Different types of singing voices?

Question:

Different types of singing voices?

Like I have heard of like Soprano etc etc what are the different types and how do you define them?

I was just intrested because im starting singing lessons soon..

Thank-you =)....XXX

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Exciting! Singing lessons are a great venture!

Vocal fach that you are referring to, can't always be relied on upon range. It is where your voice feels most comfortable, and where you break is. The lower the transition, the lower the vocal fach. For example. You have two voices with the same exact range. Does that make them the same voice type? No. The voice with the higher transition is the soprano (usually around F# or F#). Often sopranos have brighter color to their sound and high notes. Mezzo- Soprano's transition is lower. Usually on E or Eb. Mezzos usually have a darker quality sound. Especially in the low and high area. Then you have those pesky dramatic sopranos. They are often categorized as Mezzos in the beginning, but as the become older they grow into a heavy sounding sopranos. The same goes for Tenors, Baritones, and Basses. Lower transition equals Baritone or Bass. Higher transition is Tenor.

Then things get slightly complicated. Your vocal fach will then be paired with another title that deals with the weight and timbre of the voice. Coloraturas usually sing in the stratosphere (unless you are a mezzo or contralto), Lyrics are most common, for they fall in between. Spintos are too heavy in sound to be totally lyric, but too light to be a dramatic voice, and dramatics have the heaviest sounding voices. Therefore a tenor with an in between weight voice would be a lyric tenor. Does that make sense?

Most women are classified as sopranos, and most men are classified as baritones. On the other hand, we all have different instruments. That is the fun in vocals. God gave us all types of instruments individually so we wouldn't be bored listening to everyone! As your grow into your 20's and 30's your voice might change to a different vocal fach just as your voice changes in your teens. Sometimes higher, sometimes lower. It's just a fun mystery. Enjoy the ride! Have fun in your lesson! Source(s):
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David Jones article Soprano is having a very high range (I dont knwo if there are specific notes that determine what range you are in) but Soprano is the highest, Mezzo-Soprano is lower, Alto is low, Tenor is very low for a woman, usually sung by a man (is in the higher man range) and then baritone (the men's mezzo) and bass (same as alto for girls). You'll probably be a soprano or alto. It usually gets broken into those 2 categories for women/girls. Soprano is a high pitched singing voice. Alto is a medium pitched singing voice and bass is a low pitched singing voice. Crystal B has it about right....my expertise is not in singing...I teach classical guitar, and music theory, I don't feel that I'm knowledgeable enough about voice to give advice, all I know about voice is what Crystal told you, what I do know about voice is that I love Tenors....bye !!!!!! Women's vocal ranges:
Whistle range: 6 half steps higher than Soprano
Soprano: C4 (Middle C) to A5 (Above the Staff)
Mezzo- Soprano (Middle Soprano): A3 (Below the Staff) to F5 (Top note on the Treble Staff)
Alto: F3 (on the bass staff) to D5 (Middle o/ staff)
Contra-Alto: 6 half steps lower than Alto

Men's Vocal Ranges:
Pretty Much the same as women's but an octave lower
Tenor: soprano
Baritone: Mezzo-Soprano
Bass: Alto

Your vocal range is the range that is most comfortable for you. You may be able to sing from D3 to C5 (My range) but you will still be a Mezzo (Or an alto or a soprano) because you can sing most comfortably in that range. You'll be able to find out quickly what range you are most comfortable in. Through training, you might go from an Alto to a Mezzo to a Soprano. Most young girls are a Mezzo. As their voice matures it drops to an alto. Usually when you train your voice, you want to sing high notes, but that can damage your voice so build up your low notes first and then VERY SLOWLY move up ward well it depends on what your talking about. If your talking about different ranges there's soprano medium soprano alto tenor and bass. I think its different for guys but when you start your singing lessons I think that that will be one of the first things they figure out. If you have a wide range that's a good thing because it means you'll be able to sing broader scales and wont be as limited to only certain notes. Just remember to find your own voice and never try to sing like anyone else because there are alot of people who could be great singers but they sound horrible because they are trying to sound like someone else. I hope this helps. There is:
Soprano: the highest range; range is usually around-C4 to C6

Mezzo-Soprano:usually a little lower than soprano and usually a stronger sounding voice than soprano; range is around-A3 to A5

Alto(aka contralto)-middle more common range, often a fuller voice; range around E3 to E5

Tenor: male soprano sorta; range is around C3 to C5

Baritone: male alto sorta; range is around G2 to G4

Bass: the low deep powerful male voice; range is around E2 to E4

the range is classified by notes which you can identify on a piano. Enjoy your singing lessons!!