Patrick Robert Peters

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Vocal Ranges and Tessituras for Different Ages

For 7 - 12 Year Olds

1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade

Range c1 - c2 b - d2 bb - eb2 a - e2 ab - f2 g - g2

Tessitura d1 - a1 d1 - b1 d1 - c2 d1 - d2 d1 - d2 d1 - d2

For 13 - 16 Year Olds

Treble 1 & 2 Tenor (2) Baritone Bass-baritone
(unchanged) (changing voice) (changing voice) (newly changed)

Range bb - f2 g - c2 c - e1 G - c1

Tessitura d1 - d2 a - a1 d - d1 A - a1

For 17 - 19 Year Olds

Sop. 1 Sop. 2 Alto 1 Alto 2 Ten. 1 Ten. 2 Bass 1 Bass 2

Range eb1 - bb2 c1 - g2 a - e2 f# - c#2 d - a1 Bb - f1 G - d1 E-b

Tessitura ab1 - eb2 f1 - c2 d1 - a1 b - f#1 g - d1 eb - b c-g A-e

Voice-Lift Guide for Singing

Lift Sop. 1 Sop. 2 Alto 1 Alto 2 Ten. 1 Ten. 2 Bass 1 Bass 2

Upper e2 - f#2 d#2 - e2 c#2 - d2 b1 - c2 e1 - f#1 d#1 - e1 c#1 - d1 b - c1

Lower ab1 - eb2 f1 - c2 d1 - a1 b - f#1 g - d1 eb - b c-g A-e

Speaking - Pitch guide for Singing

Sop. 1 Sop. 2 Alto 1 Alto 2 Ten. 1 Ten. 2 Bass 1 Bass 2

Speaking c1 - e1 b - d1 a - c1 g - bb c-e B- d A-c G - Bb

Pitch
IPA/Diction Guides

IPA SYMBOL ENGLISH FRENCH ITALIAN GERMAN

EXAMPLE EXAMPLE EXAMPLE EXAMPLE

[i] Feet Bistro Piccolo Bieder

[I] Hip - - Dritte

[e] Base éclair repubblica spähen

[ɛ] Pet Neige Bella Engel

[ae] Fact, Cat Papillon - -

[a] Father Paques Affare Vater

[D] Pot - - -

[ↄ] Modern, Rod Plomb, Bonne Vogilia Knopf

[o] Tote Tôt, Faux Cotone Tod

[U] Shook - - Mutter

[u] Pool Loup Fortuna Gut

[ʌ] Money, Shrug - - -

[ǝ] Taken Demandé - Edel

[y] [i] space of [u] Fumer, Lucide - Für

[Y] [I] space of [U] - - Tüchtig

[ø] [e] space of [o] Joyeux - Blüd

[œ] [ɛ] space of [ↄ] Heure - Götze

Davids, J. LaTour, S (2012). Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers.
Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press Inc.
 IPA SYMBOL EXAMPLE IPA SYMBOL EXAMPLE
(VOICED) (UNVOICED)

Pairs of Voiced and Unvoiced Consonant

[b] Born [p] Power

[d] Door [t] Tape

[g] Go [k] Call

[dʒ] Jump [t∫] Chore

[ʒ] Lesion [∫] Shot, sure

[ð] The [Ө] Through

[v] Very [f] Four

[z] Zebra [s] Sea

[dz] Lads [ts] Tsar

[w] Week [hw] Where

Other Consonants

[m] Men [ꞔ ] Ich (German)

[n] Note [x] Ach (German)

[ŋ] Sing [h] Heart (Aspirate)

[l] Full [j] You

[r] (Retroflex) Red (prevocal) [ʁ] Rester (French

Player (ending) Gutteral)

[r] (Rolled) Perro (Spanish [ɾ] Caro (Italian

Davids, J. LaTour, S (2012). Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers.
Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press Inc.
Useful Links

Registration (Dr. Hochmiller): https://prezi.com/slehcdh8rhhy/vocal-registration/

Breath (Voice Science Works): https://www.voicescienceworks.org/breath.html
How We Make Sound (Voice Science Works): https://www.voicescienceworks.org/how-we-
make-sound.html
Stroboscopy - Normal Female Vocal Cords: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tlpkdq8a8c
Stroboscopy - Normal Vocal Fold Vibration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Drns_eV9wWg&has_verified=1
Vibration of the Vocal Folds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfkFTw3sBXQ
How Do Vocal Cords Work?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2pLJfWUjc8