What is my singing range?

Question

I can go from A two octaves below C to regualr F without any strain.

But I can go from F two octaves below middle C to C two octaves above middle C with strain.

Which is my range?

Answer 1

hi there! your usable range is the one you can do without strain.
We don't need to fight ourselves by trying to accomplish something for which we are not built. Your usable, unstrained range is very much that of a normal baritone, which is a wonderful thing to be. Why fight to be a tenor?
It's an old statistic, but basically still stands:
7 out of every 10 men are baritones. If you make a bell curve, the middle section is always the biggest, isn't it? the 8th guy would be a tenor, the 9th a bass, and the 10th guy either a really light tenor, called a coloratura tenor, or a dramatic ( heavyweight) voice of any of the three main categories ( tenor, baritone, bass). the same goes for women.
Cultivate the timbre of your vice, what you can express, rather than the range.
Yes, it's good to be able to go a couple of notes in either direction of your usable range, like a track runner will often train longer distances than his specialty ( 200m, 5k, or whatever, just to ensure that his "range" is in good form). But let's not get crazy. there are no extra points for extra notes, but a lot of appreciation for someone who uses what he has to be expressive.
Best wishes and keep on singing