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Post by henge on May 21, 2014 5:19:11 GMT -6
Here's a cool graph that charts the vocal ranges of a bunch of singers.
Fun...http://www.concerthotels.com/worlds-greatest-vocal-ranges
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Post by warren on May 21, 2014 9:43:01 GMT -6
Wow eminem's got better range than Whitney Houston???
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Post by scumbum on May 21, 2014 10:47:52 GMT -6
Ha , that thing is completely inaccurate .
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 11:34:01 GMT -6
Axl with the singer with the most range - LOL
Whawwww... sweet child of mine.
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Post by Ward on May 21, 2014 19:50:42 GMT -6
Complete and absolute utter bollocks. Not even close to an accurate portrayal of even those singers actual ranges.
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Post by scumbum on May 21, 2014 21:37:19 GMT -6
Just look at Robert Plant .
Bruce Springsteen and Jim Morrison can sing higher than Robert .
And it seems Robert Plant and Mick Jagger have the same vocal range .
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Post by henge on May 22, 2014 5:27:47 GMT -6
Lol! On closer inspection it does seem like bullshit!
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Post by RicFoxx on May 22, 2014 9:36:47 GMT -6
I don't care about vocal range!! It's the tone, fluidity between registers and feel of the notes that matter. It's great when a singer does have a large range and can deliver throughout the range...now that is special.
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Post by Ward on May 22, 2014 9:45:13 GMT -6
Start with middle-c being C4. The average male baritone voice can hit a g4 which is a 5th above that as the highest note they can sing in full voice. A Bari-tenor or blues singer pushing it can squeeze out a Bb5 above that. A male tenor can hit a high-c or C5. A lyric/high tenor can usually sing a note or two above that like Glenn Hughes for example. AS for low points, most male basses can sing down as low as an F1 (a 'Russian bass' can sing down to an F#0), whereas an average baritone can sing to an E2 or maybe as low as a C2 (the next note below that is B1). A bari-tenor can usually get down to an E2 also although most bottom out at F2. A regular tenor can sing down to a G2, a lyric tenor can possibly sing down to an A2 before bottoming out. This is all the 'chest voice' range. This doesn't even begin to get into vocal fry (the really low grumbly false-cord stuff), head voice, blended range, falsetto and then the highest range of all - whistle tone.
Head voice: Robert plant could sing easily to an e5 in headvoice, Glenn Hughes to a g5 above that. Most male singers can't get past a C5 in head voice.
Falsetto: Baritones actually have a higher falsetto than tenors do, due to pharynx geometry. That is why most 'counter-tenors' have the highest falsettos of all male voices, and they are almost always baritones when measuring chest voice. A tenor falsetto usually goes to between a6 and c6 at the top - that c6 is a soprano's 'high c'. A baritone falsetto (if the voice is undamaged, or has no nodes, pollyps etc) can go as high as a 5th above that.
I could go on and on and I'm only touching on male voices.
but let's consider facts here...
Johnny Cash could sing from an F1 to E4 (the e right above middle C) and was a bass-baritone.
Prince Nelson can sing from a C2 cleanly to as high as g7 in falsetto and has the widest male range I am aware of.
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Post by Ward on May 22, 2014 9:46:37 GMT -6
The German Fach System, which defines the usable range of different voice types so that composers can write for them: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FachSo, when I read the original linked page my reaction was "What the Fach?" |
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Post by tonycamphd on May 22, 2014 11:03:15 GMT -6
We should start a sister thread to this called "Vocal ranges of RGO members" I will go first, my name is Tony, and I posses a 1/5 of an octave vocal range with a natural 7db bump @ 1.5khz, don't be jealous, you can have this too with a little hard work/ dedication  |
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Post by jcoutu1 on May 26, 2014 17:16:06 GMT -6
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Post by warren on May 26, 2014 18:27:31 GMT -6
haha, next week it'll be the lead singer of A-ha, just you wait and see  |
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Post by Johnkenn on May 26, 2014 18:29:10 GMT -6
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Post by Ward on May 27, 2014 0:02:50 GMT -6
Vocal warmups are important to any singer.
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Post by henge on May 27, 2014 5:11:50 GMT -6
Start with middle-c being C4. The average male baritone voice can hit a g4 which is a 5th above that as the highest note they can sing in full voice. A Bari-tenor or blues singer pushing it can squeeze out a Bb5 above that. A male tenor can hit a high-c or C5. A lyric/high tenor can usually sing a note or two above that like Glenn Hughes for example. AS for low points, most male basses can sing down as low as an F1 (a 'Russian bass' can sing down to an F#0), whereas an average baritone can sing to an E2 or maybe as low as a C2 (the next note below that is B1). A bari-tenor can usually get down to an E2 also although most bottom out at F2. A regular tenor can sing down to a G2, a lyric tenor can possibly sing down to an A2 before bottoming out. This is all the 'chest voice' range. This doesn't even begin to get into vocal fry (the really low grumbly false-cord stuff), head voice, blended range, falsetto and then the highest range of all - whistle tone. Head voice: Robert plant could sing easily to an e5 in headvoice, Glenn Hughes to a g5 above that. Most male singers can't get past a C5 in head voice. Falsetto: Baritones actually have a higher falsetto than tenors do, due to pharynx geometry. That is why most 'counter-tenors' have the highest falsettos of all male voices, and they are almost always baritones when measuring chest voice. A tenor falsetto usually goes to between a6 and c6 at the top - that c6 is a soprano's 'high c'. A baritone falsetto (if the voice is undamaged, or has no nodes, pollyps etc) can go as high as a 5th above that. I could go on and on and I'm only touching on male voices. but let's consider facts here... Johnny Cash could sing from an F1 to E4 (the e right above middle C) and was a bass-baritone. Prince Nelson can sing from a C2 cleanly to as high as g7 in falsetto and has the widest male range I am aware of. Brilliant stuff Ward!! Excellent info. |
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