How to find your vocal range

Warm up first

A cold voice tests smaller than a warm one. Hum gently for a minute, then slide up and down on an 'ooh' sound. Do not push for extremes yet.

Find the bottom

Sing a comfortable mid-range note on 'ahh', then step down one note at a time. Stop at the last note that still sounds like a note rather than a growl or a breathy rumble. That is your lowest comfortable note.

Find the top

Go back to the middle and step up. Stop at the last note you can hold for a couple of seconds without straining, shouting or flipping into a squeak. Screamed notes do not count, and neither do notes you can only hit once.

If you can sing in a light head voice, include those notes. If a note only works in falsetto, note it separately. Both are real, but they feel different in a song.

Measure it

The vocal range test on this site listens through your microphone and names each note as you hold it. It only counts notes that are steady for half a second, so slides and wobbles are ignored. You can also use a piano app and match pitches by ear.

What to do with the result

Write down both notes, for example G2 to E4. Then use the song key finder to see every song in the catalog in a key that fits those exact notes, and songs by range to see what fits without any key change at all.

Test again in a month. Range grows with practice, mostly at the top, and it is encouraging to see.