Best Guides In Finding The Best Key To Sing In

Several singers have no idea of what key they sing in and this leads to complaints from songwriters, other singers, and musicians.

To learn your key you must look for your vocal range. This is best accomplished with the guide of a musical instrument.

*Play/sing middle C (a keyboard is recommended because middle C is the 3rd or 4th octave on the keyboard. A regular piano contains 5th octave middle C).

*Play/sing every note down the range and stop where you start to feel not comfortable. This is the end of your range. Make a note of this.

*Play/sing up the scale until you begin to feel uncomfortable. This is the top of your range. Make note of this.

*Count the octaves from the end of your range to the top of your scale. (An octave equals seven notes). The number of octaves you count is your total voice range.

*Next, you will do the above exercise again. Run the notes in your range up and down to see the octave that is most comfortable.

Now let’s look at getting the key in a song.

*It takes practice to find the right key in a song. Even though the first note of the song is sometimes the key for the singer it can also be within the song.

*Practice singing a noted song with an artist. If you are comfortable the song it is the right key for you. You are singing in the same key as the singer on the recording.

*simply because you feel comfortable does not mean you are not able to take chances.

*Some singers choose to record the song in one key but sing live in a lower key.

Every singer has their own personal vocal ability or style that fit specific genres. This can include pop, country, classical, opera, and other fields. As a word of warning – do not rush to cap yourself to one particular category.

Every category has its favorite keys but a singer with a fantastic vocal range can cut across categories and sing in many distinct genres.

Here is a list of the major categorizations and their keys:

*Soprano – High female: G3 to F6/high C

*Alto – Low female: C3 to C6/A6

*Tenor – High male: C – one octave down from middle C to High C/D

*Bass – Low male: low E to E/F a step up from mid C

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