How many octaves are in my range if I can sing from A3 to G6 comfortably? And what would be my voice type? I'm a teenage girl.
Your range is 3 octaves and a fourth. As that covers the entire soprano, mezzo, and even contralto range, you should have a teacher or two listen to you and see what they have to say about range. One's voice continues to develop and change well into their twenties, so where you are now may not be where you end up.If you are planning on singing choral material, rock, or jazz, your range will not be so crucial--you can float around as you wish. (Choral directors will appreciate someone who is solid in both soprano and alto range.)But if you are gravitating towards musical theater or opera you will have to choose at some point--and how you sound ten years from now, and how you come across physically onstage, is going to lead directors to want to cast you as one "type" or another. If you have the stamina and a powerful dramatic voice, you can angle for the biggest dramatic roles (in opera, Tosca for example). If your voice ends up higher and more lyric, you will not get such roles but be quite welcome in more "character" roles. A contralto will generally be cast as an older character or one with gravitas (Erda in "Das Rheingold" ). The character and smaller roles will demand excellent acting chops. The audience is generally going to want to *hear* the prima donna/uomo, and *watch* the antics of the supporting characters. The work of the latter is every bit as important as the former, and demands the same commitment and attention to detail as the "big" roles.The best of fortune to you!
How many octaves do I sing if my low to high notes are E2 to F#5?
E2 to E3 = 1E3-E4=1 E4- E5 = 1Plus 1.5 steps So basically just a bit more than 3…This answer sums it up for me.The truth is that anyone CAN sing. But not everyone can sing well. Like riding a bike though, singing is a skill anyone can learn and what seperates the people that really succeed is when they’re constantly trying to improve their ability.Whether you’re entirely new to proffesional singing or maybe you’ve been going a while and you’re still working that day job. Singing TV has a free audiobook with everything you need to make a real difference: The ONE THING That will Improve Your Singing Immediately (Full Free Audiobook Download)
Can't tell what octave singer is in?
So, I like to sing along to my ipod, but I can never tell what octave the singer is in, like, I can usually sing it high or an octave lower, but how can you tell which one the song is in? When I sing high it always seems too high, but low seems too low. I know it doesn't really matter but it's been bugging me so please no stupid answers.
What does singing "up the octave" mean?
To sing up an octave means to sing the notes on a higher yet equal pitch. This means, as an example, that you replace middle C with a higher C and adjust the notes accordingly.
What is the definition of octave in singing?
From Wikipedia:“In music, an octave (Latin: octavus: eighth) or perfect octave is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency.”So, let’s say a theoretical singer can hit a pitch that oscillates at 110Hz. This note is known as A2, a common bottom note for a baritone singer (that is, a middle-voiced male, higher than a bass and lower than a tenor). If the singer then sings a note that oscillates at 220Hz (known as A3), the singer has raised the pitch of the note by one octave. If two singers sang these notes side by side, they would sound as though both are singing same note, but in two different registers: one low, and one mid-range. Both notes are “A” but the are one octave apart.A singer with a three-octave range would be able to sing from A2 (110Hz) to A3 (220Hz) to A4 (440Hz) to A5 (880Hz).An untrained voice can usually sing about an octave and a half or so, sometimes less, sometimes more. It is impressive when someone has mastered their voice to the point (or has enough natural talent) that they can seamlessly move through three octaves of pitches; this implies a high level of musicianship and self-control.Here, a YouTube video for you: one of the great tenors of our time, Luciano Pavarotti, moves through his range, just under 2.5 octaves. Enjoy!
Is singing a song an octave lower bad?
I will answer you with a different thought. You assume that the original song is a correct octave and you doubt that singing in one octave down is considered your incompetence !!Actually its not that. The octave or scale that the original singer had used is what his vocal range permits. The original singer was actually comfortable in the octave or any key within that.As many others have pointed out, a song has to fit your Vocal range, which may be different from one another. If you are one octave lower than the original and you are comfortable, there is nothing wrong. Everybody sings in his /her comfort zone.However, there is one point to remember. That is, depending on the nature and genre of the song, the Pitches may determine as to how pleasant or dull it may sound. Some songs may sound good at higher octave and higher pitches. You have to take a judgment about this factor. Sometime, the brightness of a melody is affected by the position of the octave and the Note. You can try with Brian Adam’s The summer of sixty nine for example.
How many octaves are average for a person to sing? What's above and below average?
Two and a half sound generous for many people that I know. I can sing three but I have had to work on the high soprano range and the tenor range lifelong to do it well(without going flat). I can reach the a above high c and can go as low as the 2nd b(below middle c) so I guess that is 3 octaves and one note(without going flat). That guy that could sing 12-wow-I did not know the human voice could make noises that high! I think that I could go down to more oltaves but it would just be growling. S
Octaves? and singing and notes ? I don't get it?
I think what you've been hearing about is singers talking about their vocal range. An octave, by definition, is the point at which a frequency is exactly double (or half) the frequency of another pitch. In western music, these are known as pitch classes. There are 12 of them. When singers refer to their range, they often refer to it in "octaves". This part is simple. Go to a piano, and figure out the lowest note you can comfortably sing and sustain. Then find the highest. Your range is the distance between those two ptches. Say you're an alto, and the lowest note you can sing is 'middle C', and the highest note you can sing is an 'E' above the staff (e6). Then you have a range of approximately 2 1/3 octaves.
How many octaves can the average person sing?
Depends on what kind of voice you have. For male voices- an entirely untrained and untalented voice may have as little as one octave, an average amateur choir singer has usually about one octave and a fifth, an amateur solo singer who really tries to fit a whole professional voice type (i.e. baritone) may have two octaves plus maybe a third, and a world-class opera singer can have a range of up to three octaves, though this is really, really rare, and the top and bottom notes probably won't have a quality that you could really sell in a concert. But a really good male singer can have a concert voice of up to 2 1/2 octaves, usually. Women on average have a larger vocal range than men, so you can probably add half an octave to what I've written above. And I really, really really doubt that Mariah Carey has a range of 7 octaves, because for that she would need to be able to sing one and a half octaves higher than the Queen of the Night, which is considered the highest standard opera role, and half an octave lower than a Russian basso profundo. Sure.
How many singers have or have had a five (5) octave or greater voice range?
Not many singers have been blessed with a five octave or greater vocal range, the average being three octaves. But in terms of giant vocal ranges, three singers come to mind:Freddie MercuryThe ever so famous gay singer of Queen. Freddy Mercury was considered a god among singers, and he had an amazing near 5 octave range, ranging from a bass' F2 to a soprano's F6 (which apparently kept increasing with the years passing), but what was most impressive was his ability to jump from one end to the other effortlessly, without having a strain on his voice.- "His technique was astonishing. No problem of tempo, he sung with an incisive sense of rhythm, his vocal placement was very good and he was able to glide effortlessly from a register to another. He also had a great musicality. His phrasing was subtle, delicate and sweet or energetic and slamming. He was able to find the right colouring or expressive nuance for each word." -Montserrat Cabballe [1]Axl RoseThe singer of Guns N' Roses. He had the record for widest vocal range as a singer, beating Mariah Carey, a woman who would introduce her band by singing at the same pitch as their instruments (ikr?): He can sing from an F1 to a B flat 6, which is more than 5 octaves, and just a few semitones under 6 octaves. Honestly, what impresses me the most is that this guy smokes which reduces your maximal range.Mike PattonAs i said, Axl HAD the record for widest vocal range as a singer. The singer of alternative metal band Faith No More has been found out to have a massive 6 octave voice nearly reaching the 7th octave. He is now the current holder of the record for widest vocal range.Honorable mentions- Mariah Carey (Singer with a massive range who barely got beaten by Axl for the title)- Tim Storms (record for lowest note reached with the human voice)- Rachelle Ferrell (Jazz singer with a 6 octave range)- Elton John (Singer with a wide range)- Michael Jackson (He doesn't need a intro)- Tiny Tim (Amazing falsetto singer)- Paul McCartney (Surprised? He had a wider range than Johnny Cash and Elvis flippin' Presley- Tim Foust (thanks for the suggestion Lars Heijne!)Sources:[1] Mercury and Caballé - "Friends until the end ... Viva - Barcelona!"