Voice type to a high D6. Any individual's voice can perform over a range of one and a half to more than two octaves. Vocal ranges are grouped into overlapping types that each span about two octaves. Many singers fall between groups and can perform some parts in either type. Soprano range: The soprano is the highest singing voice. The typical soprano voice lies between C4 (middle C) and C6 ("high C"). The low extreme for sopranos is roughly A3 (just below middle C). Most soprano roles do not extend above C6 although there are several standard soprano roles that call for
The Singing Voice of Japan "Singing Voice" are not expressed in Kanji () as would be standard today, but in Hiragana () that is: うたごえ ("Utagoe" written in Hiragana) instead of 歌声 (the same in Kanji). And at least since the first national Festival of the movement in 1953, its title text was written in Hiragana: "The singing voice is the vitality of peace - The Singing Voice of Japan 1953" (). Concerning the origin of such a particular script, who was one of the founding members of the Choir of the Communist Youth League of Japan, recalled the moment of publication of the first