This free vocal range test listens through your microphone and logs the lowest and highest notes you can hold, not the ones that slip out in a squeak. At the end it shows your range in octaves and semitones, highlights it on a keyboard and tells you which voice type yours is closest to, from bass to soprano.
Everything runs in your browser: no audio is uploaded or recorded, and your last result stays on your device so you can compare it next time.
How to use it
- Tap Start the test and allow the microphone. Find a quiet room and stay about 8 inches (20 cm) from the device.
- Sing “ah” on a comfortable note and step down, note by note, to the lowest one that still sounds clean.
- Then go up to the highest note you can hold without straining (head voice and falsetto count).
- Hold each note for about a second: it counts after half a second steady within 30 cents and turns green on the keyboard.
- Tap Finish the test to see your range, your approximate voice type and a text you can share.
Voice types and typical ranges
These are the ranges choirs and voice teachers use, in scientific pitch notation with middle C as C4 (some keyboards and DAWs call it “C3”): bass E2–E4, baritone A2–A4, tenor C3–C5, alto (contralto) F3–F5, mezzo-soprano A3–A5 and soprano C4–C6.
The test compares the center of your range with each type and shows the closest one (or two, if they are nearly tied). A real classification also depends on timbre and on where your voice changes register, which a voice teacher judges by ear.
Vocal range vs. tessitura
Your range is everything you can reach, even if the extremes come out weak. Your tessitura is the zone where you can sing for a long time, comfortably and with good tone, usually a few notes inside each end. When you pick songs, tessitura is what matters.
How to pick the right key for a song
Find the lowest and highest notes of the melody and check that they fit inside your tessitura. If the chorus goes above your comfortable top, lower the key; if the verse sits too low, raise it. Each semitone (half step) of transposition moves the whole melody one key on the piano.
To check a note, play it on the tone generator and sing along with the voice tuner. A man singing a female artist's song (or vice versa) already sings an octave lower (or higher) and often still needs to shift it 3 to 5 semitones.
Tips
- Warm up first: a few minutes of lip trills or sirens usually add two or three notes at each end.
- Don't push. A squeezed or raspy note may count, but it is not a note you will use in a song.
- Turn off music and TV. On a phone, sing toward the bottom edge, where the microphone usually is.
- Retake the test on another day: fatigue, a cold and the time of day change your range, and the saved result shows your progress.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my vocal range?
Sing from low to high, holding each note for a second. The lowest and highest notes you can sustain with a clean sound are the limits of your range. No piano needed: the test names every note for you.
What voice type am I?
The test gives you a first clue from your range. Voice type also depends on timbre and register breaks, so confirm it with a voice teacher or your choir director.
Am I a tenor or a baritone?
Tenors usually sit around C3–C5 and baritones around A2–A4. If A4 comes out easily and your voice thins below C3, you lean tenor; if it is full down to A2 and tires above G4, you are probably a baritone.
Am I a soprano, a mezzo or an alto?
Altos usually sing around F3–F5, mezzos A3–A5 and sopranos C4–C6. In an SATB choir, mezzos often sing second soprano or first alto.
What is a good vocal range in octaves?
Without training, most people sing about one and a half to two octaves. Trained singers reach two and a half or three; more than that is rare and almost always includes falsetto.
Should falsetto or head voice count in my range?
For your total range, yes: this test counts any steady note, head voice and falsetto included. For choosing songs, go by the notes you sing with full, comfortable tone.
Can I increase my vocal range?
To a point. Warm-ups, sirens and register-transition exercises usually gain a few notes, mostly at the top. The bottom depends more on anatomy and grows very little.
How accurate is an online vocal range test?
For the notes, quite accurate: detection is off by only a few cents and a note counts only after half a second held steady. The voice type is an estimate, and noise, a weak mic or a tired voice can cost you a note or two at each end.