1. Voice Classification and Vocal Ensembles

2. Human Voices Two main groups of human voices:
Female voices (including children)
Male Voices
Voices are classified by their timbre and range:
Timbre is the quality or “color” of the voice
Range is all of the notes that a person can sing

3. Female and Child Voices
Soprano is the highest voice
Mezzo soprano is the middle voice
Contralto is the lowest voice
Treble is the word for a child’s voice

4. Greek-american soprano
Maria Callas: 1923 – 1977
Greek-american soprano
Anna Netrebko: 1971
Russian soprano

5. Italian mezzo-soprano Latvian mezzo-soprano
CECILIA BARTOLI: 1966
Italian mezzo-soprano
ELINA GARANčA: 1976
Latvian mezzo-soprano

6. Male Voices Tenor is the highest voice Baritone is the middle voice
Bass is the lowest voice

7. COUNTERTENOR
Is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types.

8. TENOR LUCIANO PAVAROTTI: 1935-2007 Italian tenor PLÁCIDO DOMINGO: 1941
Spanish tenor

9. BARITONE BASS Dmitri Hvorostovsky: 1962 Russian baritone
Kurt Moll:
German bass

10. let's summarize the voices classification in this video:
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let's summarize the voices classification in this video:

11. Vocal Ensembles Ensembles by number:
Vocal ensembles can be classified by types of voices, number of voices, and style of music.
Ensembles by number:
Solo, duet, trio, quartet, octet, etc.
Chamber choir: small group (10-20)
Choir or chorus: large group (>20)

12. Vocal Ensembles
Vocal ensembles can be classified by types of voices, number of voices, and style of music.
Ensembles by types of voices:
Children’s choir
Male choir
Female choir
Mixed choir

13. Vocal Ensembles
Vocal ensembles can be classified by types of voices, number of voices, and style of music.
Ensembles by style:
Concert choir (traditional)
Jazz choir
Show choir (sing and dance)
Church choir