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08 Feb 2014, 7:24 pm

When I'm in bars singing along to music, or doing karaoke drunkenly, I give the impression I'm like Lou Reed and can sing about 2 notes out of my nose. But when I'm actually concentrating, I have an okay vocal range. It's 1 and a half octaves naturally, which is less than average - but not totally crap.

I'm a contralto and feel comfortable singing between F3 and C5. I can hit up to C6, but it's my falsetto range rather than my actual voice. I can get as low as A2 but that's not my natural singing voice, either.

I'm referring to C4 as middle C here, though I know on some keyboards middle C is C3. My voice isn't that high (hence being a contralto.)

What's your range?

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08 Feb 2014, 7:36 pm

Using middle C as C4, my range is from E3 to G5.

My comfortable range is from around G3 to C5.

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08 Feb 2014, 7:46 pm

I can sing from the f two octaves below middle c to the e two octaves above.

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08 Feb 2014, 7:51 pm

Who_Am_I wrote:

Using middle C as C4, my range is from E3 to G5.

My comfortable range is from around G3 to C5.

Do you have a falsetto or a vocal fry to go higher or lower? I know I shouldn't really use either of these because they will be bad for my voice.

I was messing about trying to sing Joy Division songs, and I realised that I could actually get as low as Ian Curtis, but I'm probably better off singing those songs an octave higher.

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08 Feb 2014, 7:52 pm

cathylynn wrote:

I can sing from the f two octaves below middle c to the e two octaves above.

Is that in your natural voice? That's impressive if it is.

Which range is the most comfortable for you?

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08 Feb 2014, 9:27 pm

puddingmouse wrote:

In term of my fach, I'm supposedly a lyric tenor. In reality, I'm more of a spinto. On a good day, i can hit B3 on the top of my range and c2 on my low end. Right now, I can't hit anything pitch wise, due to having bronchitis.

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08 Feb 2014, 9:32 pm

puddingmouse wrote:

cathylynn wrote:

I can sing from the f two octaves below middle c to the e two octaves above.

Is that in your natural voice? That's impressive if it is.

Which range is the most comfortable for you?

yup, natural voice. a voice teacher called it "freaky."

second soprano.

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08 Feb 2014, 9:59 pm

G below middle C to F an octave and a half above middle C is most comfortable for me, pretty much 2 octaves. What I can or can't squeak out doesn't really count IMO for my 'vocal range'

I guess I'm an alto nowadays, the timbre of my voice and where I'm comfortable with, although until just a couple years ago I would always since soprano. My voice deepened a lot I guess?

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09 Feb 2014, 2:17 am

I'm no singer but my spoken vocal range is roughly from Bb1 to Ab3.

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11 Feb 2014, 8:36 pm

How do you test vocal range? I think mine is fairly large, maybe a couple octaves, but I'm not sure.

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11 Feb 2014, 8:54 pm

Ganondox wrote:

How do you test vocal range? I think mine is fairly large, maybe a couple octaves, but I'm not sure.

borrow a keyboard, play a note and try to sing along with it, then descend until you can no longer keep up, then ascend to the highest note you can sing along with, that will tell you your range.

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27 Apr 2014, 6:57 pm

Mid to high, I would say I'm a tenor. I'm better at singing in a higher register than baritone. I sound silly if I try to sing in a deep voice.

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27 Apr 2014, 9:29 pm

My vocal range is only from bad to worse

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02 Jun 2014, 6:34 pm

Mezzo soprano for sure. Even though I can vocalize into the soprano range, it doesn't feel right to me.

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05 Jun 2014, 4:30 pm

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05 Jun 2014, 4:30 pm

cavernio wrote:

Assuming that middle C is 3rd space treble clef/first ledger line above the staff bass clef, that's about my range, too. I'm a baritone, but since a lot of choral stuff is written SATB, I'm a bass by default, although I can be a "tenor by necessity" in a smaller group if the tenor part stays in that range. I can squeak out up to an A in my falsetto. Which sounds weird in a male voice. The F below that low G sounds like I'm gargling, which stops me from being a true bass, too.

I should edit to clarify. Range is G below low C to F above middle C.

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