Singen-Kurs: Welche Stimmlagen gibt es?
Singing course: What vocal ranges are there?
The following voice ranges are available:
- Bass: If you can sing particularly low notes with ease, you have a bass voice. Your vocal range then extends roughly from the notes F to f'. Famous bass singers include Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Barry White and Rammstein singer Till Lindemann.
- Baritone: The baritone voice lies in the middle register, with a range from about g to g'. The baritone can also reach the note b' with the head voice. Famous singers in this voice range include David Bowie, John Mayer, Mick Jagger and Kurt Cobain.
- Tenor: If you have a high voice, you are a tenor. Your vocal range extends roughly from C to A'. Famous tenors include opera stars Jonas Kaufmann and Luciano Pavarotti, as well as singers such as Bryan Adams, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake and Stevie Wonder.
- Countertenor: This is the name given to tenors who can sing female vocal ranges (alto or soprano) with the help of the so-called falsetto or head voice. However, they are very rare and are more likely to be found in classical music. Current examples are the opera singers Andreas Scholl and Philippe Jaroussky.