I cannot stop coming back to rewatch this video lol. Her lower range had me fooled I thought contralto or mezzo at first, that chest voice is amazing. Finally a soprano with great rich lows, not whispery where I'm still waiting to hear them hit the low notes.
@@theviewer4442 She likely was one when she was young, but I hear Dramatic Soprano here when she's older and had stopped pursuing opera long before. She studied at prestigious institutes for several years beginning at 8 and was singing Spinto arias by 13, even then saying she would lighten her voice. Her teachers primarily considered her a Dramatic Soprano as well. Not much of a point in speculation.
@@XxQueenChristinaxX She is a spinto soprano, his physique betrays that she is a spinto, her voice reminds me of spinto sopranos Lenny Eversong and Elaine Martins, she is thin, tall, strong, athletic and small-headed, all the characteristics of a spinto soprano, her lower register has a dark brown color just like the mezzo sopranos, all spinto sopranos have the same brunette quality in the lower register as the mezzosopranos, the dramatic sopranos have the same low register as the contralto, because only dramatic soprano and contralto have this blackness color in the low notes. Training you have but a spinto soprano will never be dramatic soprano or mezzosoprano, because the fach vocal is permanent, as it is not classified by extension it is classified by physical faculties and vocals faculties, even if a blowing spinto gets old, it will always remain spinto, because its vocal tract and vocal folds will continue to be spinto for the rest of its life.
@@theviewer4442 You clearly place too much emphasis on physique. I'm not going to help you there. Your tone color comparison makes little sense and once again you ignore that this can be technically manipulated, especially when you said that Dramatic Soprano and Contralto have the same lower register. I'm not familiar with Martins but she sounds closer to Spinto Soprano than Leny Eversong who I've always heard as a Mezzo-Soprano with a solid top and a preference for a brighter tone. I can see how she could be called a Spinto but I don't believe that's accurate. Eversong clearly doesn't fit "all the characteristics of a Spinto Soprano" according to you. Enough of that. I doubt Reed is considered tall at 5'3"/160 cm. Again, height isn't going to determine Fach, it's the vocal tract that matters here. The belief that a singer singing Spinto Soprano barely in her teens couldn't possibly end up at Dramatic Soprano in mature adulthood is also ridiculous.
@@XxQueenChristinaxX ridiculous is classifying the voice of a teenager who is going through hormonal change, it is ridiculous to call Leny Eversong a mezzosoprano, since Eversong metal in the middle and upper registers is silver like that of every spinto soprano and not the bronzed metal of the mezzosopranos voice, Leny Eversong's vocal tract and folds are clearly a spinto soprano, Vivian Reed is clearly a spinto soprano, she doesn't sound like a dramatic soprano, the only dramatic soprano I've heard in pop is Adele.
Her voice so unike and her belts on f5 g5 so full and beautifull soprano she even make it harder on her self by pulling chest her voice I think naturally little bit brighter
I don’t understand how she’s able to produce such a strong A2 but such an easy mixed Bb5! I know she was a lot older in the A2 clip but damn! Also the richness of her head voice is just divine!! 😍
I didn't know her. A trully technician. Very aware of what and why she is doing it. She's a refined version of Whitney. Same approach with Vivien having a way more polished instrument.
Her lower range has definitely profited from her training, I'm sure. So full! As a soprano, you have to be like a man when singing low so it can be full. Ponselle sounded manly singing low. Also, it's a shame how she overpowered those children on G4 at 11:44.Completely covered their singing 😂. I Came back to C5's. They are consistently very resonant and we'll produced. Another key to resonance seems to be how your pronounce the vowels. Bless the "Chaaaalld" not "chiiiii". The "aa" and "oo" helps. If that makes sense. Just a lay observation. Shirley does similar.
I’m so glad she’s getting more shine these days… her range and scope deserve all the flowers. I came across her music as a teenager at a second hand record store. I bought her self titled 1970 album because I liked the cover and fell in love with her voice. I didn’t realise at the time how understated she was being on this record but loved it all the same. Potentially controversial but her version of Lean on me is my favourite. Aside from the nostalgia of being drawn to the song it has the effect of transporting me to a time I did not exist in. There’s a kind of sad longing in her version. I love Aretha’s and Melba’s version too though. Thanks for this post.
Thank you so much for this masterpiece. Never heard if her until you other vid. Do you have the link to 1:13:46 F5 mark in the white dress. 1:16:27 G5 at church. Please and thank you!
Great singer with a beautiful voice. Lean on me by the phenomenal Van McCoy in partnership with Joe Cobb is my favorite, along with Believe in yourself by Charlie Smalls.
I am more impressed with the low notes than the high notes, she can project that C3 better than some men. She does not use the same coordination for belting than Shirley or Whitney (Almost pure Chest Voice), but still very full and thick.
Yea, Patti is a most likely a Spinto-Lirico with an underdeveloped lower end. But that upper- mid and higher is where few have as much dexterity in registration and coordination. And her head voice is probably top 3 most powerful in pop. She just never rely developed that lower part of her voice. She has some lows, though.
czcams.com/video/thPnksFgkbc/video.html Her voice is very high set unamped and her headvoice is unique. It's almost coloratura but she doesn't have a upper end in head (F6+) or the flexibility to do those complex trills, stacatto, and ornamentation that coloraturas do
@@teegee7801 Actual coloratura roles never really went above E-flat, and even that was very rare. The Mozartian F6-G6 is not a common thing. He wrote it for whistle singers.
Patti is certainly a dramatic soprano her chest voice sits even higher than Vivian Reeds that’s all. Patti has a large squeak that is clear indicator that she is dramatic soprano. Patti has over powered Opera Spinto Tenor Placido Domingo effortlessly when performing a duet with him. She certain overpowered Denise Graves when performing a duet with her. I have seen Patti live she certainly doesn’t need a microphone.
@@Kurdyukov87pianist You seem to be the only person in the world to believe that. Contralto is a low female voice with primo passaggio around D to E♭, and the density akin to that of a tenor. I’d suggest you study more voice pedagogy. Soprano is the most common voice. And most people will agree with that, even as early as Tosi, and as recent as Titze. And yes, as an observer of your comments, you do call most women contraltos. Even classical sopranos..
@@randall4528 Sir, most people's chest voices are underdeveloped, even famous singers' included. I have heard your chest voice and would indeed call it underdeveloped. Moreso, countertenor is not a voice type.
@@KajiVocals learn information about voice tessitura, register breaks, working ranges, transitions from head voice to falsetto, transitions from chest voice to head voice for various types of voices. By all these parameters, Vivian is a contralto.
@@Kurdyukov87pianist Mr. I study voice pedagogy, opera and contemporary voice. I write on it. I am literally writing a book on the history of voice parts in opera with one of the foremost voice musicologists in the field. I hate to pull the ‘I know it better’ card, but I’ve yet to see any evidence you know even the most basic aspects of this topic because you misuse all the terminology.
@@KajiVocals you should know register breaks (from chest to head register) for different types of voice. Starts of head register and type of voice: approximately G5 - soprano approximately E5 - mezzo soprano approximately C5 - contralto approximately G4 - tenor approximately E4 - baritone approximately C4 - bass Lowest notes and type of voice: G#3-A3 - soprano F3-F#3 - mezzo soprano C#3-D3 - contralto G#2-A2 - tenor F2-F#2 - baritone C#2-D2 - bass High singing fomants and type of voice: 3500 Hz Soprano 3200 Hz Mezzo soprano 3000 Hz Contralto 2700 Hz tenor 2500 Hz baritone 2300 Hz bass
Yea sorry I really did give her voice many chances. She sounded best in Bubbling brown sugar before the low notes with the very low larynx portions. Not a fan of the tone of her voice :/ but she is very very talented for sure
@@KajiVocals very many. Etta James, Olivia dean, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, Lizzo(despite her overt sexualisation), Whitney, Mariah, tori, Mary j Blige, John legend, Rihanna, Patti, Destiny's child (I think Michelle William's voice was the best during her time there. Outside of the girl group she is way too shouty for my tastes), Lalah Hathaway, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Bruno Mars, Avery Wilson, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Diana Ross, Louis Armstrong, Aaliyah, Doja Cat. To name a few
@@SmittenandBitten Interesting as Etta James utilised low larynx darkened singing far more often than Vivian. So not sure what do you dislike about her voice.
Great work! But I refuse to believe you do all this by yourself for each singer and you listen to all their studio songs, their live performances and do these vocal range youtube videos that last even like 1-2 hours for each singer. You must definitely have a software program that just analyzes the notes of each song automatically. There is no way you listen to all these studio vocals, live vocals for each note for every singer. Great work tho!!! Keep it up
8:32 one of the most projected C3 i've ever heard
those C3s are projecting LORD 😳
A complete package!! She got the vocals, looks, dance moves and her wonderful personality.
She's such a beautiful woman with a very beautiful, rich, powerful, and we'll developed instrument from top to bottom.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS...She's a great Dramatic Soprano
Contralto! She is a contralto.
@Kurdyukov87pianist who don't you think is a contralto?
@@Kurdyukov87pianistshe is a soprano lol
The way she overpowered those poor girls at 11:44 and then overpowered them other folk at 9:53 with just a F4. Lmaooo 😭
I cannot stop coming back to rewatch this video lol. Her lower range had me fooled I thought contralto or mezzo at first, that chest voice is amazing. Finally a soprano with great rich lows, not whispery where I'm still waiting to hear them hit the low notes.
Twinkie Clark is another with really great lows but a high soprano
@@reggiemitchell5198 Yes most definitely her lows are really good. My voice is way deeper than hers, but I was truly impressed by her chest voice.
This girl is a contralto.
@@Kurdyukov87pianistShe is objectively not one. In fact she sang professionally as a classical soprano…
Lisa Fischer is a high soprano with really great lows
Free, supported range from top to bottom! Massive voice! Great tone as well. Im glad she does give advice through yt!
Amazing video! What a wonderful vocalist! Her lower range is such a surprise, like the projection on those C3s.
Now _this_ is a trained Dramatic Soprano.
She a probably spinto soprano.
@@theviewer4442 She likely was one when she was young, but I hear Dramatic Soprano here when she's older and had stopped pursuing opera long before.
She studied at prestigious institutes for several years beginning at 8 and was singing Spinto arias by 13, even then saying she would lighten her voice. Her teachers primarily considered her a Dramatic Soprano as well. Not much of a point in speculation.
@@XxQueenChristinaxX She is a spinto soprano, his physique betrays that she is a spinto, her voice reminds me of spinto sopranos Lenny Eversong and Elaine Martins, she is thin, tall, strong, athletic and small-headed, all the characteristics of a spinto soprano, her lower register has a dark brown color just like the mezzo sopranos, all spinto sopranos have the same brunette quality in the lower register as the mezzosopranos, the dramatic sopranos have the same low register as the contralto, because only dramatic soprano and contralto have this blackness color in the low notes.
Training you have but a spinto soprano will never be dramatic soprano or mezzosoprano, because the fach vocal is permanent, as it is not classified by extension it is classified by physical faculties and vocals faculties, even if a blowing spinto gets old, it will always remain spinto, because its vocal tract and vocal folds will continue to be spinto for the rest of its life.
@@theviewer4442 You clearly place too much emphasis on physique. I'm not going to help you there.
Your tone color comparison makes little sense and once again you ignore that this can be technically manipulated, especially when you said that Dramatic Soprano and Contralto have the same lower register.
I'm not familiar with Martins but she sounds closer to Spinto Soprano than Leny Eversong who I've always heard as a Mezzo-Soprano with a solid top and a preference for a brighter tone. I can see how she could be called a Spinto but I don't believe that's accurate.
Eversong clearly doesn't fit "all the characteristics of a Spinto Soprano" according to you. Enough of that.
I doubt Reed is considered tall at 5'3"/160 cm. Again, height isn't going to determine Fach, it's the vocal tract that matters here.
The belief that a singer singing Spinto Soprano barely in her teens couldn't possibly end up at Dramatic Soprano in mature adulthood is also ridiculous.
@@XxQueenChristinaxX ridiculous is classifying the voice of a teenager who is going through hormonal change, it is ridiculous to call Leny Eversong a mezzosoprano, since Eversong metal in the middle and upper registers is silver like that of every spinto soprano and not the bronzed metal of the mezzosopranos voice, Leny Eversong's vocal tract and folds are clearly a spinto soprano, Vivian Reed is clearly a spinto soprano, she doesn't sound like a dramatic soprano, the only dramatic soprano I've heard in pop is Adele.
Vivian Reed Is a legend! Incredible talent, incredible human being
1:09:59 Are you kidding me ?
That richness... no, that's the best head voice I've seen in some time !
Great work as always.
Thank you! That whole performance is incredible.
I've always been intrigued by her vocal skills. You did a wonderful job portraying her abilities.
Her voice so unike and her belts on f5 g5 so full and beautifull soprano she even make it harder on her self by pulling chest her voice I think naturally little bit brighter
This one’s like a documentary of her voice, I’ll have to watch this on my TV! Then I’ll leave my views. 🤩👍
Sopranos and mezzo-soprano in contemporary music should all learn a thing or two from Miss Reed , great video Kaji 👏👏👏
She's contralto.
No words, amazing all around.. THX’s Kaji ♥️
her tone sometimes is reminiscent of Jennifer’s , or vice versa . Her lows are out of this world !
46:12 the darkest tonally D5 I’ve heard in ages.
Can a high soprano produce a dark D5 belt like that?
@@ThePianoguy89 I don't see why not.
@@ThePianoguy89 yes high sopranos can
she reminds me of Shirley Bassey in the way they sound and how they approach certain notes
Her voice is similiar to Shirley Bassey
I don’t understand how she’s able to produce such a strong A2 but such an easy mixed Bb5! I know she was a lot older in the A2 clip but damn! Also the richness of her head voice is just divine!! 😍
The Bb5 there is miles easier to produce than some of the A4-D5!
She just became one of my favourite sopranos, her lows and belts are thicker than Nicki Minaj tf !!!!!!!
lmaoo
Omg hi! I see you everywhere now
This girl is a contralto actually.
@@Kurdyukov87pianistno she isn’t
@@geminikid1617 She is.
I didn't know her. A trully technician. Very aware of what and why she is doing it. She's a refined version of Whitney. Same approach with Vivien having a way more polished instrument.
Just want to highlight her good runs
45:15
45:31
46:05
47:50
48:01
50:59
52:24
52:42
52:56
1:00:11
1:02:39
1:04:07
yes exact vivian will have more weight than houston indeed! by listening well here, we see it!
on the other hand I prefer the tone of houston
@@dededejereme2284
Different vocal facts. Whitney was just a full lyric soprano.
@@marieljackman1850she's no full lyric because she wasn't even classically or technically trained
Thank you for doing this. I learned about her from your previous video. Made me a fan!!!!
Excited she’s great!
This woman not resounds her voice and lows down position of sound. I prefer Cher.
Her lower range has definitely profited from her training, I'm sure. So full! As a soprano, you have to be like a man when singing low so it can be full. Ponselle sounded manly singing low. Also, it's a shame how she overpowered those children on G4 at 11:44.Completely covered their singing 😂. I Came back to C5's. They are consistently very resonant and we'll produced. Another key to resonance seems to be how your pronounce the vowels. Bless the "Chaaaalld" not "chiiiii". The "aa" and "oo" helps. If that makes sense. Just a lay observation. Shirley does similar.
Lmaooo that G4 shookt their core ahahahah
0:11 shocked! Very strong Bb3! Stronger than many tenor Bb3 in modern pop
I needed this video👏❤
Wow entire range are free😭😭😭😭Very developed in every register
Isn't it funny cuz she drowned those poor girls with just freaking F4 😭 9:54
@@allykelly 😭
@@allykellyHaving a duet with her must be a nightmare
I’m so glad she’s getting more shine these days… her range and scope deserve all the flowers.
I came across her music as a teenager at a second hand record store. I bought her self titled 1970 album because I liked the cover and fell in love with her voice. I didn’t realise at the time how understated she was being on this record but loved it all the same.
Potentially controversial but her version of Lean on me is my favourite. Aside from the nostalgia of being drawn to the song it has the effect of transporting me to a time I did not exist in. There’s a kind of sad longing in her version.
I love Aretha’s and Melba’s version too though. Thanks for this post.
She would overpower so called mainstream mezzos
@Dena Quew beyonce is NOT a mezzo
@@calebj8134 exactly
Well she would overpower all the mainstream singers rn no matter the voice type lol
She is contralto 100%!
8:32 damn micless?
8:06 ❤
Casually sustaining C3 on a Forte dynamic😮😮😮
now i see why ppl talk about her lows
Thank you so much for this masterpiece. Never heard if her until you other vid. Do you have the link to 1:13:46 F5 mark in the white dress. 1:16:27 G5 at church. Please and thank you!
The F5 - czcams.com/video/M2iVyLNdDV8/video.html
The G5 - czcams.com/video/BEMp18sGIBQ/video.html
Great singer with a beautiful voice. Lean on me by the phenomenal Van McCoy in partnership with Joe Cobb is my favorite, along with Believe in yourself by Charlie Smalls.
I am more impressed with the low notes than the high notes, she can project that C3 better than some men. She does not use the same coordination for belting than Shirley or Whitney (Almost pure Chest Voice), but still very full and thick.
Whitney’s belting was not even remotely as weighty as Shirley’s above C.
@@KajiVocals Agreed.
Her A2 is stronger than mine, and I’m a tenor 😂😅
This woman is a contralto.
@@Kurdyukov87pianistShe is not.
Uploading an 1,2h long vocal range video must feel lile giving birth, lol
It does lmao. I suppose I have many children then.
@@KajiVocals vocal community dad
8:18
so this is the one melba was having a catfight with
@Dena Quew look up their duet performance n youll know
T was a legendary cat fight
Interesting how menopause helps ladies to sound strong below F3.
Pretty logical if you ask me. Also she always had good lows.
Real dramatic soprano. Not Patti Labelle like other people say.
Yea, Patti is a most likely a Spinto-Lirico with an underdeveloped lower end. But that upper- mid and higher is where few have as much dexterity in registration and coordination. And her head voice is probably top 3 most powerful in pop. She just never rely developed that lower part of her voice. She has some lows, though.
czcams.com/video/thPnksFgkbc/video.html
Her voice is very high set unamped and her headvoice is unique. It's almost coloratura but she doesn't have a upper end in head (F6+) or the flexibility to do those complex trills, stacatto, and ornamentation that coloraturas do
@@teegee7801 Actual coloratura roles never really went above E-flat, and even that was very rare. The Mozartian F6-G6 is not a common thing. He wrote it for whistle singers.
Everyone says patti is dramatic. Maybe she didn't opera train so it sounds different on some notes.
Patti is certainly a dramatic soprano her chest voice sits even higher than Vivian Reeds that’s all. Patti has a large squeak that is clear indicator that she is dramatic soprano. Patti has over powered Opera Spinto Tenor Placido Domingo effortlessly when performing a duet with him. She certain overpowered Denise Graves when performing a duet with her. I have seen Patti live she certainly doesn’t need a microphone.
My dream as a beginner singer is to have my vocal range documented by you…someday
An amazing singer and a great technique but I personally don't like her tone.
What's her longest note
Vivian Reed is a contralto. Her voice reminds me Polina Gagarina a little bit.
Vivian Reed is a trained classical soprano. Stop calling every woman a contralto. It’s ridiculous.
@@KajiVocals Not every woman is a contralto. But most of girls are contraltos. Soprano is very rare and high voice.
@@Kurdyukov87pianist You seem to be the only person in the world to believe that. Contralto is a low female voice with primo passaggio around D to E♭, and the density akin to that of a tenor. I’d suggest you study more voice pedagogy. Soprano is the most common voice. And most people will agree with that, even as early as Tosi, and as recent as Titze. And yes, as an observer of your comments, you do call most women contraltos. Even classical sopranos..
I wrote truth and real facts about voices.
@@KajiVocalsLowest notes and types of voices:
Female voices
G#3-A3 - soprano
F3-F#3 - mezzo-soprano
C#3-D3 (and lower) - contralto
Male voices
G#2-A2 - tenor
F2-F#2 - baritone
C#2-D3 (and lower) - bass
🥰💖😩
What’s the song with the Bb5?
Amazing Grace/When the Saints Go Marching In medley.
Her lows are out of the world! Like I'm a countertenor! My lows are not full and thicker than hers! Her C3s are better than mine!😭😭😭😭
Your chest voice is underdeveloped.
@@KajiVocals Yeah, you're right!
@@randall4528 Sir, most people's chest voices are underdeveloped, even famous singers' included. I have heard your chest voice and would indeed call it underdeveloped. Moreso, countertenor is not a voice type.
@@KajiVocals I know! Someone called me a male mezzo!
@randall4528 You’re not. You’re a high tenor using a lot of M2 mix.
Do you have the link to 32:20???
Amazing Grace/When the Saints Go Marchin’ In medley.
Do you have the link for the performance at 5:43?
Miracles and Mysteries.
@@KajiVocals Thanks a lot!
HOLY F THAT Depth on that E3 thoo
Is there a link to the performance @ 1:05:45?
CONTRALTO.
Extremely delusional.
@@KajiVocals learn information about voice tessitura, register breaks, working ranges, transitions from head voice to falsetto, transitions from chest voice to head voice for various types of voices. By all these parameters, Vivian is a contralto.
@@Kurdyukov87pianist Mr. I study voice pedagogy, opera and contemporary voice. I write on it. I am literally writing a book on the history of voice parts in opera with one of the foremost voice musicologists in the field. I hate to pull the ‘I know it better’ card, but I’ve yet to see any evidence you know even the most basic aspects of this topic because you misuse all the terminology.
@@KajiVocals you should know register breaks (from chest to head register) for different types of voice.
Starts of head register and type of voice:
approximately G5 - soprano
approximately E5 - mezzo soprano
approximately C5 - contralto
approximately G4 - tenor
approximately E4 - baritone
approximately C4 - bass
Lowest notes and type of voice:
G#3-A3 - soprano
F3-F#3 - mezzo soprano
C#3-D3 - contralto
G#2-A2 - tenor
F2-F#2 - baritone
C#2-D2 - bass
High singing fomants and type of voice:
3500 Hz Soprano
3200 Hz Mezzo soprano
3000 Hz Contralto
2700 Hz tenor
2500 Hz baritone
2300 Hz bass
@@KajiVocalsThis woman, instead of sending the sound forward, lowers it down positionally. That's why you don't hear the contralto timbre.
link to the marie christine d3 pls
8:57
51:00
the sustained C3 what the f
😮which is type of her voice?
Soprano.
Contralto.
Yea sorry I really did give her voice many chances.
She sounded best in Bubbling brown sugar before the low notes with the very low larynx portions.
Not a fan of the tone of her voice :/ but she is very very talented for sure
Her low larynx is done very healthily.
@@KajiVocals that's great! I just don't enjoy it unfortunately
@@SmittenandBitten What artists do you enjoy?
@@KajiVocals very many. Etta James, Olivia dean, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, Lizzo(despite her overt sexualisation), Whitney, Mariah, tori, Mary j Blige, John legend, Rihanna, Patti, Destiny's child (I think Michelle William's voice was the best during her time there. Outside of the girl group she is way too shouty for my tastes), Lalah Hathaway, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Bruno Mars, Avery Wilson, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Diana Ross, Louis Armstrong, Aaliyah, Doja Cat. To name a few
@@SmittenandBitten Interesting as Etta James utilised low larynx darkened singing far more often than Vivian. So not sure what do you dislike about her voice.
What are you thoughts on Natalie Weiss?
She has her moments but overall not a fan. Her musicality is very lacking and her timbre is overbrightened, white-toned/shrill.
@@KajiVocals I agree with you
Great work! But I refuse to believe you do all this by yourself for each singer and you listen to all their studio songs, their live performances and do these vocal range youtube videos that last even like 1-2 hours for each singer. You must definitely have a software program that just analyzes the notes of each song automatically. There is no way you listen to all these studio vocals, live vocals for each note for every singer. Great work tho!!! Keep it up
I do listen to all of it… and post my research on the Range Planet. I research for many months before even starting editing a video.
@@KajiVocals really? this is incredible. Great job! So hard to listen to all of these vocals. U must be the biggest voice fan out there!
@@torikelly7405 you will be initiated into a vocals server most likely.
Is there a link to the performance at 1:00:22?