Highest And Lowest Human Voices

The highest frequency humans can hear is about 20-22kHz, but what are the upper and lower limits of what the human voice can produce? Some people are actually capable of generating remarkable tones using only their vocal cords…

Take Me Higher

The range of the human voice typically extends from the C3 to the C9 octaves, with some male voices able to extend below this and some female voices able to reach higher. In terms of frequencies, this would be from approximately 100 Hz to 16 kHz.

Georgia Brown holds the Guinness record for highest note and widest vocal range, which is from G2 to G10.

Another highly strung individual is Li Wenxing, a 52 year old Chinese teacher who has a 6 octave range, and an unusually high voice for a man…

Julie Andrews is certainly a more well-known singer, and at the age of 12 she could hit the F above the top end of the standard piano keyboard… (listen at the very end of the clip).

Take That Vocal Down

Going in the other direction, Tim Storms is currently leading the pack with his remarkable ability to produce an 8Hz tone. This is effectively inaudible to humans, but can be detected electronically. For some more audible examples of Tim’s voice, check out these clips…