DIFFERENT MALE & FEMALE VOICES (VOCAL RANGE) MUSIC 2- QUARTER 3- WEEK 2 AIM:

• The students are expected to name the different male and female voices. STARTING POINT: • Let us try to vocalize. • Today, we will study about the vocal range. What is vocal range?

• Vocal range is the range of pitches that a human voice can produce.

• It is used as a defining characteristic for classifying singing voices into voice types. What are the common voice types?

• Voice types are classified into female and male voices. Female Voice Types: 1. Soprano • It is the highest female vocal range. • It is a type of classical female singing voice • Mariah Carey, Celine Dione, Lanie Misalucha are singers with soprano vocal range. 2. Mezzosoprano • It is is a type of voice whose range lies between the soprano and alto voice types. • Sharon Cuneta and Manilyn Reynes are artist with mezzosoprano voice types. 3. Alto • It is the lowest female voice type. • Kathryn Bernardo, Kim Chiu and the like have alto voice type.

Male Voice Types: 1. Tenor • It is the highest male vocal range. • It is a type of classical male singing voice • Pavarotti and Marcelino Pomoy have tenor voice type. 2. Baritone • It is a type of voice whose range lies between the tenor and bass voice types. • Christian Bautista, Michael Buble, Elvis Presley and the like have baritone voice type.

3. Bass • It is the lowest male voice type. SUMMING IT UP! • What is vocal range? It is the pitches that human voice can produce. • What are the female voice types? They the soprano, mezzo-soprano and alto. • What are the male voice types? They are the tenor, baritone and bass. CONNECTION:

• We may have different vocal range, but we can all sing beautifully. ASSESSMENT:

• See worksheet on ELMS. REFERENCES: • Wikipedia • Srafica, Lacson, Nolasco and Castro, Vibal, Living with MAPEH 2, p. 60