I always love when people mention the voice matures overtime and that can change a lot about your voice, since a lot of young singers think they're stuck forever with their voice when they think they've fully grown (me included for a while), ive noticed mine maturing already since i started singing at 18 (im 21 now), ive gained a lot more power across the range i had when i started singing and have managed to expand my comfortable range by 2-3 semitones both ways. My daily range nowadays is usually C2-F#4 (with my reliable and comfortable range being D2-E4), compared to when i started when it was Eb2-E4 (F2-Eb4 reliably), but as is natural there's days where that fluctuates and it can gain or lose a semitone or 2. But regardless i've come to be more at peace with the voice I have, knowing it will naturally develop overtime.

Thanks for the video. People have classified my voice by ear in all sorts of ways—from "central" bass (a term from the Russian choral tradition) to "maybe even a tenor." Most often, I was categorized as a baritone. It took a long time to realize that no amount of training would produce a baritone's upper register or develop the bass low end, simply because there was no one around who could teach that. Soprano teachers aren't the ones who understand this stuff.

It turns out there’s no need for guesswork or strain; anyone's voice type can be determined using K.W. Bozeman's method. You need to record the vowels "a," "o," "u," and "i" and observe the low singing formant (F1). The F1 value for the vowel "u"—at any pitch—indicates the frequency above which the regular, usable range in the M1 mechanism ends; in other words, the secondo passaggio*. For me, this is F4. A baritone reaches A4, while a tenor reaches C5. So, I am neither a baritone nor a tenor. The F1 value for the vowel "o" indicates the frequency where the vocal folds close in the M1 mechanism, though this is an irregular, non-functional zone. You can occasionally venture there using expansion techniques like reinforced falsetto. For me, this is at B4. The F1 value for the vowel "a," divided by two, indicates the *primo passaggio*. The F1 for "a" varies depending on pitch and laryngeal position. For me, it ranges from B4 to E5, meaning the *primo passaggio is B3–E4—exactly what the vocal coach heard by ear, and exactly what the calculation confirmed. However, the primo passaggio is very difficult to detect in basses because they use a mix. For a long time, I lacked a resonant bass low end; after six months of training, resonant F2 and G2 notes emerged. Yet, I hadn't even set out to expand my range; I was focusing solely on phonopedic correction and releasing tension. My voice naturally wanted to expand downwards—where its true nature lies—rather than into the baritone upper register where feminists want to push me. Currently, the D2–E2 range lacks resonance, and the pitch wavers on C2. I once managed to reach F1 using subharmonics, but I haven't mastered the technique; if you asked me to repeat it, I couldn't.

The limiting factors for my bass low end are a lack of proper singing breath and appoggio (breath support), as well as jaw tension that triggers tightness throughout the vocal apparatus from E2 downwards. This is likely due to poor posture, specifically a forward-leaning neck. Most people want to turn me into a baritone simply because they can't figure out how to teach singing in the low register, but no amount of wishful thinking or common misconceptions will magically give me a baritone upper range.

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So great to have some bass vocal content that has been absent on YouTube for so long!

C2 - G4 break at A4 and I’ve been waiting for a channel like this! Thank you

Thanks mate, I appreciate your tips and advice when it comes to bass singing.
I am currently 18 years old and bottom out at C#2, but from recent conversations I have had with other good basses, they say my voice should drop a few more notes as time goes on. I admire basso profundo's but realize that will never be me.
All the best mate and keep up the good work.
Cheers

Anyone still struggling to know what voice type they are? 🤔

I have a very strong E2, even down to c# sometimes, but my first bass role i was given in a choir was spaseniye sodelal, which holds a D2 and then goes down to a B, so im kinda cooked

Excellent video, Matt! You answered all my questions on the topic! Keep up the good work!

I would say I'm a baritone, probably a bass-baritone, because I can't sing notes above G3 or A3 for very long (my throat hurts with those notes and my voice gets hoarser after that).

My lowest note is a D2 or a C#2. If I relax my throat a little, I can sing the last note, but it's still not very loud. I hope to be able to sing that note in the future! (Or not, haha)

Therefore, my voice isn't high and bright like a baritone or tenor, but rather low and full-bodied like a bass.

My full range is D2 / G4  (my comfortable range is F#2 / D4) Baritone?

Before I couldn't go below E2 since I have singing lessons I can go at C#2. I wonder if I can go lower.😂

I’m only 20 and can get a c#2 on most days, and I have gotten down to a Bb1 a few times in chest with my morning voice. I also do octivist with chest-fry and go down to a good E1. Lowest note thus far with straight fry is a F0.

Mine is E2-E4 (or G4) I've been E2 ever since puberty (14), but I was never able to produce anything lower than that (unless morning voice, C2 at most). I can somewhat touch upon F4 to G4 (confirmed in karaoke) but it can't be done without yielding enough head voice, nor be sustained just like E4 (mixed voice I guess). There's that certain unstable change as soon as I'm at F4, so locking in at E4 made me assume I was bass for a long time, now I'm stuck between bass baritone and (untrained) baritone. On top of that, my falsetto has been gone for years which apparently affects the higher register, making G4 the highest I could go :( But at 18, my E2 may change

And i nailed your vocal fry with my chest voice. It's that mean im a bass profondo?

I sing C2

i have realy airy A2 at the morning after warm up my A2 dissapear , so then A#2 is my absolute limit , comfortable i can sing from H2/C3, but i start struggling above F4 in chest voice (if ai wanna push up i can hit on second A4 but its really destroying my voice), i found something that call mix voice with that i can sing more comfortable higher but it still not so free as i think (maybey later it is) i read that tnors have break afround F4/G#4 but you said in video that you (as baritone) can sing G#4 in chest voice , so you mean pure chest voice or some kind ofi mix (like chest dominant). All that stuff makes me confused little bit. So my full vocal range is A2-A5/Bb5 , my comfortable ange is H2/C3 to F4 in chest, wit head voice to G5. What voice type i am ?

I need advice. I am 19. I know morning doesn't count but I have touched a B1 before and frequently get a C2 in the morning. I have had one school year of lessons. During the day I can easily use E2-D4 in chest just fine to perform. My teacher says i am a bass since i am most comfortable below C3 and that's where the real chest resonance comes in, but now i am busy and can't take lessons. I am in 2 choirs (first time in choir too). they have me as a bass in both but it's so tiring singing above C3-D3 for so long. I don't know how much of that is becuase of tecnique or just my lower voice. sometimes the other 1 or 2 basses don't show up and it's just me, so i don't know if it would be better to just join tenor since i am by myself often and it's my first choirs, but then it would be higher and tiring. i am in an annoying inbetween spot with this and i'm not sure what to do. I could always use more training and am trying to get lessons again. so maybe it's tiring becuase my voice is lower but it makes it not as fun. Nothing is painful i just have a hard time holding my voice up like that for 2 hours one night then 1 hour for the other choir the next night. I would appreciate any advice or tips. Great video too you coved stuff In a good way i don't see very many other people do, and I am always happy to hear your ideas and opinion. the internet often acts like you have to have an A1 to a bass but there isn't much music written for that and it's not just a note that makes someone a bass, there are other factors. I like how you cover these subjects in a realistic way.

Its safe to say im not a bass! But i have another problem.. am i a baritone or a tenor? 😭

I am 17 years old and I sing bass in choir, and i cannot sing below A2~G2. I artificially darken my voice to project my lower range. And after 2 or more hours of singing bass, my voice is practically dead. My passagio is around F- F#4, and my sweet spot for singing is C3 - D4. Most of my friends say my voice is on the higher side when speaking..

Am i a high-ish baritone or just an undertrained tenor?

Isn’t voice classification only really important in opera?