Finding Your Vocal Range

Hi Camille, may I ask regarding your article on Finding Your Vocal Range https://www.30daysinger.com/blog/finding-your-vocal-range you just mentioned in your extensive reply in the other post on song work. While Jon Statham doesn't even mention the bass variation in ale singers, right? in my specific case I was wodnering where I might fit here. Jonathan Estabrooks says that the normal speaking vice and range has a lot to do with it and you say that the natural range should better be the on that feels most comfortable easy and natural, not necessarily the one that can be done. Right? When I am talking to the Ninja tuner right now it says D2 and I can reach down to C#2 and when trying to C2. At G#3 my voice gets cracky in the / as a  chest voice, so when I switch to the head voice, I sound quite strange at C#5 in the highest and I can feep to G#5. Now, this normal speech level could also reflect a somewht low energy level currently, so I am not sure if this D2 is so significant, I will have to check on that later. But I am a bit at a loss as to what type I should be when looking at these ranges.

Everyone has a unique voice so u might be none of the vocal ranges

Great question, Steffen! Correct - your voice type is different from your overall vocal range. And it can actually vary from genre to genre, too - although you'll most likely fall in one or two classifications. With my voice, for example, I'm always happy singing alto (and usually do), but I also sing mezzo soprano in some styles. 

With the pitches you've listed, I'd place you as a bass - but you can probably sing baritone songs as well. And you may even stretch to sing some lower tenor music, too. There's a lot of overlap within voice types, particularly if you have a wider range. 

But at the end of the day, I'm most concerned with your tessitura: where do you feel and sound your best? Where does your voice "shine"? That will help you narrow down your "true" voice type. Take note of the singers you can most easily sing along with, and that will help you, too. 

Thank you Camilla, thank you Hosanna. Yes, I always kind of shied away from any karaoke things, you know, I was also convinced I can't sing at all. So I am glad to experiment with all your suggestions now, but being unable to spontaneously name singers I can sing like. Personally I would say I am probably Baritone bass or higher bass now, even though I never thought my voice to be so low, but then again, there is this difference between self perception and what truly is? Still a bit strange, but great. Thank for the Singing carrots site, it just told me: My vocal range: 

Awesome! That's quite a wide range. Most songs you sing won't use your entire range, so it'll be a matter of finding that "sweet spot" within your voice. 

And yes, your "natural" singing voice may turn out to be different than you thought it would be. Discovering where you sound and feel your best will take time and may change as you continue training. Some classical teachers, for example, propose that voices don't totally mature until late 20's or even 30's. It's good to know where your voice is "happiest", and also be flexible and open to change. 

Thank you! Yeah, then my voice should definitely be mature by now, but quite untrained too and probably rosty - and not as flexible as it could have been by now.

Better late(r) than not at all!