Vocal Range

C3 ~ Bb5 (2 octaves and 5 notes)

Supported Range

G3/G#3 ~ Bb4

Voice Type

Light Lyric Soprano

Strengths/Achievements Improvement in mixing from debut until now Transitions have improvement since debut Resonance has happened occasionally in her mixed range Intonation is more consistent and on point now than during debut Able to support her middle voice well and consistently Able to support her mixed voice up until Bb4 Notes around F#3/G3/G#3 can at times be well connected and supported Can use head voice at times and is able to connect her vocal cords properly Weaknesses Not a smart vocalist, often sings songs that are too high for her Intonation is not perfect, can still be pitchy Nasality is often present in her singing Airiness is still very present in her singing Musicianship can often go wrong Larynx raises above B4 and throat becomes tight Yells and pushes too much chest into her mix in the fifth octave Lower range can be inconsistent with support and projection Falsetto can sound too disconnected, has stopped using head voice more recently Voice often sounds closed and pushed due to lack of space in the back of the throat Vibrato is often uneven and throaty Registers Lower register: By far the strongest part of her voice is her lower range. Amongst the Girls’ Generation vocalists, Tiffany’s lower range, alongside Jessica’s, is the one with the most consistent placement and support. She is often able to support her voice down to G#3 and has been able to show support down to F#3 and G3. Mixed register: A register she has learned to control and develop over the years, with significant improvement in extension but not as much in support. Larynx raises around B4/C5 and she starts to sound shouted and strained very early on in her range. Upper register: Transitions into the falsetto register have become much more consistent and smoother with the years, as well as her confidence with controlling this register. The range however is still limited, the sound small and airy, and the projection is limited due to being closed. Agility

As a very light soprano, her voice is naturally more flexible than a voice that’s heavier in tone. The fact that Tiffany often opts to use a lighter engagement of the vocal cords, which allows for her voice to become flexible without as much effort. As an American-born Korean, Tiffany has been influenced by more of an American singing style which focuses more on high belting and runs, something Tiffany always tries to add into her music. Her agility can often be very well divided and her notes will be clearly different from one another, showing that she has a natural ability to separate notes, which can be clearly heard in the beginning of her 2007 cover of “We Belong Together“. However, such ability is betrayed by her lack of sense of pitch and preparation when doing vocal runs, since often she has the tendency to improvise her lines and adlib, which causes her runs to come out pitchy, sloppy and out of place, such as in “Right There” and “We Found Love“. She has improved this ability however, as shown when she is fully prepared and rehearsed, she can control her runs fairly well within a reasonable slow to mid tempo speed such as in “Lost In Love” and “The Way“.

Overall analysis

Debuting with Girls’ Generation in 2007, Tiffany was always known for her low and husky tone. She has always sung with a more airy tone, which causes a husky impression in her voice, and has, from the beginning, shown more ability in her lower range than in the rest of her range. As a lead vocalist, Tiffany was never highlighted as much as Taeyeon or Jessica and did not receive as many challenging lines in the beginning of her career, something that changed with time and has caused her to be put in the spotlight, something that does not match her actual difficulty in hitting higher notes and therefore could potentially damage her voice in the long run. Even then, her voice sits in a naturally higher place and is placed in the Soprano fach, having a very girly and almost pink-like tone, everything from her style, to her phrasing, to her image, just always has a girly style, something that fits the natural timbre of her voice, more closely being classified as a Light Lyric Soprano.

From the bottom of her vocal range, Tiffany has always highlighted her confidence with her lower range and not shown as much confidence in her upper range. Something that is wise from a vocalist, knowing where your voice stands and something she used to do more than she does not. Tiffany’s lower range is produced with a more husky and sometimes airy tone, but can be very well connected with her vocal cords and can be used to project well in songs. She has, inconsistently, been able to produce supported F#3’s in “Stickwitu” and in “Poker Face“, but other times would become airy and unsupported, such as in “나혼자서“. The actual support is present but the consistency isn’t and she hasn’t shown the ability to su