vocal range

Voice's pitch extent

Vocal range is the span of musical pitches a singer can produce, from lowest to highest note.

Singers are classified by range—soprano, alto, tenor, bass—which determines what parts they can perform.

She has an impressive three-octave vocal range.

Range often expands with training and narrows with age.

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baritone · coloratura · contralto · passaggio · belting · singer · register · alto · timbre · bass · breath control · mezzo · melisma · operatic · singing lessons · notes · pitch · high

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extent of pitch capability

vocal rangemonotone

Single unvarying pitch

limited range · one-note

vocal property type

vocal rangetone color

Sonic character of instruments

loudness · resonance · vocal power

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