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What is my voice type?
Right, there's a lot of confusion on the internet about what Middle C (C4) is. So, for the purposes of the question, I'm going to use The Beatles to demonstrate what I mean, as you do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T098BBuvmjs
For the purposes of this question the E that Paul McCartney sings on 'to-MOR-row' and 'write HOME every day' is an E4.
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My chest voice is roughly C2-F4 (weak at the bottom end) and I can belt up to around G#4 or A4 if I've been singing for a couple of hours. I'm not 100% sure how high my head voice can go because I hardly ever use it but I can definitely hit Eb5 and probably go higher. Although that might be falsetto, because I can never tell the difference unless I'm doing really obvious deliberate falsetto like in She Loves You or something (can you tell I like The Beatles?) compared to obvious head voice around A4-B4.
What is my voice type? My most powerful notes are probably from C3 and upwards. Also if tone matters in figuring out voice type, my band mate compared the tone of my voice to Harry Styles. Can't decide if it was intended as a compliment or not but I'm taking it as one!
Thanks!
And the highest sound I've ever heard myself make ever was just now, Ab5 in falsetto.
2 Answers
- dolphinLv 57 years ago
You don't have a voice type yet. You are not ready to be "categorized".
Be content that you are simply you at this stage.
Go forth and sing, and forget about voice types. If a choir director says you are a tenor, agree and sing tenor. If a voice teacher calls you a baritone, then sing some baritone songs. If the band you are in swears you are the next Paul McCartney, grab the mic and go for it.
But, keep an open mind.
First a good singer, then a good bass, baritone or tenor.....
It takes a long time to figure out what category might be the best fit.
I am a tenor, and I have many friends who are baritones who have far better high notes than I do......one baritone colleague I know can sing even a high C (C5) that is superior to mine in every way.
But these baritones learned what range best suited them over time, and realized that the tenor tessitura is simply too high to be sustained over the run of an opera. I can survive up there, while they cannot.
My point is that range in itself cannot dictate voice type, and that most people jump to conclusions far to quickly. Was Domingo a baritone or a dramatic tenor? He sang both, but settled on tenor.
A good voice teacher will get you to sing easy repertoire in a middle range and help you discover your voice. This takes time. Tenor is a technique as much as it is a voice type, so skills must be developed. Most men are baritones. The timbre of the voice and the ability to sustain tessitura will give clues about voice type. But there are some very light baritones and very heavy tenors, so even there, one must be patient.
In time, the answer will emerge. Don't rush it.
(opera singer)