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The four main vocal ranges are:
- Soprano – A high female (or boy's) voice.
- Alto – A low female (or boy's) voice.
- Tenor – A high (adult) male voice.
- Bass – A low (adult) male voice.
- What are the six voice types?
- How do I know my voice type?
- What is the rarest voice type?
- What is an alto voice?
What are the six voice types?
In the operatic systems there are six basic voice types split between men and women, and each type then has several sub-types. These basic types are soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto for women, and tenor, baritone, and bass for men.
How do I know my voice type?
How to Find Your Voice Type
- Warm up. Before doing any type of singing, it's vitally important to do a vocal warm up, particularly when singing near the edges of our vocal range. ...
- Find your lowest note. ...
- Find your highest note. ...
- Compare your lowest and highest note.
What is the rarest voice type?
Contralto. The contralto voice is the lowest of the female voices and by far and away the rarest. The contralto range is roughly from the F below middle C to a high F one octave above middle C almost exactly matching that of the male countertenor.
What is an alto voice?
Alto, (Italian: “high”), in vocal music the register approximately between the F below middle C to the second D above—the second highest part in four-part music. The word alto originally referred to the highest male voice, singing falsetto (see countertenor).
