Our voices range in various pitch.
Here are the category of voices from highest to lowest:
Female Voices:
- Coloratura Soprano- Very high here
- Soprano- High here
- Mezzo Soprano- Medium here
-Alto- Low here
Male Voices:
- Counter Tenor- Very High here
- Tenor- High here
- Baritone- Medium here
- Bass - Low here
Expressive Techniques -Voice
Bend-distorting the pitch by sliding around it. here
Vocal effects from whispering, yelling, speaking, laughing growling- All sounds produced from the voice.
Falsetto- The upper register, also known as the head voice. here
Rap-Speaking in rhythm or in a syncopated time with a backing time. here
Scat- Nonsense syllables, often imitating other instruments. here
Sprechstimme- Speech with melodic contours. here
Mellisma- Many notes sung over a vowel. here
Vibrato- A quiver in the voice. here