Avi Kaplan Vocal Range: Reported D#1–C#5
Avi Kaplan’s reported vocal range is D#1 to C#5, about 3.8 octaves (46 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Avi Kaplan as a bass; this is a reported reference classification.
Review confirmed · Read sources and limitations
- Signature song
- Little Drummer Boy
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Take the free 2-minute range test. Your mic finds your lowest and highest notes; then compare them with Avi Kaplan’s reported reference span. Matching endpoints does not establish the same voice type or technique.
Where Avi Kaplan’s reported span sits in the catalog
- Span, whole catalog
- 46 semitones wide: number 34 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
- Span, bass group
- Number 3 of 5 catalog basses; that group's median span is 46 semitones, and this span is the same as that median.
- Span, Pop
- Number 16 of 305 catalog singers tagged Pop (median 33 semitones).
- Against the textbook band
- The conventional bass band runs E2 to E4. The reported floor sits 13 semitones below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 9 semitones above the band's top note.
- Full-voice ceiling
- The catalog lists a highest full or belted note of E4, 9 semitones below the reported ceiling.
- Catalog entry
- Filed under USA, prominent from 2011, signature song listed as Little Drummer Boy.
Evidence and review
Catalog review confirmed 2026-10-24 · Dataset editor: Jason Colapietro
The span is the figure that circulates in public discussion, not a measurement: no recording or score has been checked for both endpoints. Read it as a reference for comparison, not as Avi Kaplan’s limits or everyday range.
Avi Kaplan’s highest note, lowest note and octaves
The catalog lists D#1 to C#5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit.
How high can Avi Kaplan sing?
Up to C#5 in this catalog; that upper endpoint should not be read as a verified individual maximum.
What is Avi Kaplan’s highest note?
C#5 is the reported ceiling. The catalog record does not independently establish the upper endpoint as an individual highest note.
What is Avi Kaplan’s lowest note?
D#1 is the reported floor. The catalog record does not independently establish the lower endpoint as an individual physiological limit.
How many octaves can Avi Kaplan sing?
About 3.8 octaves (46 semitones) in the catalog, not a reviewed measurement of the singer’s full working range.
What voice type is Avi Kaplan?
The catalog lists Avi Kaplan as a bass; this is a reported reference classification.
Avi Kaplan’s full entry (range, tone and technique) is in The Voice Atlas, chapter 17: Gospel and a cappella, included with Pro.
Who else reaches these notes
- Barry WhiteBassD2–E4
- Samuel RameyBassD#2–F4
- Ivan RebroffBassF1–F5
- Tim StormsBassB0–B4
- Mac MillerBaritoneC#2–E4
- Leonard CohenBass-baritoneD2–E4
Also listed from D#1
1 other voice here has the same reported floor in this catalog.
Also listed up to C#5
11 other voices here have the same reported ceiling in this catalog.