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A survey of 597 students from the University of Maryland at College Park, the University of Oregon, and Shepherd College determined the comfortable vocal range limits for undergraduate nonmusic majors. Both the low singable pitch and the high singable pitch of students' vocal range were identified and compared with the low and high printed notes of songs found in college music fundamentals textbooks. Comparisons with elementary music basal series and elementary school students' vocal ranges as described in the literature were also noted. Needs for lower pitched melodies in published materials, for developing skills in transposing published materials to ranges more suitable for specific groups of singers, and for systematic development of vocal range are noted.