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I Am A Untrained Singer But My Vocal Range Is C3-f5 Two Octaves So I Want Know About My Voice

How rare is a vocal range of 4 octaves (5 if you count endpoints)?

Vocal range of 2.5 to 3 octaves is common among professional singers. Even though 3 octaves or higher is rare there actually a lot more singers with 4 octave vocal range than people think. You rarely see musicians singing songs in a 4 octave range because there is a difference between being able to produce the notes and actually being able to sing in that range. This is where singing range and tessitura comes into play. Most singers do not sing in a range that they are not comfortable with. Vocal range is just a physical feature of our body. Depending on the length and the width of your vocal cords, you can sing those notes. A lot of people misunderstand vocal range and octaves. Most common vocal ranges for basses c2 to c4, for baritones f2 to f4 and for tenors c3 to c5. Through training most vocal ranges can be extended to 3 octaves but they are not required to sing in a wider range than 2 octaves. Tenors and sopranos can extend their vocal range to 4 octaves through head voice/falsetto and whistle register. There are baritones who can sing both bass and tenor range. So, it is not as rare as people think. I would say 5 or more octaves of vocal range is very rare.

How many octaves is a good vocal range?

If you will allow me to make this reply here as I am a voice enthusiast, been in training for several years, a chorister and a multi-octavian. We need to first recognize that a healthy voice possesses a vocal range anywhere between an octave and a half, to two. That will be BEFORE vocal training. After, depending on whether it has been training for the classical repertoire, the voice is disciplined throughout its original range and is likely to display extensions at either end. This is why we come across opera singers with the 3-octave vocal range. Age, too, has everything to do with it. A young man is unlikely to have his upper register revealed until well into his late 20s, whilst a young lady will have a more stable range already there, ready to undergo training. The voice undergoes subtle changes every ten years, for both the trained and untrained voice. Deepening in quality. Physical changes and mental/emotional changes have a lot to do with things. For some, a voice once noted for the top notes will suffer because of declining health. Remember that singing is a very physical, and yet mental state. Unlike a musical instrument, the voice can NEVER maintain true quality throughout its life because very simply its life is made up of so many things which affect the singer. The voice is subject to our state of confidence, concentration, and the voice is a revealing state of our spiritual health. Simply put, the voice is an organic instrument vulnerable to all manner of external stimulii and stressors. I hope I have moved you away from just the number of notes that make up the human voice. No matter the number of octaves one has we need to be mindful of what we do with each note within our vocal compass. Expression, diction, projection, delivery all come into play for the performance. Finally, stay in good health!

What is the average vocal range for an adult male and for an adult female?

As a rule of thumb, usable range is typically about two octaves. It's usually less for an untrained singer, possibly more for a trained singer. Falsetto can add another fifth or more to a male voice -- a generous estimate would have it adding no more than an octave.Among men, the broad categories are bass (about E2-F4), baritone (about G2-Ab4), and tenor (about Bb2-C5).Among women, the categories are alto (about F3-A5) and soprano (about A3-C6), with mezzo-soprano in between.The above is a very crude summary, and leaves out some weird outliers like oktavists (really deep basses). There are far more detailed taxonomies --  see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach for example -- but you'll know for sure if you wind up needing more specific classification info.Don't be in a hurry to classify yourself or any other singer you work with. Many singers' exact range shifts a bit over time, and tessitura -- comfortable and strong notes, a.k.a. "money notes", within the range -- matters almost as much as range for determining suitable songs and parts. Individual voices, even of the same kind, will behave differently within the same pitch range.Also, don't be concerned if your range is less. Work on strengthening the notes you have, and your range will slowly grow a bit. There are great singers with small ranges, and singers who use their huge ranges poorly.

My chest voice range is from Eb2-C5, until G5-A5 in headvoice/falsetto and up to Bb6 in whistle register. What does it mean? I'm an 18-year old male.

I’ll reply to what you write as someone curious about the meaning of the vocal ranges you state, not as a singer or even potential singer. That is because you don’t make any reference to singing, and singing is a concentrated and specialised use of the broader faculty of sound making we humans call “voice”.Nevertheless you use terminology related to the way some singers categorise parts of their voices.What you describe is a healthy vocal range - meaning you have potential to use it in different ways, according to finding appropriate contexts and guidance. It could be that you go for physical acting of some kind, where voice is also included as part of bodily expression. Or for one of the many styles of World music singing that don’t use western terminology or ideas or practices.If you’ve not started already, go places and see/hear such performances. Do a workshop or two with any who interest or attract you.Or instead explore what’s involved in different kinds of Western singing and performing with voice.

Why is singing in 3 octaves high impressive?

A top flight voice that people actually want to hear is the rarest of musical gifts. Most musicians will tell you they can find loads of guitarists and bass players (though original guitarists are also rare), but great drummers are harder to find (and always in demand and working multiple opportunities, so don’t get possessive unless you have a real fanbase growing).Great vocalists, however, are super rare. Just think of it. There’s only been one Freddy Mercury and Robert Plant. Granted, there are people who can imitate them, but usually not quite as good. The grunge scene in Seattle generated five top vocalists, out of hundreds of bands. There are great singers who don’t find a great band, but singers totally make a band great, and a band will shuffle personal around a great vocalist.I’m someone who has a fair amount of talent on keys and guitar both. I’m a great original lyricist, and a decent music writer in many genres. However, I have tried most of my life to be a great vocalist, and I’m pretty sure I will never be better than OK.I don’t want to discourage people from getting instruction, because it can make a huge difference. However, the sad truth is that adage about great singers being born not made is largely true in my opinion. Lots of men can sing falsetto and it sounds like garbage. Robert Plant sings in falsetto and it sounds golden. I honestly think he isn’t doing a hybrid mix. I think that was his falsetto and it just sounded great for 15 years when he was young before it largely disappeared. Even he only had it on loan for a while.Freddy Mercury was just born with an extraordinary range, and incredible diction, the latter of which is a product of education and learning. Ann Wilson, Elton John, Barbara Streisand, Rob Halford, Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, all people with some training, and a LOT of inbred TALENT. ALl these guys describe moments discovering what they had. Well, everyone else discovered what they did NOT have….Also, range doesn’t matter squat if you’re voice isn’t both pleasing and original sounding. Plus you need to locate some good songwriting the other x factor, though I would say even great songwriting is more common than great singers.

What is the typical vocal range for a male tenor?

Usually starting around C3 and ending around C5, the tenor high C. Without utilizing mix/head voice the upper limit would be around G4/A4. Well that is the “typical” untrained range anyway. You can practice and improve of course. I’m a low tenor(at least I WAS, the last time I checked) and I can go from C#2~A5 in Chest/Mix/Head. If I add vocal fry and whistle, my singing range spans from A#1~E6 and total range(including non-singing/shrieking) spans from G#1 to an uncontrolled E7, as of yet. So you can improve your range, but it’s gonna require a fair amount of practice.

Is a D4-E5 range Mezzo Soprano or Alto?

Yes. It also could be a soprano who hasn't fully developed her vocal range yet either due to age or lack of training. You can't go by range alone because there can be a lot of overlap. Things like timbre also determine voice types, with contraltos typically with a deeper richer tone, sopranos brighter and lighter, and mezzo-sopranos somewhere in the middle. It also depends on what part of that range is more comfortable and natural to use (where you sing without straining or pushing).

Ah, Wikipedia! Sometimes they do get things right, and other times, they apparently make stuff up.

Here is a more accurate estimation of typical voice ranges. However even these aren't set in stone.
http://vocalsheetmusic.net/ranges/

A D4 to E5 range is only one note more than one octave. Most untrained singers will have at least an octave and a half of usable range. With voice lessons with a proper teacher with a vocal music related degree, most people should gain at least a few notes on either side of this range.

What vocal range is G3 to F5 for a female?

Know your vocal range by watching this short video:Whether you’ve been trying to make something out of your voice for years or you’re just getting started LearnToSing TV has a free 90 minute audiobook (which you can download for free) on helping you become a singer people actually WANT to listen to: The ONE THING That will Improve Your Singing Immediately (Full Free Audiobook Download)find your vocal range in this video. Try this video again in a couple of weeks to see if your range has improved.

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