Range for Tenor

[Kevo711]

Posted: 4/1/05 at 9:29pm

I've noticed that a bunch of the roles written for males lately are written for a tenor. what would you guys say would be a solid range for a tenor? what is a tenors range usually from their lowest note to highest note in your regular voice? Lowest note to highest note in falsetto?

[Jazzysuite82]

Posted: 4/1/05 at 9:37pm

I'm sure there will be other people to attest to this but in my experiences as a tenor I've had to sing from a low A flat (an octave and third below middle C) all the way up to a High C. That's the extreme. Now with Rock shows it might be a little diff. The Rocky falsetto mixy thing I've used all the way up to E flat. anything above that is pure falsetto and rarely used.

[pab]

Posted: 4/1/05 at 9:38pm

Tenors have the shortest range - usually from E flat below to A flat above middle C.

The link below say C (an octave below middle C) up to high C or D (or above).
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Updated On: 4/1/05 at 09:38 PM

[aliceripleysnumber1]

Posted: 4/1/05 at 10:05pm

Well, I guess it all depends who you ask. I'm a tenor, so this is my personal take. As far as "range"...I would say from about C (below middle C) to around high A for full voice. Of course a tenor's falsetto can go quite a bit higher than that. But as for a averge written tenor piece, I'd say from C to A. My most favorite notes (my money notes) to sing fall between B and G.

I agree that most of the best musical number for men are written for tenors. I just think that the tenor voice tends to sound more enjoyable for a solo number than as a bass. Just my opinion though.

But, there's my take on it anyway.

[Kevo711]

Posted: 4/1/05 at 10:11pm

Thanks to everyone!

[Tenorific2]

Posted: 4/1/05 at 10:11pm

I'm a lyric tenor, with quite a strong middle register and fortunately a high belt range (A flat to B or B flat). My lower register is almost non-existent-- baritone is not easy when I've had to sing it on occasion in a choral setting.