Education

All About Voices

All classical singers fall into one of the categories below. A singer cannot choose his/her voice-type…it is something they are born with. Composers usually assign a voice type to a character based on his/her personality or age. Click on one of the voice types below to watch videos and learn more.

Female Voice Types

Soprano

Mezzo-Soprano

Contralto

Male Voice Types

Counter-tenor

Tenor

Baritone

Bass