2 - C5
F2 - G#4
Bariton as I assumed
I found out I completely lost my high-range 😭
Just about 25 years ago I was a coloratura soprano in a chorus so I could easily sustain an F6, but now I can barely hit an A4. I guess I'm a mezzo now.
I have been getting paid to sing since 8, according to this scale, I have C2 to F4, It use to be Higher and a little less deeper but at 55 it has deepened, I have considered making a 4 part with just my self, if you google The Light House (Brothers of the Heart I can sing all 4 parts of that version,) My teacher in High School said it was as if my voice had no top out, and I was always being asked to sing in Pageants with standing Ovations, I just love singing and different types of Music, I love (The 12th of Never, which I love to imitate his faster Vibrato,) I also love Keith Whitley singing (will you miss me) with ralph stanley. my voice is a gift and have always hated people coming up to say (you sing so great) I did nothing for it, other then singing 8 hours a day just for the love of it. I no longer do Karaoke contest due to winning every competition I enter and feeling bad for the others who sing really well. I find if I sing really deep from the start it takes a few minutes to get my higher end back, and if I sing Journey or on the Higher Range, it takes a day off to get back to the low C2 if that makes sense.
According to this I'm a contralto always thought was mezzo soprano
Hi there, fascinating video. My results were range F1-A4 (C5 in Falsetto), Prima Voce C2-C4. I'm 50 5his year & spme days I can get a little lower than F1 too. Ironically, as a teenager, my range was Eflat2-G4, but my falsetto went up to G5. I'm definitely a Basso Profundo now though.
Lowest note - D2
Highest note - C#5 (6D with falsetto)
Lowest primo voce - G2
Highest primo voce - C4
I think i'm baritone. For high notes I need to use techniques...
Lowest note: G2
Highest note: D5
Lowest primo: A2
Highest primo: A4
Vocal range is A2-D6 with falsetto and prima voce is D3-G4. This indicates that I'm an alto, but I have a light and raspy timbre to my voice compared to all the deep and thick voices that many singers of my voice type are.
my man i have the exact same prima voce but my range is A2-F5
This is interesting and useful
THANK YOU! This helped me with identifying and organizing voice types. At least it wont be another 40 years, lol.
Great explanation, two questions… Why did you classified yourself as a tenor not alto, although your prima voce is closer to the alto range??? And if we decide to classify our voices based on the vocal range not on the prima voce, why do we need to find our prima voce in this exercise???
For some reason, I don't get the worksheet email (but I get the other follow-up email).
My full range is A2-F5 and my prima voce is E3-B4 (my full usable range is C3-C#5, but D5 is becoming more easily accessible for me). My mixed register starts at E4 and I flip into a full head voice at A4 (though with a good warmup, I can mix up to B4).
Anyway, I initially thought I'm a tenor, but I guess I might actually be a dramatic contralto?
I especially liked that you spent some time explaining how ach voice is different and that it's unlikely for anyone to fit neatly into one of the "big bins". There's a reason we use a shitton of smaller bins in Germany 😉
My vocal fach is dramatic colloratura mezzosoprano. It's a really *really* rare fach and the only reason I know what it is is because one of my friends happens to be a professionally trained opera singer with the exact same fach. But the fuck of it is: I'm not even really a mezzo. By standard classifications, I'm an alto (a low alto, even, with a tessitura from E3 to C5). And that's likely where that "dramatic" comes from in my case - I have a lot of volume and weight in my voice, from actually being an alto in the "basic four" classification. However, I can also sing coloratura, which is pretty much unheard of for "true" alto voices. So to avoid complications like "I'm an alto, but spicy" and then going through the full range of what that means, I just call myself a dramatic coloratura mezzosoprano. To anyone who doesn’t know the words, the explanation wouldn't mean anything anyway. And if that despriction means something to someone, they'll take away the same key info of "ah, a weird voice" as if I had talked them through the full explanation.
Now, according to your specific ranges, I'm pretty much anything between a tenor and a soprano (my full range is A2 to D6 with my tessitura sitting between E3 and C5), but yeah. Classifications are hard, lol
In a choir, I am selected into tenor, although I am a baritone. This is why I am still trying to practice to hit high notes with chest voice.
Hi! Thank you for video!) If I'm from F to G what is it mean for woman?
low note: b2
low prima: c3-d3
high prima: d5-e5
highest (confortable/good sounding) note: a5
i can never decide if i'm a tenor or contralto 🥲. my voice is naturally really rich and colorful
I have a alto to upper tenor vocals and I have anywhere from 12-15 semitones
D2 - A4 for Range G2 - F3 for Prima Voce. I think this puts me In Baritone??? Which is so Interesting since I used to be a Mezzo or Soprano before I transitioned!
I am also a tenor. Our voices had the same ranges
Me going through second puberty and also being in choir to learn how to control my changing voice. (When I joined I said I didn't know my voice type and instead of checking or anything, the director listened to my speaking voice and was like "First Tenor" but it's been about a half year and I think my voice changed more and I'm having trouble reaching some notes now.)
Update: Still a tenor. But I noticed that when doing this exercise, I'm not having trouble hitting notes I've been having trouble with in the context of some of my choir songs. So there must be something up with the way the syllables and rhythms are that are throwing me off. Although the notes I'm having trouble with ARE outside my prima voce it seems because my prima voce is so limited. I got F3 - E4 for my prima voce so just short of a single full octave. While my full range is G2 - G5 currently. Uh since my voice is changing though I'll check again in a few months. I know you said not to do this if your voice is changing, but also I'm not going to just... stop singing for the next 6 years and I want to make sure I'm in the right section in my choir even as the changes continue.
Lowest note: C3
Highest note: E5
Low tessitura point: E3
High tessitura point: D4.
I haven’t done the worksheet you were talking about, but usually I consider myself a contralto. My timbre’s fairly light and some people have thought that I’m a mezzo because of it, but I’ve never been able to sing that high and I’ve always found low notes easier.
I am a female. My lowest is F3 or G3 and my highest without falsetto is A#4or C#5
And with falsetto its A#5 and a bit C#6. Am i alto mezzo or soprano. Please help me i dont no nothing about singing and notes
What I gathered as someone who only sings in the shower and is still learning to translate note sounds from piano to voice.
Vocal range:
- B2 feels weird, A2 makes me cough. I think it's safe to say C3 is the lowest note.
- B5 onwards I can't sustain the notes, it's just sad puppy noises. I'm capping it at A5 😂
Prima voce:
- I feel a shift at F3, I guess it's G3 for lowest then?
- There is also a change at C5, so I think highest is B4.
Oh look I'm an alto 😂
C#1 (lowest) to A#4 (highest)
Prima Voce: A#2 to G#3.
I don’t know what vocal type I am. I have been testing my vocal range over the course of 11 weeks every single day. :)
Either you have one on the lowest voices in the world or that C#1 is in fry, which doesn't count. If your voice sounds like a creaky door when you're doing it, you're doing fry, and anyone can go super low in fry, and if that was your actual lowest chest voice note, your Prima voice would almost certainly be way lower than A#2 to G#3,
I'm too self-conscious about my voice to practice. I have to make sure my neighbors aren't home. I learned in church with 3 brothers who would laugh whenever I sang a wrong note, and I loved making them laugh. When I got to obligatory choir class teachers told me to move my lips and not make a sound. When I tried in University to acquire a stage voice, the Professor tried to find my range. And then asked if it wasn't too late to be reimbursed. It was. She apologized but the damage had been done. I started piano two years ago and so I've become a music theory geek. Except for getting a melody in my head. I might have Aural Aphantasia.
I did try singing though. I live on a busy street, and suddenly there was a knock at the door. It was an ambulance crew, since a passerby was worried. I explained that I was singing. They demanded an affiative from my piano teacher that I was taking lessons, and had me sign a waiver form.
I did like your video though.