Highest
- Treble voice: boys unbroken voice
- Soprano: highest female voice
- Mezzo soprano: medium female voice
- Contralto (alto): lowest female voice
- Counter-tenor: very high blokes voice
- Tenor: medium to high male voice
- Baritone: medium to low male voice
- Bass: lowest male voices
Lowest
Types of solo songs:
- Lied (Lieder): German word meaning "song".
Schubert: Die Forelle.
- Aria: Is a solo song that is part of a larger piece - either an opera or an oratorio.
- Opera: Play that is sung.
Magic Flute (Queen of Night Aria)
- Oratorio: A large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir and soloists.
- Pop Ballad:
Enrique Iglesias: Hero
Whitney Houston: I will always love you
- Folk Song: British Isles and America, simple strummed stringed accompaniment usually guitar. Sometimes sung a cappella, verse form, don't always have chorus.
The Dubliners: Irish Rover
Bob Dylan: Lily, Rosemarie and the Jack of hearts
Steve Earle: The Galway Girl
- Madrigal: Before baroque period. Originated in Italy. Type of song for a small group of singers. About everyday life, not religious (secular).
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