What kind of voice are you?

You will be a

  • Tenor
  • Baritone
  • Bass

 

Most men will be baritones. Tenors are fairly rare, and a real bass seems to be even rarer. Alot of male singers will edge towards  a bass voice-bass/baritone or will head towards a tenor.

 

What are the note ranges of each voice type?

Tenor

 

The Tenor Voice is the highest of the main male vocal types that most people would be familiar with, with the typical tenor vocal  between the C note one octave below middle C (C3) to the C note one octave above middle C (C5)!  

 

Different tenor voices

 

Tenors are often divided into different sub-categories based on range, vocal color or timbre, the weight of the voice, and dexterity of the voice. These sub-categories include: Leggiero tenor or Tenore di grazia, Lyric tenor, Spinto tenor, Dramatic tenor, and Heldentenor.

Tenore de grazia

Spinto tenor

Lyric tenor

Dramatic tenor

Baritone

 

A typical Baritone Voice Range would be between the A flat note one octave below the middle C (A Flat 2) to the A flat note above the middle C (A Flat 4).

 

Baritones are often divided into different sub-categories based on range, vocal color or timbre, the weight of the voice, and dexterity of the voice. These sub-categories include: Lyric baritone, Bel Canto (coloratura) baritone, kavalierbariton, Dramatic baritone, Verdi baritone, baryton-noble, and Bariton/Baryton-Martin.[3

Baryton-Martin

Lyric baritone

Verdi Baritone

Dramatic baritone

Kavalierbariton

Bass

 

The Bass voice would have a vocal range of between the F note 1 octave below the middle C (F2) to the E note just above middle C (E4).

 

Basses are often divided into different sub-categories based on range, vocal color or timbre, the weight of the voice, and dexterity of the voice. These sub-categories include: Basso Profondo, Basso Buffo, Bel Canto Bass, Basso Cantante, Dramatic Bass, and Bass-baritone.[3]

Basso cantante/lyric high bass/lyric bass-baritone

Hoher Bass/dramatic high bass/dramatic bass-baritone

Basso buffo

Lyric basso profondo

Dramatic basso profondo

What is the comfort zone for each voice type?

In reality most male voices will be able to cover the same range of notes. However each voice type will have a comfort zone or sweet spot, where the voice kicks in and produces the best tone.

 

Tenors will be able to create a pure sound at the middle and top of their range whilst baritones will strain towards an Ab/A above middle C and probably be weak towards the bottom, whereas a bass will boom and resonate down the bottom.

Increasing your range

The more singing and working out of your voice will increase your range.

The larynx will strengthen and tone will become more rounder and fuller.

However this will take a few years. So don't expect it to happen over night!