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
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.
@@JackInABeanstalk98 What tenors do you know that can reach G2 "no sweat"?? Personally, anything below B2 is extremely forced for me; I can *barely* force my voice down to G2.
@@gdbyzantryx810 G2 is no sweat for me but am low tenor/high baritone/ baritenor edit: probably a tenor but a type of tenor with a low end and range closer to a baritone and can extend my voice down as low as any baritone. The main difference is in the warmth/tone and comfort of my voice in the tenor range. but my mid and low is close to frank sinatra so I was told by my friend ''that sounded like Frank Sinatra'' lol. and have gone down to low c's and D,s and have a daily e/eb but thats not my comfortable singing range and with time, practice and training am fully comfortable in the tenor range. fact of the matter is everyone's voice is different, many assumed I was baritone or even possibly bass but my professional teacher who trains classical singers says can actually be a tenor and leans toward tenor for reasons listed above. edit 2.0 I will also add there may be sime difference between mine and Frank Sinatra of course, as mentioned everyone is different! But why would Frank Sinatra, commonly known as Baritone, sound like someone who is considered a tenor? thats why I use the term ''Baritenor'' because my voice is in between or has a lot of the qualities and abilities of both. The reason I say low tenor is the tone and comfort and warmth mentioned above. a young Frank Sinatra could be called a ''Lyric Baritone,'' or a higher baritone, while I may be a Low tenor and sometimes there can be less difference thansome think when singing in the same range. but I have more ease and change of tone in the higher pitches than him. while he can hit high notes, he still sounds like a baritone.
@@gdbyzantryx810 yes most tenors can hit a G2 some/many can get their voice lower. higher tenors will find it more challenging than lower tenors. some tenors can be close to baritone others are higher since everyones voice is unique it's a spectrum/guide not binary. some can barely hit a low A or even B others sound a lot like a baritone, most tenors are in between that.
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 RUclips 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.
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 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.
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 - ruclips.net/video/DOksZj8hwbw/видео.html&list=PLZFx6cLexy5FacjRWoiX_A4RkSqwrSltR
@@koivunen2489 I wish I could make my recovering-from-a-cold voice my.forever voice. Last time COVID rolled through I sounded like a beast for over 2 weeks.
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 😂
@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!
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.
Sounds exactly like my singing story 😀 Either changing octaves or singing harmony. Or I play organ by myself or transfer Gregorianic solo to my register 😂
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.
I found my true voice due to this exercise. I noticed that I can go as low as G2. However, when the exercise started at the A4 going downward, I noticed that the A4 was too high for my voice to the point that if I pushed a little more, my vocal breaks. Therefore my vocal highest point is A4. Now my primary voice range is dormant around A2 to A3. I just for the first time noticed that in that range my vocal is smooth and comfortable, there is a little bit of roughness the lower I go but still gentle, melancholic, and deep. For the first time, I understand where the true power of my voice lies and that's a quest I have been on for over 2 decades but I couldn't find the right training to help me find my voice. In combination with this exercise, I used a pitch visualizer that recorded live as I was signing and I also noticed that I need to work on my breathing so that my bridging can be smooth and impactful. And working on my breathing will also help me sustain a note longer without breaking. This was a very inciteful video. Thank you.
I'm glad to hear that you found the exercise insightful and that you've discovered your true vocal range! It sounds like you've made significant progress in identifying where your voice feels most comfortable and powerful. Keep working on your breath management to improve your bridging and sustain notes longer. Remember, consistent practice and proper technique will continue to strengthen your voice. Best of luck on your vocal journey!
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 👍👍
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.
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.
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?
Fantasitc video! Although new to me I'm slap bang in the baritenor range which would explain why I've previously struggled to sing tenor parts under SATB. I've recently joined a choir after 5+ years away so hopefully I can loosen up a bit to increase my range again.
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. ❤️✌️🎶
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: 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.
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).
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 used to be a high soprano but for 5 years have lived where I can't sing out or practice. I am now A2--G5 singable and and C3--E5 prima voce. My goal is to get back in shape--thanks a lot for the info!!
My full range is rather interesting... Full Range: E0 - F6 Minus vocal fry: E1 - F6 (Surprisingly, my vocal fries are pretty consistent.) Primo Voce: F#1-D3 Interestingly enough, I have a gap between my highest primo voce and my falsetto. It is from D3 - C4. I watched this video before I was 16; it turned out I was a bass at the time. Now that my voice is fully mature, I can confidently say that I am a contrabass (a subcategory of bass singers who are among the lowest voice types in any singing situation). I like how you mention that there are more voice types than SATB.
Complete usable vocal range: it's ~A1-C#6. I think that my tessitura is around D2-B4. I think my prima voce range is D2-G#3. So, based on this aforementioned information, I think that my specific voice classification is most probably either very low baritone, bass-baritone or high bass. For example, because my lows are VERY strong, deep, heavy, powerful, boomy, resonant and full all the way down to the A1, my lowest comfortable chest note is D2 and because my prima voce is quite low.
I know you said that 16 and under can’t do this video but I’m 16 and I tried following your low range 1:24 and I went up to Eb2 which is pretty deep for a girl to sing. I’m a girl by the way :’)
Eb2 is crazy low for a woman! But I have to ask, did you hit that note in chest voice or fry, because if that was fry then it doesn't count, it's lowest chest note that counts. Asking because a lot of people think that their voice is crazy low because they hit a super low note in vocal fry, but they don't know that it's normal to be able to go super low in vocal fry, it's the chest voice that counts. But if that Eb2 is in chest voice that's insane.
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.
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,
Loved the video I am in a choir I sing mezzo soprano always wanted to be a 1st but I am who I am should have known my hs choir teacher was always right but after 25 years of not singing it feels great to be back
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
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.
Thank you for the compliment! As a high tenor, I have worked hard to develop my vocal range and control. It's always rewarding to hear that my efforts have paid off, particularly regarding my ability to hit low notes. While high tenors are known for their upper range, having a well-rounded voice that can handle all parts of the musical spectrum is essential. So, thank you again for your kind words, and I'll keep striving to improve my singing and vocal performance in the future.
His low notes are stronger than mine and there's a subtle light/breathy quality to his mid to upper register, as if he's not in pure chest. I'm not buying the 'high tenor' classification.
@@tracemontgomery5459 I'm a Spinto Tenor. My lowest quality note is a C#3, but I can wobble down to a weak F#2. A 'high tenor' having a more resonant B2/A2/G2 than me is just odd.
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
@@xaredx7431 low tenors should have no issues at all singing down to a G2/F#2 in mezzo-piano/piano voce. There is a classical low tenor here in RUclips (Giancarlo Monsalve) who can sing a classically forte F#2.
Lowest note-G1 Highest note-F5 Lowest Primo-B2 Highest Primo-E5 I suppose I'm a Countertenor! Thank you for this! My Female voice is a mezzo-soprano and soprano. from an A3-A5
You're definitely lying, or that G1 is in vocal fry, but if it's not (which I highly doubt) then you're most certainly NOT a countertenor, you're in the low baritone to basso profundo range, hard to tell what voice type specifically because it depends a lot on the resonance of your voice, but I highly doubt your hitting that G1 in chest voice at all, let alone as a usable singing note
You can't possibly have a primo voce up to E5. Even sopranos don't have that. Also the G1 seems unlikely considering the other notes you listed. I think you should rewatch this video and try again
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.
Lowest note - Bb2 Highest note - E6 Prima lowest - D3 Prima highest - G4 However, I also have a rich and dark voice. I think this is the only one on youtube that uses prima. I was just doing this because my choir director put me in the soprano 2 section, and I'm not comfortable with singing 90% of the notes.
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! 😍
interesting - on others i have fit into the baritone . i haven't sung regularly for the last 5 years - so i'm absolutely stuck in the comfort zone - with your set i fit into Tenor perfectly.
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!
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).
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!
Your vocal range spans from D2/D♭2 to C5, which is quite extensive and includes notes typically found in both the lower and higher registers for many singers. Prima voce, or the comfortable singing range, from C3 to F4/F♯4, aligns well with the mezzo-soprano to alto range for female voices. *Vocal Classification* Tenor: Traditionally a male vocal range from approximately C3 to B4. Mezzo-Soprano/Alto: Female voice types that typically cover the range from A3 to A5 for mezzo-soprano and F3 to F5 for alto. Given that you identify as a girl, it’s more accurate to consider you within the mezzo-soprano or alto categories rather than tenor, despite the range overlap. Your ability to hit lower notes (D2/D♭2) is exceptional and suggests a highly versatile vocal capacity. While your ability to reach notes in the tenor range is impressive, it's more appropriate to classify your voice as a mezzo-soprano or alto given your gender and the typical classification of female voices.
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!
Hey everyone, I have a question about my results (I'm a male): Range: G2-C6 Prima Voce: C3-A4 What voice type am I? I assume tenor, since my highest prima voce is towards the top of the tenor range. Thanks for the help!
So, what did you mean by "lowest note B3 on the C4"? And Dan also didn't mention anything about "prima inferior" in the video. Are you sure that you didn't mean where your passaggios are by the A3 and D4?
Great content. What if my lowest note is G2 and my highest notes is a D5? I was doing this differently. I downloaded an app on my android phone "nail the pitch" so I can practice sustaining notes. That app tells me that my lowest note is G2 and my highest is D5 and using falsetto is a A5. Does that make a an alto or tenor? Dominican singer Ruby Perez has a song in with he is nailing a D5 singing and I nail it too.
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'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.
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 prima voce we take into consideration notes past our bridge? Or we stop when we transition to head voice? Or we count the comfortable head voice too?
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
My lowest note It is A-1 below C0 my highest note G#6 (sometimes C7) Prima Voce Lowest note A0 Prima voce highest note F6 My range in chest Lowest note F#1 (Sometimes) Highest note Bb4 Prima voce in chest D2-F4
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.
I just found out I am a textbook tenor, but my vocal range is C2-C5. Though, I find most notes throughout to be relatively simple to hit, however I am far more comfortable in that tenor range! Cool very neat video, it's like my dad always said, I can sing tenor..................tenor 12 miles away! lol.
I sang as a bass for 40 years until I auditioned for a choir that had a vocal specialist conductor. He immediately identified me as a tenor. Admittedly as a 2nd tenor, but not a bass!
Range - Lowest C2 (B1 at a push) and highest G6 Prima - E3 to G4/A4 I now know this information (and thank you) but still am none the wiser which category I'm in 😂
Sorry, I wasn't sure about what I was saying so I deleted the comment... Yeah, maybe Alto, or Tenor, idk for sure... I was checking your range with the table in the video but I'm still not sure hahah
I was even checking with my piano like "what's this person's range"? just curious, but I keep changing my mind because I've never done this before haha sorry for that
@@tsp_bobby yeah, just sing them! If it's not in your range, just put a capo on the guitar or change the tonality or whatever, or sing something else, there's plenty of awesome songs in every range ever! haha
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.
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.
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
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.
This video was so helpful and really interesting, thank you! 😊 So turns out my vocal range is C3 / F6,and my prima voce is E3 / E5. I guess that makes me a mezzo-soprano? I think...I'm not quite sure where I fall on that scale haha
In recordings, I've made sound as low as F# 0, and as high in falsetto as F# 5. The highest head voice I've reached was B4, but could possibly go higher. All measured by Melodyne. Think that would make me a Bass-I-Tenor.
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.
Can I ask a question? If anyone who understands this stuff... I'm a tiny female (ridiculously so. Five foot is GOALS, I'll get there one day) and I make bloody pigeons fall out the rafters, my voice rumbles along the baritone line. My music teacher at school arranged Faure's Requiem just for female voices with a "get down there if you can" and I did until she told me to stop because the ceiling was starting to crack (I was 15. You can only imagine what I sound like forty years later!) But I have my female voice, which sits comfortably in Contralto and gets down to E/F2, but I can ....I have no idea how to say this, but I can switch to a typical male voice and that goes lower. It's not vocal fry. For instance, I used do an impression of Pavarotti's "Nessun Dorma" and the high bits were the hardest, but ye gods can I belt most of it comfortably. In fact, I can't do it quietly (I just tested it again and now the cat won't come out from under the bed.) I know he's a tenor, but there's a distinct difference between these two voices I use. I told a mate who'd had singing lessons and he said "maybe that's your real voice" and now I'm scared a gigantic bloke somewhere will come looking for his, cos he sounds like a six-year-old girl and we got mixed at birth. Two natural examples: Amy Lee, "Going Under" - I use my female voice Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode - I will usually sing along in my "male" voice cos it means I'll get down to his baritone. I've never trained and I can't now, I have a damaged facial nerve. Anyone who will probably never see this know? And apologies if terrible examples, I only listen to music that sounds like pans being thrown downstairs.
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’m a natural soprano as a man because of my talking voice customers at work also if I’m doing it on purpose or if I’m a voice actor and I’m like it’s my natural voice in my church choir as a 23 year old I was a soprano.
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.
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 😂
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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.
If the B2 is the lowest note, you meant most comfortable in C3 to B3 not C2 am I right?
@@JackInABeanstalk98 What tenors do you know that can reach G2 "no sweat"?? Personally, anything below B2 is extremely forced for me; I can *barely* force my voice down to G2.
@@gdbyzantryx810 G2 is no sweat for me but am low tenor/high baritone/ baritenor edit: probably a tenor but a type of tenor with a low end and range closer to a baritone and can extend my voice down as low as any baritone. The main difference is in the warmth/tone and comfort of my voice in the tenor range. but my mid and low is close to frank sinatra so I was told by my friend ''that sounded like Frank Sinatra'' lol. and have gone down to low c's and D,s and have a daily e/eb but thats not my comfortable singing range and with time, practice and training am fully comfortable in the tenor range. fact of the matter is everyone's voice is different, many assumed I was baritone or even possibly bass but my professional teacher who trains classical singers says can actually be a tenor and leans toward tenor for reasons listed above.
edit 2.0 I will also add there may be sime difference between mine and Frank Sinatra of course, as mentioned everyone is different! But why would Frank Sinatra, commonly known as Baritone, sound like someone who is considered a tenor? thats why I use the term ''Baritenor'' because my voice is in between or has a lot of the qualities and abilities of both. The reason I say low tenor is the tone and comfort and warmth mentioned above. a young Frank Sinatra could be called a ''Lyric Baritone,'' or a higher baritone, while I may be a Low tenor and sometimes there can be less difference thansome think when singing in the same range. but I have more ease and change of tone in the higher pitches than him. while he can hit high notes, he still sounds like a baritone.
@@gdbyzantryx810 yes most tenors can hit a G2 some/many can get their voice lower. higher tenors will find it more challenging than lower tenors. some tenors can be close to baritone others are higher since everyones voice is unique it's a spectrum/guide not binary. some can barely hit a low A or even B others sound a lot like a baritone, most tenors are in between that.
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 RUclips 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.
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 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.
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 - ruclips.net/video/DOksZj8hwbw/видео.html&list=PLZFx6cLexy5FacjRWoiX_A4RkSqwrSltR
@@koivunen2489 I wish I could make my recovering-from-a-cold voice my.forever voice. Last time COVID rolled through I sounded like a beast for over 2 weeks.
First video ever that has actually been useful for finding my voice range and how to find it
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
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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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.
Sounds exactly like my singing story 😀 Either changing octaves or singing harmony. Or I play organ by myself or transfer Gregorianic solo to my register 😂
You are a tenor
@arianswets8513 Doubted myself so I just checked again. Today can only do G2.
@@robinjanz2243 how old are you?
Thanks!
I could tell you were a tenor as soon as I heard you speak - it is often quite easy to do that.
This video has been extremely helpful to me. Very well broken down. I will be referring back to this quite often. Thank you for your content!
Glad it was helpful!
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.
I found my true voice due to this exercise. I noticed that I can go as low as G2. However, when the exercise started at the A4 going downward, I noticed that the A4 was too high for my voice to the point that if I pushed a little more, my vocal breaks. Therefore my vocal highest point is A4. Now my primary voice range is dormant around A2 to A3. I just for the first time noticed that in that range my vocal is smooth and comfortable, there is a little bit of roughness the lower I go but still gentle, melancholic, and deep. For the first time, I understand where the true power of my voice lies and that's a quest I have been on for over 2 decades but I couldn't find the right training to help me find my voice. In combination with this exercise, I used a pitch visualizer that recorded live as I was signing and I also noticed that I need to work on my breathing so that my bridging can be smooth and impactful. And working on my breathing will also help me sustain a note longer without breaking. This was a very inciteful video. Thank you.
I'm glad to hear that you found the exercise insightful and that you've discovered your true vocal range! It sounds like you've made significant progress in identifying where your voice feels most comfortable and powerful. Keep working on your breath management to improve your bridging and sustain notes longer. Remember, consistent practice and proper technique will continue to strengthen your voice. Best of luck on your vocal journey!
“What the Fach!?” 😂
THAT KILLED ME !
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 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.
Always wondered about this, great explanation, thanks!
Vocal range: F#2 - D5
Primo voice: F3 - F4
Timber: soft, especially on the highest notes, and has a light weight
Maybe a tenor 2?
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.
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?
Fantasitc video! Although new to me I'm slap bang in the baritenor range which would explain why I've previously struggled to sing tenor parts under SATB. I've recently joined a choir after 5+ years away so hopefully I can loosen up a bit to increase my range again.
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.
Well i discovered that I can't match any of the notes on the self test. Work needed 😄
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
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...
How cool! I'm a contralto. Makes sense, I've always enjoyed singing Toni Braxton and Tracy Chapman.
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. 🤨
This is great! I’m a light lyric soprano
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.
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).
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 used to be a high soprano but for 5 years have lived where I can't sing out or practice. I am now A2--G5 singable and and C3--E5 prima voce. My goal is to get back in shape--thanks a lot for the info!!
My full range is rather interesting...
Full Range: E0 - F6
Minus vocal fry: E1 - F6 (Surprisingly, my vocal fries are pretty consistent.)
Primo Voce: F#1-D3
Interestingly enough, I have a gap between my highest primo voce and my falsetto. It is from D3 - C4.
I watched this video before I was 16; it turned out I was a bass at the time. Now that my voice is fully mature, I can confidently say that I am a contrabass (a subcategory of bass singers who are among the lowest voice types in any singing situation). I like how you mention that there are more voice types than SATB.
Complete usable vocal range: it's ~A1-C#6.
I think that my tessitura is around D2-B4.
I think my prima voce range is D2-G#3.
So, based on this aforementioned information, I think that my specific voice classification is most probably either very low baritone, bass-baritone or high bass. For example, because my lows are VERY strong, deep, heavy, powerful, boomy, resonant and full all the way down to the A1, my lowest comfortable chest note is D2 and because my prima voce is quite low.
I know you said that 16 and under can’t do this video but I’m 16 and I tried following your low range 1:24 and I went up to Eb2 which is pretty deep for a girl to sing. I’m a girl by the way :’)
Damn that's lower than Miley Cyrus! what's your highest?
Eb2 is crazy low for a woman! But I have to ask, did you hit that note in chest voice or fry, because if that was fry then it doesn't count, it's lowest chest note that counts. Asking because a lot of people think that their voice is crazy low because they hit a super low note in vocal fry, but they don't know that it's normal to be able to go super low in vocal fry, it's the chest voice that counts. But if that Eb2 is in chest voice that's insane.
i bet you mean Eb3
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.
sounds like a tenor!
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.
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,
Loved the video I am in a choir I sing mezzo soprano always wanted to be a 1st but I am who I am should have known my hs choir teacher was always right but after 25 years of not singing it feels great to be back
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
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
I was pretty impressed with your low notes considering you're a high tenor!
Thank you for the compliment! As a high tenor, I have worked hard to develop my vocal range and control. It's always rewarding to hear that my efforts have paid off, particularly regarding my ability to hit low notes. While high tenors are known for their upper range, having a well-rounded voice that can handle all parts of the musical spectrum is essential. So, thank you again for your kind words, and I'll keep striving to improve my singing and vocal performance in the future.
His low notes are stronger than mine and there's a subtle light/breathy quality to his mid to upper register, as if he's not in pure chest. I'm not buying the 'high tenor' classification.
@@TheeJordanRossi I'm going to have to disagree, but interesting input. What do you consider your voice to be?
@@tracemontgomery5459 I'm a Spinto Tenor. My lowest quality note is a C#3, but I can wobble down to a weak F#2. A 'high tenor' having a more resonant B2/A2/G2 than me is just odd.
@@TheeJordanRossi Not typical, but certainly possible for someone who spends most of his time teaching/working on his voice for decades.
Very helpful - thank you.
I've been looking at videos for beginners, and this guy is GREAT!
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 guess I'm a baritone or baritenor on the lower end. Falsetto continues to elude me. Thanks for the video. WTFach was amusing.
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.
@@xaredx7431 low tenors should have no issues at all singing down to a G2/F#2 in mezzo-piano/piano voce. There is a classical low tenor here in RUclips (Giancarlo Monsalve) who can sing a classically forte F#2.
@@ryany.5184 I doubt you are hitting C2 without vocal fry if you are really a tenor.
@@rafaeljannotti3002That would be a Baritenor.
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).
Lowest note-G1
Highest note-F5
Lowest Primo-B2
Highest Primo-E5
I suppose I'm a Countertenor!
Thank you for this!
My Female voice is a mezzo-soprano and soprano. from an A3-A5
Ain't no way
You're definitely lying, or that G1 is in vocal fry, but if it's not (which I highly doubt) then you're most certainly NOT a countertenor, you're in the low baritone to basso profundo range, hard to tell what voice type specifically because it depends a lot on the resonance of your voice, but I highly doubt your hitting that G1 in chest voice at all, let alone as a usable singing note
You can't possibly have a primo voce up to E5. Even sopranos don't have that. Also the G1 seems unlikely considering the other notes you listed. I think you should rewatch this video and try again
I don’t think many of these people understand the concept of octaves or where they are. I’m a contra bass and my lowest is a G1
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.
Lowest note - Bb2
Highest note - E6
Prima lowest - D3
Prima highest - G4
However, I also have a rich and dark voice. I think this is the only one on youtube that uses prima. I was just doing this because my choir director put me in the soprano 2 section, and I'm not comfortable with singing 90% of the notes.
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! 😍
Very helpful, thank you 💛
interesting - on others i have fit into the baritone . i haven't sung regularly for the last 5 years - so i'm absolutely stuck in the comfort zone - with your set i fit into Tenor perfectly.
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!
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).
Lowest Note: D-5
Highest Note: Bb8
Lowest Prima Voce: C#3
Highest Prima Voce: B4
What am I?
@@DrakeLavenderZXShorts you're drake
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!
Lowest note -D2/D2b
Hightest note - C5
Lowest prima voce -C3
Hightest prima voce -F4/F4#
I suppose i'm a tenor, but i'm a girl😂
Thank you💗
Your vocal range spans from D2/D♭2 to C5, which is quite extensive and includes notes typically found in both the lower and higher registers for many singers. Prima voce, or the comfortable singing range, from C3 to F4/F♯4, aligns well with the mezzo-soprano to alto range for female voices.
*Vocal Classification*
Tenor: Traditionally a male vocal range from approximately C3 to B4.
Mezzo-Soprano/Alto: Female voice types that typically cover the range from A3 to A5 for mezzo-soprano and F3 to F5 for alto.
Given that you identify as a girl, it’s more accurate to consider you within the mezzo-soprano or alto categories rather than tenor, despite the range overlap. Your ability to hit lower notes (D2/D♭2) is exceptional and suggests a highly versatile vocal capacity. While your ability to reach notes in the tenor range is impressive, it's more appropriate to classify your voice as a mezzo-soprano or alto given your gender and the typical classification of female voices.
Lowest Note: D3/Db3
Highest Note: F#6/F6
Prima Voce: G3 - A4/B4
Result: Mezzo-Soprano
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!
Hey everyone, I have a question about my results (I'm a male):
Range: G2-C6
Prima Voce: C3-A4
What voice type am I? I assume tenor, since my highest prima voce is towards the top of the tenor range. Thanks for the help!
Tenor
Lowest note B3
On the C4 note
Prima Inferior D4
Prima on A3
Can someone tell me my voice type
I don't think your range can be so concise/narrow.
@JormaKovanen2k I don't understand you. Could you please explain?
I hate to say this, but to be honest, your comment didn't make any sense to me. Are you sure you understood the instructions told in the video?
@@pasikuska1 Yes, I am sure I understood what was in the video
So, what did you mean by "lowest note B3 on the C4"? And Dan also didn't mention anything about "prima inferior" in the video. Are you sure that you didn't mean where your passaggios are by the A3 and D4?
Great content. What if my lowest note is G2 and my highest notes is a D5? I was doing this differently. I downloaded an app on my android phone "nail the pitch" so I can practice sustaining notes. That app tells me that my lowest note is G2 and my highest is D5 and using falsetto is a A5. Does that make a an alto or tenor? Dominican singer Ruby Perez has a song in with he is nailing a D5 singing and I nail it too.
well, you are a baritone and a tenor ok Sir.
@@georgewarren5369 ok sir.
You have an excellent range
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.
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 😊
Great lesson 👏👏👏
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 😊
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???
Thanks for sharing Dr Dan.🐨
My pleasure!
For prima voce we take into consideration notes past our bridge? Or we stop when we transition to head voice? Or we count the comfortable head voice too?
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
My lowest note It is A-1 below C0
my highest note G#6 (sometimes C7)
Prima Voce Lowest note A0
Prima voce highest note F6
My range in chest
Lowest note F#1 (Sometimes)
Highest note Bb4
Prima voce in chest
D2-F4
I'm Baritone?????
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.
Amazing ❤
😂😂 3:34 had me roaring I did not expect that haha
so awesome, great teacher, I learned so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Lowest Note: A1 (C1 with subharmonic singing)
Highest Note: G5
Lowest Primo Voce: C2
Highest Primo Voce: F3
Voice Classification: Bass
I just found out I am a textbook tenor, but my vocal range is C2-C5. Though, I find most notes throughout to be relatively simple to hit, however I am far more comfortable in that tenor range! Cool very neat video, it's like my dad always said, I can sing tenor..................tenor 12 miles away! lol.
I sang as a bass for 40 years until I auditioned for a choir that had a vocal specialist conductor. He immediately identified me as a tenor. Admittedly as a 2nd tenor, but not a bass!
Wow. That's a big difference
A big jump.
As for me, I am a baritone, but the conductor picked me into the tenor group.
Range - Lowest C2 (B1 at a push) and highest G6
Prima - E3 to G4/A4
I now know this information (and thank you) but still am none the wiser which category I'm in 😂
Sorry, I wasn't sure about what I was saying so I deleted the comment... Yeah, maybe Alto, or Tenor, idk for sure... I was checking your range with the table in the video but I'm still not sure hahah
I was even checking with my piano like "what's this person's range"? just curious, but I keep changing my mind because I've never done this before haha sorry for that
@@AdriDelPino that makes 2 of us...I'll just carry on singing and hoping it's within my range 🤣
@@AdriDelPino no need to apologise bud. I appreciate your time and comments 😁
@@tsp_bobby yeah, just sing them! If it's not in your range, just put a capo on the guitar or change the tonality or whatever, or sing something else, there's plenty of awesome songs in every range ever! haha
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.
Goshhh I'm impressed!! so , to get all that knowledge, when did you start studying music?
I started formal music training in the early 90s.
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.
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
GREAT VIDEO!
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.
This video was so helpful and really interesting, thank you! 😊
So turns out my vocal range is C3 / F6,and my prima voce is E3 / E5.
I guess that makes me a mezzo-soprano? I think...I'm not quite sure where I fall on that scale haha
In recordings, I've made sound as low as F# 0, and as high in falsetto as F# 5.
The highest head voice I've reached was B4, but could possibly go higher.
All measured by Melodyne.
Think that would make me a Bass-I-Tenor.
Could I listen to the F#0 somewhere? I think I've never heard a human singing that low before haha just curious
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.
Our ranges are the exact same. Mine is C#2-Bb4-Bb5 and tessitura is A2-Eb4-A4
Can I ask a question? If anyone who understands this stuff...
I'm a tiny female (ridiculously so. Five foot is GOALS, I'll get there one day) and I make bloody pigeons fall out the rafters, my voice rumbles along the baritone line. My music teacher at school arranged Faure's Requiem just for female voices with a "get down there if you can" and I did until she told me to stop because the ceiling was starting to crack (I was 15. You can only imagine what I sound like forty years later!)
But I have my female voice, which sits comfortably in Contralto and gets down to E/F2, but I can ....I have no idea how to say this, but I can switch to a typical male voice and that goes lower. It's not vocal fry. For instance, I used do an impression of Pavarotti's "Nessun Dorma" and the high bits were the hardest, but ye gods can I belt most of it comfortably. In fact, I can't do it quietly (I just tested it again and now the cat won't come out from under the bed.) I know he's a tenor, but there's a distinct difference between these two voices I use. I told a mate who'd had singing lessons and he said "maybe that's your real voice" and now I'm scared a gigantic bloke somewhere will come looking for his, cos he sounds like a six-year-old girl and we got mixed at birth.
Two natural examples:
Amy Lee, "Going Under" - I use my female voice
Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode - I will usually sing along in my "male" voice cos it means I'll get down to his baritone.
I've never trained and I can't now, I have a damaged facial nerve. Anyone who will probably never see this know? And apologies if terrible examples, I only listen to music that sounds like pans being thrown downstairs.
Vocal range
Low: G3
High: C#5
Prima Voce
Low: B3
High: G5
Tenor?
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’m a natural soprano as a man because of my talking voice customers at work also if I’m doing it on purpose or if I’m a voice actor and I’m like it’s my natural voice in my church choir as a 23 year old I was a soprano.
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.
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 😂