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Among amateur singers, what vocal ranges are most common?

Asked by 6rant6 (13700points) March 13th, 2012

I’m working on a project which is to be performed by amateurs and I have two pieces of information I’d like to get a handle on.

First, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone – do they occur with about equal frequency among adults? It seems true basses are rarer. Am I correct that ranges lower as people age?

Second, for a child, is range expressed the same way? Would you say that a young girl was a soprano?

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