CHEST AND

HEAD VOICE
 HEAD VOICE
13. is one of the high registers
of the voice in speaking or
singing, above chest voice or
the normal talking voice of an
individual.
 CHEST VOICE
the lowest register of the voice
in singing or speaking.
FACTORS THAT
DETERMINE A
SINGER’S VOICE
TYPE
 Vocal Weight – the heaviness or
11.

lightness of your specific voice

1. Tessitura – the range of your voice

where you sing most comfortably

Bridge Location – the place where your

voice transitions between vocal
registers
 Range – the lowest note and highest
2.

notes you can sing

12. Timbre – the texture of the voice
10. Vocal registers – how large or
small your different registers are
Speaking Voice – how high or low you
speak
Anatomy – the length of your vocal
tract (glottis to lips), size of vocal
folds, body size
8 VOICE
TYPES
 BASS
 The Bass is the lowest male
voice type with a tessitura of
around 7. E2-E4.
 The Bass vocal sound is
characterized by a low, rich
rumble with a ton of vocal
weight.
 BARITONE
 The Baritone is a pretty common
male voice type with a tessitura of
6. A2-A4.
 The Baritone vocal sound is
incredibly exciting because it has
weight and when well-trained, it
can be carried beautifully up to the
higher notes in the male voice.
 TENOR
 Tenor is a very common male
voice type with a tessitura of 3.
C3-C5 and a lighter vocal
weight than the basses and
baritones.
 COUNTERTENOR
 The Countertenor, like the Bass,
is a very rare voice type

 The countertenor has a tessitura

of 5. E3-E5 and the lightest
vocal weight of all the male
singers.
 CONTRALTO
 The Contralto is the lowest
female singing voice and like
the Basses and Countertenors,
they’re quite rare.
 The Contralto has a tessitura of
around an 14. E3-E5 and a good
amount of vocal weight.
 ALTO
 The Alto is the second lowest
female voice type and has a
tessitura of 4. F3-F5.
 this voice still has a good
amount of weight, many trained
Altos can hit huge notes at the
top of their range.
 MEZZO SOPRANO
 The Mezzo soprano has a
tessitura of 9. A3-A5 with a
lighter vocal weight than the
Alto or Contralto, but with
enough attitude to let you know
how she really feels.
 SOPRANO
 Soprano is the highest female
voice type with a tessitura of 8.
C4-C6 and the lightest vocal
weight of them all.