range

The pitch range of a musical instrument describes the distance between the lowest to the highest tones it can accurately reproduce. A piano and its 88 keys, for example, has the broadest pitch range of all instruments. Its highest note vibrates at 4,186Hz (4.1KHz) and its lowest at 27.5Hz.

The range of a melody can be defined as the distance between the lowest and the highest note being performed. It is like the range in a set of numbers or statistics. The range of a melody can be described as narrow, medium, an octave, wide, very wide, or extensive.

In its broadest sense, the term vocal range refers to the full spectrum of notes that a singer's voice is able to produce, starting from the bottommost note and reaching to the uppermost note. In other words, range refers to the distance between the highest and lowest pitches that a singer is able to sing.

The range in statistics for a given data set is the difference between the highest and lowest values. For example, if the given data set is {2,5,8,10,3}, then the range will be 10 – 2 = 8. Thus, the range could also be defined as the difference between the highest observation and lowest observation.

The Essence of Music A song that provides noticeable variations in level is usually more engaging than one that stays pretty much the same from beginning to end. Pushed to the extreme, if a song has too wide a dynamic range, the quiet parts will not be heard clearly with the loudest parts being uncomfortably loud.

20 Hz to 20,000 Hz is the commonly referenced audio frequency range. However, the average human can hear less than this 20 Hz to 20 kHz range and, as individuals age, this detectable range only continues to shrink. Audio frequency is most well-understood through music where each subsequent octave doubles the frequency.

The piano has a range of 88 keys. It is used as the basis for numbering pitches, beginning with A0 (A zero) and B0 (B zero), followed by 7 octaves from C1 (C one) to C8 (C eight).

About 2 to 3 octaves, but for some artists it can reach further, such as Mariah Carey who has a 5-octave vocal range. Vocal ranges are categorized into six main groups. The way these groups are defined come in handy when singing traditional, arranged music.

Low voice

Vocal range refers to how high and low a performer can comfortably sing. It's the distance between the highest and lowest notes a singer can produce without straining their voice. There are six main vocal ranges: soprano , mezzo-soprano , contralto , tenor , baritone , and bass .

Vocal Ranges according to The New Harvard Dictionary of Music