Average vocal range

The average human vocal range is 3 and 1/3 octaves. That's huge! That's about 40 notes in total on which the average person can produce sound. Most singers, even very experienced professionals, often underestimate the length of their range capacity.

1. Is 3 octaves a good vocal range?
2. What is the average man's vocal range?
3. Is 2.5 octaves a good range?
4. Is 1 octaves a good vocal range?

Is 3 octaves a good vocal range?

"What we do know is most people are capable of three octaves. The average person could sing within this range with very good guidance from an expert." Most classical singers who have been professionally trained are still within this three octave range. A modern day comparison to Yma Sumac is Mariah Carey.

What is the average man's vocal range?

The average vocal range for a man lies mostly between 1.4 to 2 octaves. A point that you should note here, though, is that most untrained male singers will fall into this category. For males who have been practicing or have been doing music for quite some time, they can have a vocal range of around 1.7 to 2.4 octaves.

Is 2.5 octaves a good range?

Is 2.5 octaves a good vocal range? 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.

Is 1 octaves a good vocal range?

A realistic vocal range for a good performing singer is 2 octaves within their tessitura. A gifted and talented singer who had the right genes might have 3 octaves in their tessitura. A unicorn has 4 or more octaves in their tessitura. Having 1 octave in your tessitura is fine.