Range

Range refers to the notes an instrument is able to play, from lowest to highest. Each example below shows the range of an instrument from its lowest note to its highest note.

There are many symbols below which I don’t know yet, but I’ll learn them soon.

Since voice is an instrument, I’ll show vocal ranges first. I’m doing this mostly to show that all instruments use leger lines.

While look at these examples, compare the ranges of the instruments. Notice that the highest note for a soprano is higher than the highest note for an alto; or notice the guitar is able to play lower than the violin.