The Tenor Voice: Explained

[@cretaceostrapulazza5918]

''let's just listen to him sing'' silence

[@jazzmatazz7404]

copyright. its not his fault.

[@vuhlp]

this video slept on, u really know what ur talkin bout

[@eternalsilverlight]

This video is very good. The main point is that contemporary singer Tenors sound much different from a Classically trained singer. However, you can be a contemporary singer and have a high C. David phelps is a perfect example.

[@eternalsilverlight]

By the way I noticed there was a comment where you say that tenors use a "ahh note" due to their brightness in their voice. But Technically the voice should not be making Strong E or I sounds after a certain part of the voice. For the Tenor voice they normally start flipping to an Ah after G. You can take other vowls higher but it's not recommended. I'm classically trained singer for the past 2 years.

[@SilfredoSerrano]

Leggiero is pronounced "lejero." It's Italian for light.

[@avadakedavra9500]

I love being a leggiero tenor! I wouldn’t trade it for the world!

[@Tul_NT]

Me also but it break into leggeiro extension at G#4 all the time.And my voice is very weak.

[@kreole7376]

Lol same

[@AnlStarDestroyer]

This video definitely helped me some although I’m still confused af about my voice type. In high school I was told I was a baritone but since then, I’m 24 now, I’ve been told I’m a “lyric” tenor. My range is G2-G5 but I can only be full voice from D3(I think, the one right above that G2) to A4(I think, the one below the high C). I can’t belt out those really high Cs like they do on broadway or opera which bums me out but I can climb up their relatively easily, it’s just not quite as full. It’s not falsetto but not chesty, not sure how else to explain it. Last role I portrayed was Drew Boley in Rock of Ages and let me tell you, that show was definitely the most challenging role I’ve ever portrayed. *i put the parentheses in there because I can’t read music so Im not positive on the numbers but I know where they are in relation to others*

[@whitneyhouston1122]

Well, either your a high baritone, baritenor, or a tenor 2! So your def in the middle of both voices!

[@markcasey2517]

“At ease”. Any trained voice is always at ease, unless you’re trying to sing something you’re not supposed to

[@whitneyhouston1122]

Or trying to force your tone to something it's not.

[@gladirhythm_3184]

Damn!this was really entertaining and informativee

[@Kai-lx1xm]

Another amazing tenor is Tevin Campbell Liston to his song can we talk

[@gillianomotoso328]

Zikiah I love his work!!!

[@whitneyhouston1122]

Yes he's a high tenor, if you dare call him a countertenor or male soprano!

[@makindefortune4732]

Hi Samuel Bradley, i love your channel and videos, very concise and straight to the point. I've always been in self conflict with myself because i can't seem to figure out my voice type. I can have a total vocal range of C#2 to Bb6, but i am most comfortable singing or vocalizing at E2 to E5 (F5, when i am well warmed up). My low notes and chest voice is supported from a D2 to Eb4 respectively and my voice shifts into a much lighter placement from F4 to C5 (From F4 i can't sing with my full voice), from C#5 to F5, my voice sounds belty, heady and nasally placed, as i can even sing up to an A#5 when i sort of place the notes in my nose region, my voice flips into a flageolet from G#5 all the way up to Eb6 but i can't seem to sing here or readily access this part of my range, but i can make sounds like exclamations using reversed phonation from A5 to Bb6 (C#7 on a good day) I know this is a lot, but i need help What is my voice type? kzbin.info/www/bejne/np-2e6qXorihd6s I know it isn't much but Please watch this video where i cover Beyonce's Sandcastles. Thanks. 🙏😭😣😬

[@sambradley8297]

I'm not 100% sure. But from that clip, your voice sounded very free and natural in that lighter higher place. Had a great ease up there and you didn't force too much weight up there. So it sounded to me like a tenor voice, with its higher timbre. Obviously if you're singing lower songs it may be different. But that song sounded like a tenor!

[@J.Cubbin]

You described my voice. Zero low note power. Its all raspy whispering which is still fun!

[@newhope5729]

Here are the usual chest range of these voices : Bass : E2-F#4 (passagio:C#4) Baritone: G2-A4 (passagio:E4) Tenor : Bb2-C5 (passagio:F#4)

[@renoparker6933]

It depends on the voice types there are tenors who can go lower and higher than the vocal range u typed same goes for baritones and basses . Im. Tenor and i can go down to E2 its really pushy tho but consistently my lowest note is F#2 sharp and i can mix belt up to F5 heady mix btw

[@newhope5729]

@@renoparker6933 These are the normal ranges and after improving your technique you can easily go higher or lower.... Just like I'm a baritone and I can sing upto B5 in my mixed voice and can go down to G1/F1(Best A0 in fry), upto D8 in the whistle (But it's not that much controlled)

[@renoparker6933]

New Hope thats one hell of a range i max out at D6 and go down to A1 vocal fry and chest mix😇

[@newhope5729]

@@renoparker6933 That's my all time best and I can't sing all of that on every day......... I'm a student and not a singer. Also, whatever I achieved is through KZbin tutorials, my interest and above all GOD'S Grace.......

[@renoparker6933]

New Hope I understand i have days where i cant even go past A2 and days where I struggle to sing a G5 which i can do easily on my days lol plus im 17 so i still at times go thru voice cracks its annoying

[@MrTb2arvd]

Great video bro, but Pavarotti isnt singing C5 in ur clip, its B4 =)

[@sambradley8297]

Thank you, unfortunately I do not have perfect pitch, i just knew it was in the ball park on c5 hahaha

[@MrTb2arvd]

@@sambradley8297 Close enough =) Thx for ur vid!

[@Marcell0Bass]

I’m a bass but I sometimes wish I could sing high I recently hit my highest chest note at a F#4

[@sambradley8297]

I'm often jealous of basses, your highs are so thick. Honestly they sound amazing. So stick at it. That's a really impressive note with a bass voice!

[@Marcell0Bass]

Samuel Bradley I sound a bit like a cat dieing on my highs but my lows I just love doing

[@Marcell0Bass]

Samuel Bradley oh and to hear a great bass who can go high watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5PbnIKkqd9liaM

[@listeningdeeply7007]

You can widen your range up to the 5th octave and even more as a bass. It requires practice, but it's definitely doable.

[@kyleasica5225]

Same here. My current highest belt is an F#4 and i do hope i can sing highs with ease just like tenors do but it really satisfies me when i hear myself ringing on notes below f#4 which is the higher part of my chest register coz i haven't learned how to mix. My headvoice tho is below average and my highest is an F#5. Lowest chest range is D2.

[@larryalexander9214]

This dude really came for me about my chest voice lmao

[@Mardiaholt]

I really don't know what my voice is because I very diverse on the scales I do because I can sing base, but then I can hit notes that tenors would hit.

[@vincentklairrivera1414]

And just like that, I feel more confidence having this voice 🤧😍😭 Thank you 🙏

[@darrenbhatch6623]

I love this guy kkkkk You really understand the human voice

[@markcasey2517]

“Heavy sound”? It is actually across the top pallet of the mouth and full diaphragm which produces this. But I’ll keep listening.

[@Light-oe1yr]

I'm a baritone and can sing only up to F#4 but recently after much practice I can now sing up to a G4 and sometimes a G#4 (chest voice)

[@thomasnguyen6144]

That’s pretty high for a baritone. I love the rich tanner and tone of the baritone. At one time, I wanted to be a baritone. However, I need to be happy as a tenor.

[@yert1832]

I m a baritone too, I used to be like you, highest I could go was F4 but with practice and learning the clean mixed voice you can reach higher, I can now comfortably belt a Bb4 and a C5 with mixed voice, dont listen to the baritone curse its not real, its all about the training

[@ivblizzard3616]

@@thomasnguyen6144 A doctor said im a baritone ( not a pure tenor idk ) 3 different teachers said im a tenor ... I wanna be a baritone

[@eliletts5158]

Great vedio! And FINALLY someone who KNOWS that Freddie Mercury is a TENOR and Not a baritone!

[@markcasey2517]

“Higher chest notes”, a tenor does not sing with their chest voice under any circumstances. They sing with their “head voice”.

[@raddist7012]

Wrong, we do sing with our chest. It's just that it's better to use our chest sensation in the lower area of our voice. The higher we go, we still use those chest sensations, but we also let go of all the weight. While the sound feels lighter and softer in our head, in reality it's very loud and ringing.

[@markcasey2517]

@@raddist7012 wrong? I would like to understand your education and experience in this area. It’s definitely not, “wrong”.

[@raddist7012]

@@markcasey2517 head voice is lighter but a tenor can still feel those vibrations in the chest area when we sing higher. The sound in the higher area feels less "full" as in the lower area as it sounds softer, lighter in our head. The actual sound produced is actually loud, however the sounds should be fluent throughout the rest of the voice, however the sensations may shift a little. A tenor still uses the "foundation" (aka "chest" voice) whether they sing up or down. There's just a slight gear shift.

[@markcasey2517]

@@raddist7012 what are you basing this on? Are you a singer, a teacher, a performer?

[@raddist7012]

@@markcasey2517 im a singer who's been classically trained. However im not a teacher. I only state from what I understand about the voice and how resonance works.

[@putin6018]

I'm a baritone and proud of it

[@Porkchopapii]

I can down G#2-A#5 and C6 on a good day in male I'm a Countertenor my tone is Bright,Smooth,Full and with husky vocal texture and very nimble Complex Riffs&Runs and Melissa.

[@supechube_k]

my range is almost identical to yours. only difference is that mine extends down to F#2

[@Porkchopapii]

@@supechube_k that’s cool

[@davidduncan1362]

If there are double tenor and double bass lines in a men's choir, tenor 1 would be best suited for counter tenors and tenor 2 would be for tenors. However, counter tenors are rare and due to that rarity, some tenors will share tenor 1 with counter tenors and some tenors will share tenor 2 with baritones. As long as there are double tenor and double bass lines, my voice would naturally sit in the range of that tenor 2 line, which is still lower than tenor 1. We, tenor 2 guys, will normally sound beefier than those tenor 1 guys. That is why we sing a little lower.

[@gamer5101]

No, tenor ones are lyric/leggero tenors Countertenors are not a voice type it's a subclass of tenors that sing in falsetto, even baritones can sing Countertenor.

[@markcasey2517]

“No real feeling of the chest”. Classical singers do not sing from the chest, particularly a trained classical tenor

[@RobertDniroLHC]

this dude is totally clueless if you listen to brendon urie closely you'll notice his classical passagio is at D#4, the dude cant sing an E4 with ease...he cannot be a lyric tenor or even a low tenor when he has so much good resonance on the low notes as well.

[@thomasnguyen6144]

True, us tenors tend to pop up everywhere in pop music.

[@tintindalisay9253]

chen and baekhyun

[@light_bringer_82]

My voice starts 2nd key baritone and goes up to few notes tenor. Vocal coach said i am a high baritone. He said with training you can go lower and higher. I can sing in rough masculine chest voice that sound so manly, yet do those sharp head voices. Its like two people live inside me. Is this a baritenor?

[@atne3484]

Wow u just described my range perfectly, I struggle with anything below an A2 and can sing A4 okay but when I get to c5 I have to go into a mix, I have a lot to work on but this vid helped a lot.

[@otterbabi6277]

You forgot Adam Lambert and Me, we're Heldentenors - he's contemporary and I'm the classical opera guy.

[@markcasey2517]

Chest dominate? Who is a real bass or baritone and would class themselves using their “chest voice”?

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

Nessun Dorma is not a high C, it is a high B. Pavarotti was a light lyric tenor. Just for some perspective, in opera terms, his voice was never known for its power and size. Pavarotti did not have a particularly big voice. In opera the voice type is determined by the size of the voice. Pavarotti sounded like a choirboy next to dramatic tenors such as Mario Del Monaco and Franco Corelli. Of it is interesting to think that Steve Perry and Pavarotti have similar voice types.

[@newhope5729]

6:40 Are you serious??? A baritone can't belt G3😅 It's not that high mannnnnn....... Well, in order to understand the difference of height(or to compare) : We can say that these notes are at the same height for these voice types and also these are very strong belts(We can also call it the chest limit and singers having good open throat technique and rock solid support can sing these notes in their chesty belting voice, though there can be exceptions 😃) : Bass : F#4 Baritone: A4 Tenor : C5 (I'm a baritone though🤟✌😃😄)

[@sambradley8297]

Don't think I meant to say belt. Like I can personally make a G3 sounds kinda thick and big. A lot of baritones could. Yeah dunno why I said belt

[@newhope5729]

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[@yoocow5565]

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[@newhope5729]

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[@musicanelite3158]

excellent

[@ZeekStreet]

I can't belt a C5 but I can hit it. It's just in mix scream like. I hate that

[@yalovejohn]

Okay so I have a genuine question… I’m a 17 years old boy and I turn 18 soon. My full out chest voice goes E3-Bb4. When I’m mixing I can go to D5. When heady mixing I can get to F#5 on a good day I get to G#5. My lowest note I am comfortably hitting is A2. I started off being more comfortable in my higher range and I still am. The highest note I can hit is A6. Would I be classified as a tenor?

[@gamer5101]

Yes

[@emberblaze3833]

7:35 “effortlessly between them *booooooth* 🎵"

[@raffaelemenale5019]

On 1:39, It is a high B… not a C5. I really enjoyed your video

[@xeroxsaw1303]

If someone has a light speaking voice does it mean they are a tenor?

[@tajsimms8976]

I’m soft spoken so this make sense

[@miguellaruku2725]

Yes if he’s not faking it the person has to be relaxed and speak at the same pitch when he she hums.

[@ZeekStreet]

I'm a *lyric tenor* No wonder I like Mariah so much, she's a *Lyric Soprono*

[@eliletts5158]

😂

[@ZeekStreet]

@@eliletts5158 I'm just saying

[@eliletts5158]

@@ZeekStreet no, I genuinely thought it was funny! No shade or anything like that! I actually ADORE Mariah Carey! She is literally my top 2 favorite singers of all time!

[@ZeekStreet]

@@eliletts5158 i know lol, its ok...Much luv

[@jonlondonskiy7699]

Is she? Cuz many resources claim her voice as coloratura soprano. Because of her whistle notes, naturally lyric sopranos can’t hit those whistle notes this good.

[@quo6894]

Am i the only one who noticed how his head is locked in a single position

[@emberblaze3833]

I’m a light lyric tenor. Got a problem with that? You’re jealous? Whatcha gonna do?!

[@lukedurham8212]

He knows what he's talking about

[@ibrahimbraimah2180]

My lowest note is an F2 but when I start singing, my voice is soft and light and it can only go up to F4 in my chest voice then I have to sing in falsetto from there all the way to F5 which is my highest note. Am I a baritone?

[@spencerdarby4696]

That depends on a few more factors, like timbre, your age, your experience, whether the voice is easily produced or whether it has tensions or airiness etc. That sounds like a typical baritone register, especially given the upper extension of the falsetto.

[@avadakedavra9500]

Sounds like you could be a lyric baritone.

[@Sloppyjoey1]

Baritone. A tenor would be very weak below C3 and excel at F4 and above, 90% of tenors naturally reach G4 without any training, in full voice. Lyric Baritone would be my guess, especially if you're young.

[@mikey002]

The thing is. I'm naturally a tenor. Then you know, puberty.. i then developed a really low bass voice hitting notes in the 1st octave. But my tenor voice still remained. Is that even possible? To have a very high chesty singing voice thats not falsetto and have a really low bass speaking voice that i can utilize really well in the base range. Any thoughts anyone? 🤷🏽‍♂️ P.S i would make a video but i had a vocal chords problem for awhile so I've been resting

[@eliletts5158]

Hmm, maybe a tenor with a great lower register?

[@mikey002]

@@eliletts5158 but the thing is, my voice is seperate. Lets say, i hit a chesty c5 in my tenor range which easy. Now if i hit a chesty c5 in my bass range, it is incredibly hard and takes a lot stamina to do so. They both sound completely different too. So idk 🤣

[@eliletts5158]

@@mikey002 wow! I have never heard of that!

[@newhope5729]

@@mikey002 Well, I think that you're a bass who's naturally been gifted with a nice mixed register............. Listen to David Kahn, he's also gifted like you(I suppose 😅)

[@olivierpataut7015]

You are really lucky keep singing 😁

[@sterlingmcdonald8782]

Hi, tenor here, wondering if you could give explain how I can get chest power down at a G2 and comfortably hit an A-B4... Clearly with that and it not even being strained, I'm a tenor, but why can I go so low?

[@sambradley8297]

A G2 is a pretty common note for a lot of tenors. It may be more proficient the higher it goes. But a male voice could often get down to some form of G2. If it's full though, guess it means you just have really good muscle control and know how to keep your chords closed in your upper range and then most likely lighten and mix really well while going higher. Obviously I haven't heard your voice, but it sounds like a pretty nice wide but not abnormal tenor range!

[@thegodquestion4503]

Everybody here has a greater range than Mariah carey LMFAO

[@jhonlestermercado1947]

Hahahah yep but no one gave any link for proof .

[@olivierpataut7015]

I swear ...

[@qbennett7232]

They KZbin vocal community is so funny They’re stretching and forcing the vocal cords to things it’s not meant to just so say they can say “I have so and so range” and still sound like shit 🤣

[@RobertDniroLHC]

what in the world is brendon urie doing featured here...it is very likely he is not a tenor. You can hear his LOW resonant speaking voice, his great low notes(sounds like frank sinatra down there yeah I know sinatras his hero but thats exactly the reason ) and the fact that he struggles to sing a G4 (like any baritone and unlike every tenor so he starts mixing a lot more there), his registration/passagio seems to be at Eb4-E4 (at the most he can't sing an E4 at low volume without mixing or using head resonance unlike a tenor who would easily sing an E4 in chest and most would speak-sing it) and he uses head/mask resonance up to F#4 (again like a high baritone/lyric baritone would)....ticks all the boxes for a baritone. This just goes to shows you how useless classification is in contemporary music, a well trained baritone with a very good mix can sometimes fool some people.

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

He is 1000% a tenor.

[@RobertDniroLHC]

@@ZENOBlAmusic why? care to explain? How can he be a tenor if he cannot sing a simple E4 in chest voice at low volume like most tenors? There isn't a single song where he sings an E4 like a tenor but onl with head voice or mixed voice because his vocal break (passaggio) is at D#4.

[@Chris_Lodi]

@@RobertDniroLHCThere is houndreds of examples of him singing g and g# in chest from there he tends to switch to mix, i agree tho he is def not a tenor

[@xCeldarx]

That note in Nessun Dorma is a B4 not a C5

[@arxsyn]

they seem to be everywhere! they seem to be very common. They're the the quintessential boy-next-door voice. You know who they are. Most of the One of the Directioners, Charlie Puth, Sam Smith, Sean Mendez, Justin Bieber. My favourite tenor pop artist is hands down MIGUEL! His instrument is so beautiful from top to bottom. Manly, dark lows and a soaring, strong head voice that makes me swoooon. 😍 It helps that l can keep up with them. I can sing phrases down to A2. Some male voices are indeed Very High. I being low voiced can belt all of Bruno Mars' songs. His modal head voice goes up to around B5, just like me! extremely high tenors are called altino. Maybe singer Mar is one and possibly Bruno as well? I think Darren Hayes's voice is comparable to MJ

[@jeremiahsheppard2885]

arxsyn shawn mendes=baritone listen you how he struggles at F4 and above

[@arxsyn]

Jeremiah Sheppard I don't see him struggling at all. Maybe you caught him singing on a bad day? His high range is pretty good to me. F4 is a common passagio for the Tenor voice. The Tenor voice among male voices is the equivalent of the Soprano for the females: a voice that is known to soar into their respective high, BRIGHT ranges. Mendez has noted comfort for going down to Bb2 in many of his songs. That is a little bit lower than the standard C3 chest voice tenors sing, but not by much. Even female Altos can do this, so it's nothing special. His voice is not that low compared to say Troye Sivan, who has a darker baritone quality down to F2, but just as boyish!

[@dc9067]

@@arxsyn so I'm a 16 year old boy and I'm pretty sure my voice has stopped going any deeper... My tessitura is very high for a boy (around F3-F5) which I believe is the common alto range So am I an "altino" or just a high tenor ?

[@arxsyn]

@@dc9067 l am a true Contralto. My chest voice technically starts at D3. For a standard Tenor it should be C3. The low mezzo E3, high Mezzo F3. Your voice is indeed very high. It could be you have a very under developed low range, or your voice is still developing or slow to develop. Give it some time. The highest vocal classification for the male voice is the natural counter tenor. For all intents and purposes, it is pretty much identical to the female Contralto voice. These two voices are quite rare. I am writing a book on the contralto voice by the way. Of course l will be writing about the very high male voices as well. I really have heard a number of high voiced males in my life. For example l heard a man with clear skin and not much facial hair whose singing voice is very Alto like, a music write up compared this singer to Adele! He's part of a music group and for the life of me, l can't remember his group or his name. ☹️ So l will have to rely on singers of the past, not the contemporary ones in my book. Perhaps the lead singer from Journey is an altino. I noticed he can belt very high in their most famous song. Little Jimmy Scott is the quintessential counter Tenor, he's often described as a Contralto, he indeed sounds like a low voiced women, with an uncanny resemblance to the great Sarah Vaughan! That velvety, rich, chocolate tone is very common one among contraltos. I count myself lucky l have this quality in my voice and l can technically sing high Tenor, my chest voice goes up to G4. For full voiced singing with power and projection, around F5 is my max in pure high register.

[@dc9067]

@@arxsyn alright, thank you so much for all these informations Your book sounds very interesting ! I do really sound like a deep voiced female, and I can replicate a more girly (soprano/mezzo) tone depending on where I place my voice But I'm scared that my vocal chords will be damaged if I try singing or even talking in a higher pitch constantly (even tho I just place my voice differently to produce a sweeter sound, so idk if it's unhealthy ?) I actually do like my voice and I don't want my tessitura to become any deeper (except for extending my vocal/supporting range) Anyway, I don't exactly know which category I fit (maybe more than one ?) but that's part of what makes my voice special lol

[@terryloveridge27]

Pavarotti is singing a B4 on nesun dorma not a C5

[@butterflysdaydream2944]

I always had problems realizing what voice type I have. My vocal range is C3-D7 (I once hit a G#7 tho from a crack lol, what Im trying to say is this is my consistent vocal range) and Im most comfortable in the 4th octave. Can you help me? I can mix up to G#5 and head voice up G#6-A6. Edit: typo mistake.

[@butterflysdaydream2944]

@XDranzer000 thnx for the help UwU. Have a nice day/night!

[@job4991a]

I've often even been called out for not having a very powerful voice (as a high tenor) but like you said my kind of voice isn't really designed to do it

[@thomasnguyen6144]

Every tenor is unique. My tenor voice tends to be a bit heavy. I tutored a student for physics. He told me he’s a tenor. His lite tenor voice is beautiful.

[@markcasey2517]

“Belty chest range”? Who on earth uses this terminology when referring to classical singers?

[@DarealBiscotti]

I don’t know which tenor type I am but my range is E2 - C5 ~ Bb5

[@DarealBiscotti]

Bhaijit Amdadul E2 is my hittable note but my comfortable note is F2. Hittable Belt / chest / mixed voice - C5 Comfortable Belt is B4. Hittable falsetto note - B5 Comfortable Note - Bb5.

[@thegodquestion4503]

@@DarealBiscotti lol it's totaly the same for me

[@arnelflorvillarico2016]

Uhmm sounds like a baritone to me

[@vellbariaofficial]

One prime example is Logan Henderson who rarely hits low notes. He is a lyric tenor with silky falsettos and falconic belts. He has a bright high notes and agility in his voice is there. Falcon tenors would be Tegoshi Yuya and James Maslow, both have brightest timbres.

[@thomasnguyen6144]

I’m at the tenor range now and been on testosterone for almost 5 years. I want to be a baritone. But if I stay as a tenor, I’m okay with it.

[@katsosekhute8737]

May u pls explain countertenors pls😭💔

[@sambradley8297]

Yep, I did in the episode right after 😊

[@celibidache1000]

1. The information in this video is very generalised, and seems to be based on what modern bad tenors sound like, not on real opera technique. 2. Opera singers don't belt. 3. Many baritone arias go to F#4 and up to A4. 4. All male voices work the same. No differens in how the muscles work. The difference is only the range, or rather the tessitura. 5. Operatic male singers don't use mixed voice (except for special cases with very high/soft notes, or for effect). 6. Tenors can easily sing lower than D3 if they have correct technique. 7. The notes around the passaggio are the HARDEST notes ant take years to master.

[@thomasnguyen6144]

I have trouble with the low notes below a B2.

[@EricksonFilmsYT]

Thank you!

[@heilyx]

I don't know if I'm living in a different world or something but i don't have 4 octave tessitura like everyone in comments but i have a question :D. With a warmed up voice i can git A2 sometimes G#2 but If i would sing a note i prefer A2 lowest. But my voice breaks around G#4 so often. If i go higher okay it sound full voice but it sounds weak. Like Bb4, B4, C5. I don't sound like what i wanted. I am not sure if i am tenor or high baritone or something. For example mornings i can go as low as F2 sometimes E2 easily. Am I baritone or tenor. Is breaking around g#4 or a4 normal if I am tenor? I am 21 and singing for a year. I d like to hear your thoughts. Thanks

[@arnelflorvillarico2016]

Spinto Tenor.

[@heilyx]

@@arnelflorvillarico2016 Thank you for answering, that high notes above g#4. I feel like i am improving them. I think i can sing A, A# in full voice easily. I ll keep practicing tho :).

[@renoparker6933]

Leggerio tenor based on your vocal break

[@renoparker6933]

Arnel Villarico spinto tenor passagios are C#4- F#4

[@arnelflorvillarico2016]

@@renoparker6933 How about D4 to F4 ?

[@rangerange6108]

Hi Sam, I have a question or two. I can sing F3-F4 comfortably however, I can’t hit notes from F#4-C#5 and when I do it’s always unintentional but I can sing D5-A5 with a lot of ease in chest. When I’m trying to hold notes in the lower 4th register I tend to go into the 5th register(for example: if im holding a D4 it turn into a D5 or if I’m holding a E4 it turns into E5).My voice is light. My first question is why can I sing in the upper range but I can’t sing notes from F#4-C#5? my second question is am I a tenor? I can even sing C6 and the highest I’ve gone consistently is G6. It would mean a lot if you would give me feedback. Thank you for this video!

[@timmoytsinclair395]

Based on what you've described, you are definitely a light tenor with a falsetto extension (what voice teachers call countertenor). Your F3 to F4 is where your chest voice is comfortable, and F#4 to G4 is perhaps where your voice usually transitions into your falsetto. As a countertenor, you are going to feel most comfortable in your falsetto, and that is perhaps why your voice switches octaves when holding a note (either that or your overtones are very powerful). Below the C#5 is quite low for the falsetto which is probably why you're having some trouble with that area. What I would suggest is that you do some vocal exercises to extend your chest voice and some vocal exercises to lower your falsetto with equal volume, this will help to develop a strong mixed voice to improve chest participation in your high notes. I hope I have been helpful.

[@arnelflorvillarico2016]

@@timmoytsinclair395 Can you tell me my voice type?kzbin.info/www/bejne/lai9pKaiYt6XrMk

[@timmoytsinclair395]

Arnel Villarico Not from that video, You do have a powerful whistle register.

[@arnelflorvillarico2016]

@@timmoytsinclair395 Can you please listen tell me my voice type

[@mattbates5320]

Are you using Roland standard or Yamaha standard when you're describing specific notes?

[@sambradley8297]

Erm. I don't really know. Just the note. Like a regular piano I guess. I mean a D4 is just a D4 isn't it. Unless everything I know is totally wrong hahah?

[@tajsimms8976]

I think I’m a tenor I’m a guy I can sing quite high and sound more masculine or feminine depending how I manipulate my voice, I also can’t sing low for very long, but I can sing mid range to high much longer, and I’m able to switch falsetto or head voice easily. I’m untrained, I’m teaching myself so I might be wrong here But it sounds like I’m a tenor based off this video

[@repr0bate1]

The final " vincero" in nessun dorma is b4,not c5.

[@schultz7243]

My vocal range is A2-G#4. I have only been singing for a year and I'm 30. I feel comfortable singing in my mid-high range. I sing baritone for one choir and tenor for another, but I'm not sure if I'm actually a high baritone or a low tenor. I can push my upper register some, but I absolutely cannot go below an A2. Am I a baritone high baritone or an untrained tenor?

[@macakucizmama831]

1:43 was B4 not C5 , but great video otherwise :)

[@sambradley8297]

So I've been told, my bad, I don't have perfect pitch unfortunately. But thank you either way 😊

[@thomasnguyen6144]

I am a tenor. I can sing both low and high.

[@azanseq]

I'm confused about my type of voice. I feel comfortable from A2 to A4 and I can reach C5 and even C#5 (it's not as easy as A4) doing a continuous scale. I don't know if I'm doing it right because I jus had 1 singing class and they told me I'm probably a baritone but we don't know yet

[@Artiej0hn0]

Haha! "Example of [C5] would be" : Pavarotti singing a B natural. Comrade, two minutes in, you're not making sense. Riddle me this: is Roger Daltrey a tenor? How about Bob Seger?

[@emmanuelbabaadombire3300]

Thank you very much for this video Please I want to know the voice type my voice can be placed in My vocal range is mostly from E2 to G#5 and on a day I can go as low as C2 I’m always comfortable in the F2 -A4 range So please can you help

[@thomasnguyen6144]

Tenors are great.

[@teresa6387]

My chest voice is C3(I’m getting B2)-C#5, but I can easily hit notes like E6 too I’m a girl, what’s my voice?

[@philbertchow5425]

Teresa Da Ros Contralto, maybe?

[@arnelflorvillarico2016]

Mezzo soprano

[@thomasnguyen6144]

I’m a tenor.

[@eliletts5158]

I honestly think that Brendon Urie is a spinto tenor.

[@olivierpataut7015]

He's a light lyric he puts his larynx down to sing that low it's stylish and well managed but still

[@altoineta]

@@olivierpataut7015 he sounds more like a full lyric tenor to me

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

No, he is light lyric tenor. Freddie Mercury was actually a spinto tenor.

[@Chris_Lodi]

@@ZENOBlAmusic🤣 he is a high baritone at best with an excelent mixed voice

[@markcasey2517]

Using “ahh” as a default for producing quality sound? “Eee” is one of the more difficult sounds to product at this quality and there are many pieces which demonstrate this

[@CapriciousTarot]

I can reach A4 and low C3

[@ivblizzard3616]

Bb2 to B4 here ... tessitura E3-G4

[@markcasey2517]

It is not classed as “chest notes”. There are no chest notes in classical singing. Ever. The lower you go the higher you think to keep it bright and resonant.

[@markcasey2517]

No one is the classical area refers to these notes as their academic title. They are notes, a C, D, E.

[@limyize]

Someone had a bad day. Your vibes are shit. Go sit.

[@thomasnguyen6144]

I’m a tenor and I can hit the high C.

[@AntonioPerez-xo4hm]

I speak in A2-D3 range but I sing im most comfortable g3-e4 range,my highest note is E5 lowest is G2. I should be a tenor than? My voice has weight,but my high notes sound metallic and light with a tint of weight. Whats my boice type?

[@irinairinka6915]

Can someone explain... Is it not good enough to sign a high note in head voice? Is belting preferred,more sought after or just more powerful sounding ? Cause you say they can hit those,but only in head voice?

[@arxsyn]

It really depends on the effect you want. It also depends on the context of your song and the moment of feeling. Music is, after all live performance art. Do you want to come off vulnerable or clingy? Or powerful, assertive and strong? If you want an example listen to Lisa Fischer, Soprano singing "How Can l Ease the Pain". The live version is stunning 🤗

[@ck-oy1ek]

I love Pavarotti!

[@markcasey2517]

“A G being their top note”, a high baritone can sustain these notes and sing higher less regularly. I’m not sure you understand the voice types and control associated.

[@raddist7012]

Yes he's right! A baritones max high note is likely A4 (or rarely B4). Likely this means that g4 is near the end of their range. All singers must sing in the middle of their voices for healthy singing. An average bari would tire out if constantly singing g4 all the time. Avg Bari comfortable range C3-E4 (B4). Avg Ten comfortable range: E3-A4 (E5)

[@markcasey2517]

@@raddist7012 oh I see, one of those theory based, mechanical musicians.

[@raddist7012]

@@markcasey2517 it's not theory, its a fact. Baritones and tenors sing in the middle of their voices, however a tenors middle voice sits higher than a baritone. The extremities of ones range can be sung efficiently if the song calls for it. A baritone can obviously graze tenor notes, however a baritone can't stay in that higher range for long periods of time or else they start straining. Same goes for the tenor reaching too high in his range. Obviously, both voices have limits. And we must except those limits or else we face a plethora of problems in the long term. Vocal health is resonance is important

[@markcasey2517]

@@raddist7012 thank you for all of that. I still don’t know why you’re explaining this to me?

[@raddist7012]

@@markcasey2517 because you stated it's a theory when it's a fact

[@markcasey2517]

I stopped at 10.01 because I just can’t take this academic approach to singing. My view would be that you may know the academic nature but no idea of the application.

[@jaylasmusicdiary7921]

I don’t know what my voice type is but I can sing really low but my speaking voice sounds higher so I don’t know what I would be classified as

[@jaylasmusicdiary7921]

I am a transgender singer

[@absdyna]

That's a high B tho

[@jspiano9772]

I have no training but can sing from a A2 to about a G4 comfortably. After that it starts to sound strained and becomes harder for me to hit. Would I be an untrained tenor or a baritone? Some people have told me that I am a baritenor but I have gotten lot's of mixed results on this. Thanks : )

[@foreversleepy4379]

I wouldn't even focus on your voice type so early on. An untrained voice means next to nothing. When I first started singing around 6 or 7 years ago, I could hit an e2 and I couldn't even hit a D4. I thought I was a bass. Years of training has made me realise that I'm a tenor, my tessitura has changed significantly and now I can sing a C5 and struggle to hit the lower notes that I used to be able to hit. A have a deep speaking voice but my singing voice sounds very high and thin. Just look at most rock singers, their voices are often gravely and deep, yet they can belt their asses off way into tenor registers, probably because they actually are tenors or can control their voices very well. Don't pigeonhole yourself too early. It takes years of training for your voice to truly blossom and mature.

[@marioantoniocrespoMexican92]

Luis Miguel is definitely a lyric tenor #luismiguel 🎤

[@carmichael5613]

Informative video, Kudos for not jumpcutting the fuck out of this. Maybe try losing some of the accent though if you want to be catering also to non-native speakers. Keep up the good work!

[@emberblaze3833]

13:43 Dude, MJ is a light tenor but he’s not that high. Just listen to Swae Lee’s from Rae Sremmurd, I’d rather consider *his* voice "childlike"

[@Anamika8]

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏😇

[@Sasquatch36912]

brenden urie when u hear him speak has a deepish voice, sounds like a baritone

[@RobertDniroLHC]

thats cuz he probably is one.

[@RobertDniroLHC]

@Alex Anime he sings tenor with a baritone voice. You can hear the resonance in his low notes/speaking voice wihch goes as low as G2, note that I say resonance, a tenor can go that low with tecnique but it wont have the same body and resonance, you can also hear his frank sinatra covers and hear that same baritonal quality to his voice.

[@saltysocks1225]

do u know what brendon urie song that was he played?

[@youngornitier]

@@RobertDniroLHC no he does not, lmao. He's a tenor.

[@youngornitier]

No, he has a relatively high speaking voice. Being a bit lower than some other tenors does not mean he speaks like a baritone. He's a tenor.

[@markcasey2517]

“A Belt”. Are you suggesting to “push” these notes?

[@markcasey2517]

When you say a “different style”, do you mean singing on the hard pallet?

[@lucasmolina639]

wait a minute, my lowest note is a A2, and my highest is a A4. Does that mean i'm a tenor instead of a baritone?

[@sambradley8297]

Not necessarily. But that would be a really common tenor model range.

[@lucasmolina639]

@@sambradley8297 i looked it up on wikipedia, and it says i'm a "light baritone" i know what to do with it. Maybe i'm just worrying too much about my range

[@arnelflorvillarico2016]

@@lucasmolina639 If you can sing in A2 with more ease and louder you are High Baritone.

[@lucasmolina639]

@@arnelflorvillarico2016yep i think so, my voice sounds a little more lighter in all my range than the usual baritone

[@arnelflorvillarico2016]

@@lucasmolina639 Then if you can sing in A2 You must be a Baritenor A high baritone and a Low tenor.

[@davidperrii]

wait....you guys can sing in the second octave......