Understand your voice
Explore vocal range.
What a label means, where it helps, and what a measurement can tell you.
11 guides to explore
- Alto Vocal RangeThe alto range is usually given as roughly G3 to E5. What the label means, the repertoire it points to, and what a range test can and cannot tell you about it.
- Soprano Vocal RangeSoprano range is usually given as roughly C4 to A5 and up, and the subtype (lyric, dramatic, coloratura) says more than the span. The breakdown, plus a free range test.
- Tenor Vocal RangeTenor range is usually given as roughly C3 to C5 in classical, often higher in pop. The subtypes, the repertoire, and a free range test for your own two endpoints.
- Baritone Vocal RangeBaritone range is usually given as roughly A2 to A4. What the label means, the repertoire it points to, and a free range test for your own endpoints.
- Bass Vocal RangeBass range is usually given as roughly E2 to E4. What the label means, how it differs from bass-baritone, and why two endpoints alone do not settle it.
- Mezzo-Soprano RangeMezzo-soprano range is usually given as roughly A3 to A5. How it differs from soprano, why the two are often confused, and a free range test for your endpoints.
- C3 to G5 Vocal RangeA C3 to G5 range spans about two and a half octaves. Which voice types that span is consistent with, and why the span alone does not decide the label.
- How to Find Your Vocal RangeA step-by-step way to find your vocal range with a free test, plus the difference between absolute range, tessitura, and the range you can use comfortably.
- Contralto RangeContralto spans roughly E3 to E5 with a genuinely dark tessitura. Here is how it differs from alto, why it is so often misassigned, and what a range test can and cannot tell you about it.
- Countertenor RangeThe countertenor range runs roughly G3 to E5, sung mostly in a developed falsetto. What separates it from falsetto singing, and why a range test alone cannot tell you whether you have one.
- Bass-Baritone RangeBass-baritone spans roughly A2 to F4 and is a real classification, not a hedge. How to tell it from bass and from baritone, and what two endpoints can and cannot tell you.