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4 basic voice types or ranges - Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass -
Interestingly, the classical singing world does not recognise the 'Alto' voice as a voice type, and uses the term 'Contralto' to describe voices that would fall in the Choral 'Alto' range.
This is because in Choir Singing, singers are usually classified by their vocal range, and so it is more convenient to group singers based on their ranges, ie Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass, rather on the various characteristics of their voice, as it would be in the classical world.
Here are the various approximate vocal ranges for each of the Choral Voice Types (C4 being Middle C):Soprano - C4 to C6
Alto - G3 to F5
Tenor - D3 to A4
Bass - E2 to E4
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