Gayoon - 4Minute’s Vocal Analysis

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Vocal Range

E3 ~ G5 (2 octaves, 1 note and 1 semitone)

Supported Range

Bb3 ~ A4/Bb4

Voice Type

Light Lyric Soprano

Strengths/Achievements Strongest vocalist in 4Minute Support is an understood concept in her voice allowing good legato to happen Able to keep a relaxed sound within her supported range Mixed voice has support up to A4/Bb4 Chest voice shows support down to Bb3 Able to properly harmonize well when confident with her song choice Vocal placement helps projection in the voice Transitions to falsetto can happen with a certain degree of smoothness Weaknesses Vocal registers are uneven and disconnected No vocal register is developed well Nasality is very present throughout her registers Unable to keep a relaxed sound above Bb4 Inconsistencies happen even within her supported range is often very closed and pushing happens early on in range Falsetto is airy and often throaty Voice is not agile and often struggles with vocal runs Pitch can be an issue and inconsistent depending on the day Tongue tension is very present in her upper mixed range Lower range below Bb3 often becomes airy and unsupported Registers Lower register: Not a well developed nor explored register. Her voice generally becomes airy and lacks projection in this area of her voice, but she at least does not try to force her larynx down to create tone usually. Mixed register: Her slightly more developed register where her voice shows most support and the best projection. Good placement and support are lost early on in range around Bb4, where her voice becomes throaty and pushed. Upper register: Although a relaxed register, it is generally airy, disconnected and lacks in terms of dynamics. Transitions can at times be sloppy and pitchy. Agility

Possessing an underdeveloped breathing technique, it is no surprise that Gayoon’s lack of R&B-flair also shows in her general attempts at vocal runs. Generally her voice lacks the full help of a developed full sound and due to the lack of breath control, Gayoon seems to struggle to keep a steady control of pitch when attempting vocal runs. Her few attempts result usually in pitchy and sloppy runs where not every note is hit accurately and there is no real connection of flow or rhythm throughout, such as the runs in “길에서“, “24/7“, “Halo” and “Because Of You“.

Overall analysis

Debuting in 2009 as a main vocalist of the group 4Minute, Gayoon earned her title as the main vocalist by successfully developing her skill to keep her as the strongest vocalist within her group. A very bright, girly and light voice that generally shines more in her mid to higher range, Gayoon’s fach would best be described as a Light Lyric Soprano.

The lower portion of her chest voice is generally quite relaxed and not strained. Gayoon is not a vocalist who artificially tries to alter her tone in her lower range by pushing down her larynx and instead accepts that her vo

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