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I’m confused because I’ve always thought I was a baritone. My overall range is roughly F2–C5, although obviously range alone doesn’t determine voice type.
A voice teacher recently heard me during a first lesson and immediately labeled my voice a “baritenor”or possibly even a tenor, which honestly shocked me.

Now I’m wondering whether I’ve been singing in the wrong part of my voice this whole time, or whether I’m simply a baritone who has developed some access to mix.

My voice still naturally wants to transition or flip toward head voice around D4/E♭4, which I’ve understood to be fairly typical second-passaggio territory for a baritone.

Here’s a clip of me singing a higher song my teacher is encouraging me to try: “I Never Lie” by Zach Top. It goes up to G4.

Can you hear any distinctly tenor-like timbre in this clip, or could a baritone singing in the upper part of his range sound like this too? I’m curious whether the teacher is hearing something about my natural weight and resonance that I’ve overlooked.

I love Jerry Reed’s “Thing Called Love” (covered by Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash), but wanted to try something different with it. took it down a notch, went for more of a James Taylor kind of warmth, quieter, sweeter.

Genuinely just curious how it lands for people. Does the softer approach work, or does the song lose something without the original’s energy? Any feedback on the vocal is welcome

I’ve sung high harmonies in bands for years, and after some feedback on a recent post (about whether my voice was lead-worthy), a few people pointed out strain on my higher notes and suggested I might actually be a baritone.

So I re-recorded the same clip lower, and tried to not hold back, like I’m used to. Bc of that, I know there’s some pitch issues still.

Honestly, I’m not sure if I even like the sound of my low voice, it’s unfamiliar territory since I’ve spent so long singing above people. I just want to know: does my low voice sound pleasing, or is the timbre strange?

honest and direct feedback welcome, don’t worry about being nice.

I’ve sung in bands and duos for years, but I’m finishing a solo album, and I honestly don’t know if my voice is lead-worthy.

Based on this clip, does my voice sound like a lead voice, or more like a harmony voice? If you were putting a band together, would you want this person singing lead, or singing harmonies behind someone else?

Part of what I’m wondering is whether my voice just lacks a distinctive character. I sorta feel like my voice is boring, or flat at times.

I’m looking for honest, direct feedback. Don’t worry about being nice

I’m a baritone, trying to explore my upper range, and trying to figure out vowel modifications, and connect my more developed chest voice up through my passagio (I think around D4).

Curious if anyone is hearing anything that might help this sound better. The high note (for me) is an F#4, which is hard for me to hit without sounding like it’s different from my chest coordination

The phrases I’m trying to modify are “it’s a girl” and “we may lose”

Also aware of the yodel pop, I actually do that a lot stylistically

Thanks in advance