Find your vocal range in about a minute. Sing your lowest and highest comfortable notes into your microphone, or choose them from a list. You’ll see both notes with their frequency in Hz, your octave span, your range on a piano keyboard and the voice type your range is closest to. The test is free, needs no signup and runs in your browser.
Vocal Range Test
Sing your lowest and highest comfortable notes, or choose them.
Your result will appear here: your lowest and highest notes, range, octave span and closest voice type.
- Lowest note
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- Highest note
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- Octave span
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- Closest voice type
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Singers with the same voice type
Songs to try
Ideas for practice, not a claim that you sound like these singers. Change the key of any song to fit your range.
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- Vocal Tier Test
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- Singer Comparison Tool
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- Singing Test
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- Voice Frequency Test
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How to Find Your Vocal Range
- Warm up for a few minutes with gentle humming or lip trills. Our 10-minute warm-up is enough.
- Press Start the test and allow microphone access.
- Sing “ah” from a comfortable middle note and slide down slowly, holding each note for about a second. The test keeps the lowest note you hold steadily. When you can’t go lower without growling, press Save … as lowest.
- Now slide up slowly from the middle of your voice. Stop before your voice strains, cracks or turns into a shout, and press Save … as highest.
- Read your result. Use Retest lowest or Retest highest to check one end again, or Copy result to keep it.
Test in a quiet room and keep the microphone about an arm’s length away. Count only notes you could sing again, not a one-off squeak or a creaky growl. If you already know your notes from a piano or a teacher, choose Choose notes instead of singing.
Understanding Your Vocal Range Result
- Lowest and highest note: written in scientific pitch notation, where the letter is the note and the number is the octave. C4 is middle C, and A4 is 440 Hz. A range of A2–E4 runs from the A in the bottom space of the bass clef to the E just above middle C.
- Octave span: the distance between your two notes. One octave is 12 semitones, so a range of 19 semitones is about 1.6 octaves.
- Closest voice type: the type whose usual range lines up best with yours. If two types fit almost equally, both are shown.
- Keyboard: your range highlighted on a piano from C2 to C7, so you can see where your voice sits.
As a rough guide to your octave span:
| Octave span | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| Under 1 octave | Probably not your full range yet. Warm up and test again, and slide further in both directions. |
| 1–2 octaves | Common for people who don’t train their voice regularly, and plenty for most pop songs. |
| 2–3 octaves | Typical for trained singers. |
| More than 3 octaves | Wide. Check that every note you counted felt controlled rather than forced. |
A bigger range isn’t automatically a better voice. Control and tone across your range matter more. For more detail, see how many octaves is a normal vocal range?, is 2 octaves a good vocal range? and the average vocal range for men and women.
What Is Vocal Range?
Your vocal range is the span of notes from the lowest to the highest you can sing. Singers usually talk about two versions of it:
- Full range: every note you can produce, including very low vocal fry and falsetto or whistle notes at the top.
- Comfortable (usable) range: the notes you can sing with control and a clear tone, again and again. This is what the test asks for, and what matters for choosing songs.
The human voice as a whole covers a huge span, from very low bass notes around C2 to soprano whistle notes above C6, but one singer covers only part of it. Read more in our guide to the human vocal range.
Vocal Range Chart by Voice Type
These are the usual comfortable ranges of the six main voice types, the same ranges the test compares your result with:
| Voice type | Usual range | Frequency | Well-known example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soprano | C4–C6 | 262–1047 Hz | Julie Andrews |
| Mezzo-soprano | A3–A5 | 220–880 Hz | Adele |
| Contralto | F3–F5 | 175–698 Hz | Cher |
| Tenor | C3–C5 | 131–523 Hz | Andrea Bocelli |
| Baritone | A2–A4 | 110–440 Hz | Frank Sinatra |
| Bass | E2–E4 | 82–330 Hz | Johnny Cash |
The ranges overlap, and many singers go beyond them. See the full vocal range chart with every note, or compare your result with the vocal ranges of famous singers.
Vocal Range vs Voice Type
Your vocal range is simply the span of notes you can sing. Your voice type is a wider label that also depends on your tessitura (where your voice is most comfortable for long stretches), where your voice changes between chest voice and head voice, and your tone. That’s why the result says “closest voice type” rather than giving you a fixed label. For a closer look at all six types, take the Voice Type Test or read our guide to voice types.
Why Your Result Changes, and How to Test Safely
It’s normal for your range to shift by a few notes from day to day. It depends on:
- how well you warmed up, and whether your voice is tired, dry or hoarse
- the time of day: many voices sit a little lower in the morning
- whether you count falsetto or vocal fry
- background noise and your microphone
- longer-term changes with training and age (see does vocal range change with age?)
Never push for extra notes. Straining for a higher or lower result can tire or hurt your voice, and those notes aren’t usable anyway. If anything feels tight or painful, stop and try another day. Test two or three times over a week and use the result that repeats.
How to Improve Your Vocal Range
Most singers can extend their usable range gradually with a few weeks of regular practice: warm-ups, breathing exercises, slides and scales that go a little further each time, and work on smooth register changes. Build control of the notes you have before chasing new ones. Our step-by-step guide on how to improve your vocal range safely includes a weekly routine. Retest here every few weeks to track your progress.
How Accurate Is This Vocal Range Test?
The test estimates the pitch of your voice many times a second and counts a note only after you’ve held it steadily for about a second, so brief slides, cracks and background sounds are ignored. With a clear “ah” in a quiet room, it names notes reliably. Very quiet, breathy or creaky notes are the hardest to measure, and a note can occasionally be read an octave off. If a saved note looks wrong, retest that end or enter your notes manually.
Your microphone is used only while the test runs. The sound is analysed in your browser and is never recorded or uploaded. You can read more about how the test works in our methodology.
Vocal Range Test FAQ
Can I find my vocal range without a microphone?
Yes. Choose Choose notes and pick your lowest and highest notes. You can find them by singing along with a piano or keyboard app, matching one key at a time.
Should falsetto count in my vocal range?
For your full range, many singers include falsetto and whistle notes. For choosing songs and voice type, count the notes you can sing in your normal voice with control. See does falsetto count in vocal range? and head voice vs falsetto.
What does a range like G2–E4 mean?
It means your lowest note is G2, the G on the bottom line of the bass clef, and your highest is E4, the E just above middle C. That’s 21 semitones, or about 1.8 octaves, a range typical of lower male voices.
How can I use my vocal range to pick songs?
Compare the lowest and highest notes of a song’s melody with your own range, and choose a key that keeps the melody inside it. Our guide on how to find songs that fit your vocal range walks you through it.
Is the vocal range test free?
Yes. The test is completely free, needs no account and works in any modern browser on phones, tablets and computers.
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About this test. VocalRangeTest.com makes free tools and guides that help singers understand their voice. The results are educational estimates, not a replacement for a voice teacher. Read about us, our methodology and our editorial guidelines, or contact us.