Vocal cords are able to produce a wide range of sound frequencies because of the larynx’s ability to stretch vocal cords and the cords’ molecular composition, report researchers. Picture a singer, ...

When songwriters have a limited singing range, they have a limited perspective of what they can really write. “Hey Jude” would’ve never been written by many songwriters today because they can’t ...

Most people have a modest two-octave vocal range when they sing, but some rare talents can manage five octaves or more. Think the late great, Freddie Mercury of Queen, or Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose, ...

As a former recording artist, opera singer, and musical theater performer, L.A.-based ARDEN KAYWIN draws from her experiences to help actors and singers hit all the right notes. When did you start ...

Freddie Mercury might be regarded as one of the greatest vocalists of all time, but as far as vocal range goes, he was nothing out of the ordinary. At least, those are the findings of a group of ...

From jaw-dropping low notes to whistle-register highs, these vocalists pushed the human voice to astonishing extremes across genres and generations. Vocal range has long been one of the most ...

Picture a singer, accompanied by a grand piano. As the singer's voice dances through multiple octaves of range, the pianist's fingers trip from one end of the keyboard to the other. Both the singer's ...