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Vocal range

Donnie McClurkin

Tenor · Gospel · USA · prominent since 1996

Cited range
B2E5
Octaves
2.4
Semitones
29
Full voice to
A4
Voice type
Tenor
B2E5C2C4C5C6
red dash = top of full voice

What is Donnie McClurkin’s vocal range?

Donnie McClurkin's vocal range is commonly cited as B2 to E5 — about 2.4 octaves, or 29 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor. Full voice is cited up to around A4; everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.

Reedy, high-placed tenor with quick access to falsetto and a narrow, fluttering vibrato. That cited span is wider than 25% of the 357 voices in this library.

Signature song
We Fall Down

Reading the numbers

  • The bottom of this range is unusually high for a tenor: 91% of the 127 tenors here are cited lower than B2.
  • Roughly 24% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of A4.
  • The closest range in the library belongs to Jill Scott (C3–E5), within 1 semitone at both ends.
  • Ranked by bottom note, it is the 212th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 214th highest.

Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.

You vs Donnie McClurkin

Take the free 2-minute range test — your mic finds your lowest and highest notes, then this page shows exactly how your voice lines up with Donnie McClurkin’s.