[Britanny]

I posted a similar question somewhere else on the forums, but it is quite an emergency (and yes, I am a very silly person to have waited so long).

I never had any formal singing lessons - I'm mostly an actress / dancer - so I'm completely clueless. But I have an audition on Thursday and I need to know my vocal range. Ai. I know little of music, so I hope you can help me and at least give some kind of indication. This is what I know:

I can comfortably in my normal voice reach up to the E/F above I think it is called middle C (at least - it's in the middle of a bar. Somewhat). In some choir pieces I have gone up to A above that same middle C and I can manage, though I sorta need the support - I can't easily hit it A Capella.

I can sing all the way through "Think of Me" - but it's not always pretty. I am very comfortable singing through "Frank Mills" from Hair and that song suits my voice perfectly - I have a bit of a baby voice. But I use a different voice for those songs - I think you may call it head voice?

Ugh, I dunno technical terms.

I can in theory sing all notes in the Phantom of the Opera theme. But then I have to use a very nasal voice.

Um, I hope anyone can help me. Sorry for being so confusing.

Thanks thanks so much in advance.

~Britt

[Ulla Dance Again!]

I think you should do the song you're comfortable with, personally speaking. I mean, that's really the best advice I can give you ~ it's always worked for me... like I use the song "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" from My Fair Lady because it suits my range - I mean, I can sing songs with a higher range (like "Think of Me", "Over At The Frankenstien Place", etc) but always try to do the song you're most comfortable with, you'll be less nervous at your audition - instead of fretting over if you'll hit the right notes, you can just sing with ease knowing you'll be doing fine.

And yes, a "head voice" is when you use your upper range... it's been awhile since I've been in chorus so my memory may be a little rusty.

[Britanny]

Thanks Ulla - that's a good tip and I was planning to do that.

However, I need - during the audition - to say whether I am a (high) soprano or a mezzo or whatever... and that I have no idea of.

[Ulla Dance Again!]

Ooh I getcha! Hmm... Maybe you can say Mezzo. It's inbetween-ish and it's a good thing to put down if you're unsure about your range... I usually put that down for my range when filling out audition sheets.

[DaddyDiesel]

[umichdiva08]

Middle C is the note thats one line below the staff. Are you talking about the one in the third space up on the staff? Because if you can sing an A above that, it's a horse of a different color. I'd say mezzo, just to make sure people won't expect you to sing super high all the time, especially if you're not trained.

[Britanny]

Thanks for all the great advice. Yes I meant the other middle C that is clearly not middle C. People usually tell me I have a very high voice, but since I am untrained, I went for mezzo. According to DaddyDiesel, I think I would be a soprano, but I'm afraid I might strain my voice too much because I have never learned any proper techniques. I shall let you know how it turned out.

Thank you all!

[DaddyDiesel]