What voice type am I?

Start with your range, not your favourite singer

Your voice type comes from two things: the lowest and highest notes you can sing comfortably, and where your voice feels easiest for a long stretch (your tessitura). Most people guess their type from the singers they like, which is backwards. Measure first.

The quickest way is the free vocal range test on this site. Sing your lowest comfortable note, slide up to your highest comfortable note, and you have the two numbers you need.

The six common voice types

Choral and classical singing uses six labels. The ranges below are typical comfortable ranges, not limits.

• Bass: roughly E2 to E4. The lowest voices, rich on the bottom notes.
• Baritone: roughly A2 to A4. The most common type for lower voices.
• Tenor: roughly C3 to C5. Higher voices among those that sit low.
• Alto: roughly F3 to F5. The lowest of the higher voices, often warm in the middle.
• Mezzo-soprano: roughly A3 to A5. The most common type for higher voices.
• Soprano: roughly C4 to C6. The highest voices, bright at the top.

If your range overlaps two types, you are probably the one whose middle feels most like your middle. Comfort decides, not the extremes.

Why most people are in the middle

Baritone and mezzo-soprano are the most common types because they sit in the middle of each group. If your test puts you there, that is normal and not a limitation. Most pop songs can be sung by a middle voice once the key is adjusted.

What a voice type does not tell you

It does not tell you how good you are. It does not stop you singing a song written for another type, since a key change fixes most of that. And it can shift as your technique improves: many singers gain a few notes at the top once they stop pushing.

Treat the label as a starting point for choosing keys. Use the song key finder to get every song in the key that fits your exact range rather than a typical one.