Voice Ranges
Soprano, alto, tenor, bass
Usual clef today
- Voice
- Soprano, high female or child voice
- Usual range
- C4 to A5 (do3 to la4)
- Danhauser's clef
- soprano clef (formerly)
Middle C = C4 (French: do3)
C2
D
E
F
G
A
B
C3
D
E
F
G
A
B
C4
D
E
F
G
A
B
C5
D
E
F
G
A
B
C6
Press a key: you hear the sound and see its name and its place on the staff.
Typical ranges for amateur choir singers; professional soloists often go beyond. Danhauser counts “twelve or thirteen successive notes”.
Used in: Voices, Clefs for Voices and Instruments