Singing voice Categories
Pitch Movement
Droning, melodious, monotonous, musical, trembling, quivery, plaintive, whining, melliflous, soaring, assured, in-tune, out-of-tune, light, nimble, graceful, agile, energetic, elegant, lively, sharp in pitch, flat in pitch
timbre tone/ quality of a voice
described by descriptive adjectives such as: rich, warm, light, dark, heavy, bright, metallic, velvety, reedy, shrill, piercing, thin, edgy, brilliant, lyric
Tempo (speed)
fast, heavy, agile, slow, light
Contralto
the lowest range of female voice
Bass
the lowest range of male voice
Mezzo-Soprano
the medium range of female voice: lower singing range and darker, richer timbre/ tone quality than the soprano range. Sub categories: lyric and dramatic
Baritone
the medium range of male voice. (lyric, verdi, dramatic)
Operatic/ Classical Singers
Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Bel Canto.
Character voice
altered or modified singing/ speaking voice style of a specific role.
General Descriptive adjectives
amazing, astounding, confident, inspiring, seductive, sweet, thrilling, tender
tessitura
average notes in a piece of music to be sung, may be lower or higher
Loudness
big, booming, pale, rosy, resonant, tender, strong
Voice Quality
bleating, birdlike, light, low, pale, rosy, piping, rich reedy, rumbling shrill, silvery, sonorous, whining, colorless, creaky, croaky, deep, flat, flutelike, grating, gravelly, heavy, gruff, high, breathy, cracked, falsetto, gritty, harsh, hoarse, husky, raspy, rough, rumbling, thin, velvety, satiny, silky, whispery, strained, warm, string-like, full, full-bodied, smooth, sparking, clear, shiny, soaring, shimmering, brilliant, bright, dazzling, glittering, fruity, iridescent, crystalline, melodious, honeyed, soothing, effortless, seamless, ephemeral, lyrical
Legit voice
bright, classical tone quality used for higher range female singing roles
Belting Voice
bright, talky, chest voice quality for low range female singing roles
Continuity
clipped, staccato, velvety, satiny
tenor
highest range of male voice. sub categories: heldentenor or dramatic, lyric, leggiero.
Soprano
highest range of the female voice. Sub Categories: dramatic sings the heavy, dramatic roles. Spinto sings middle dramatic roles. Lyric sings the lighter rules. Soubrette, comic light soprano, and coloratura soprano are singers of florid music usually in a very high range
Bel Canto
literally means "beautiful singing" refers to the flowery, ornamental, and melodic style of singing. it also demands a smooth, flowing legato singing line. it can also refer to the style of operatic music that became popular in Italy in the early 1800's with the operas of the composers Gioacchino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti.
Range
lowest to the highest comfortable notes a singer is able to sing
Leading man high baritone/ tenor
singing roles, primarily the leading man