Am I an alto? Tenalto? Please help!!

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My range is about the same as a guitar, from low E to the 12th fret high E..... so about three octaves, although I can probably hit a few notes higher and lower than the high and low E notes, respectively, given enough time and practice. My voice is definitely stronger on the higher notes, however, so what would this range be considered?
 
Am assuming here you're male (Bard) so...

What does your comfortable speaking voice sound like?
Tenor, baritone, or bass?
Are you counting "falsetto" (don't! :))?.

That will help indicate your "true voice".

Chris
 
A few things to ponder:

What you "can" sing and what you should sing are not always the same thing.

Three octaves is a pretty wide range..... how you are "getting" the high notes makes a huge difference.

As you sing "up" a scale, is there a note where you seem to "shift gears".... or where there is a change in the way your voice is working? What note is that? That is more important than how high you can sing.

Also, defining your voice by type (Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, etc....)
.....is as much "color" (of voice) as it is range.

And.... then there is the question of how old are you? Your age also is an important factor.

An absolute determination would probably be best made by someone that can hear and see you sing.

Short of that, more information would help us to try to help you.
 
Ok, let me start by saying that I am an experienced vocalist/guitar player who has never had any training, hence the fact that I don't even know what my voice would be considered. As I have already said, my voice sounds better the higher I go, with lots of strength and presence on those really high notes. I don't have a particular note where I switch to falsetto... it just goes up and up until it stops around high e. What are the typical ranges for tenor, alto, tenalto, etc.?
 
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