Just interested to get opinions here.
I'm female and 34. My lowest note is a D below middle C and my highest is probably top G (just above the stave) I can't really get any higher than that.
I have always beleived myself to be an alto or contralto - thats what I've always sung in choirs etc, I'd say I have the same kind of range as Amy Lee from Evanescence who is also supposed to be an alto. I've successfully performed a few Evanescence songs, they feel very comfortable.
So why oh why did one of my previous singing teachers insist I was a "lazy soprano" and keep giving me stuff that was way too high for me to sing?! I stopped lessons with her because it was just too frustrating!
2006-08-17 02:33:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
You sound as if you're definately an alto. I studied music a few years ago at uni, and my singing teacher told me a similar thing and gave me songs to sing that were way too high and i ended up hurting my throat. You're quite right to get another teacher, one that will give you appropriate songs to sing that suit your voice.
2006-08-17 02:39:56 · answer #1 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't consider you a contralto. You sound like an alto to me...possibly even a mezzo-soprano. An alto should be able to easily hit a G just above the staff...but an alto should be able to sing lower than that. Maybe you just haven't worked your way down that far. I'm a lyric soprano...I can sing from an E below middle C to and E above the staff...but it takes a lot of work to stretch down to those lower notes. In any case, I would call you an alto.
2006-08-17 02:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by Shawna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a similar range to me by the sounds of things, and I classed myself as an alto.
Lazy Soprano?? How rude!! I too can just about hit high G - but the way i look at it is that I'm a versatile Alto who can sing Soprano if needed
If it was classical training that you had, might explain the comment. You should find a teacher who will let you experiment and not take it so seriously. When I found my old teacher like that, I was with her for years
2006-08-17 02:41:12 · answer #3 · answered by Jem 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like alto May be soprano
2006-08-18 23:45:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're an alto II
that's really low!
maybe she was trying to get you to utilize your head voice....maybe you're only using your chest voice.
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