singing voice
What carries melody
A singing voice is a person's voice as used for singing, with its particular qualities of tone, range, and character.
Someone's singing voice may differ markedly from their speaking voice: She has a surprisingly powerful singing voice.
The term also classifies voice types—soprano, alto, tenor, bass—according to range and timbre.
- altoLower female voice
- baritoneMid-range male voice
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- vocal rangeSinger's pitch span
contralto · tessitura · vocalism · phonation · vocalization · tenor · falsetto · resonance · belting · vibrato · coloratura · a cappella · psalmody · spirituals · timbre · breath · warm up · warble
- music expressionsmusic to my ears, in tune, out of tune, play it by ear, strike a chord
- voicevocal folds, utterance, sound, vocal cords, vocal tract
- voice-overnarration, announcer, vocal delivery, recording booth, studio recording
- vocal rangessoprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass
singing voicespeaking
Oral expression of language
talking · spoken word · conversational tone · speech · monotone
singing voicesilence
Total lack of sound
muteness · voicelessness · speechlessness · instrumental music · hush
voice, singer, singing, singers, unsung, songbird, songwriter, songbook, songwriting