2006-09-16 11:48:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I'm thinking 1 to 1 1/2,
but let me check it out & get back with more info
TIME Magazine Archive Article -- The Omnitone -- Mar. 19, 1956
Normal effective singing range is roughly two octaves, more with voice training.
2006-09-16 11:51:15 · answer #1 · answered by Wizard of Oz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on speaking or singing. Most people speaking tend to do so with in about 1/2 an octave range, unless excited and their voice gets higher when screaming.
As for singing, the average person generally sings at the 1/2 to 2 octave range, and even trained opera singers aren't usually required to do more than 2 octaves.
A person who trains to sing professionally can increase their range and 3 octaves is excellent. Apparently it is possible to achieve 4 octaves.
One of the greatest voices of the last century was Marian Anderson and her range was three octaves. She could sing from baritone to soprano.
2006-09-16 19:18:08 · answer #2 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe its 1 1/2 octaves. Pat Benatar is 3 1/2 octaves, and Mariah Carey 5 1/2 octaves.
By comparison, a guitar is 4 octaves.
2006-09-16 20:27:56 · answer #3 · answered by Stratobratster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most people can comfortably sing notes within the interval of a tenth which is an octave plus two (including half steps).
a trained vocalist can usually sing 3 octaves using different registers of the voice but there are some who can even sing 4 believe it or not.
mariah carey can reach that wonderful whistle register!
2006-09-16 18:54:30 · answer #4 · answered by ndyou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The normal is somewhere between two and three. Exceptional singers have about a 4-octave range.
2006-09-16 18:51:19 · answer #5 · answered by baeb47 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I have a range of about 2 octaves. That's with vocal training. So your average person, with no vocal training, probably has a range of about 1 1/2 octaves.
The age of a person also influences their range. Boys have a very limited range while they go through puberty, but before and after that it's larger.
2006-09-16 18:53:50 · answer #6 · answered by Kate F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In London last week a new voice was making news. It belongs to pretty, pencil-slim Jennifer Johnson, 23, and its useful range is an extraordinary 4½ octaves, or everything from bass to soprano.
http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/archive/printout/0,23657,824041,00.html
2006-09-16 18:53:09 · answer #7 · answered by David P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say about 1 and 1/2 to 2 octives. Because i am in a choir and Depending on who you are most good singers can sing 2 octeves but it would be really hard to sing more! and 1 octive is very easy so one and 1/2 would be how many octeves a normal person can sing
2006-09-16 18:51:38 · answer #8 · answered by Lulu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't seem like you know what an octave is...
2006-09-16 18:50:25 · answer #9 · answered by Aki 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The maximum is seven , but this is rarely found in some singers. Most people have about two or three .
2006-09-16 18:52:50 · answer #10 · answered by Maryanni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋