Keyboard ranges

  • Crotales 

    • C4-C5 or C5-C6

    • 1 octave

    • “Antique cymbals”

  • Glockenspiel 

    • G3-C6

    • 2.5 octave

    • “Bells”

    • Sounds 2 octaves higher than written

  • Chimes

    • “Tube Bells”

    • C4-F5

    • 1.5 octave

  • Vibraphone

    • “Vibes”

    • F3-F6

    • 3 octave

  • Xylophone 

    • F3-C7

    • 3.5 octave

    • Sounds 1 octave higher than written

  • Marimba 

    • Early (20s)

      • C3-C7

      • 4 octave

    • Then (50s)

      • A2-C7

      • Standard for public schools

      • 4.3 octave

    • Then (70s)

      • F2-C7

      • 4.5 octave

    • Then (80s)

      • E2-C7

      • E2 is the lowest note in cellos and guitars meaning that music could be played

      • 4.6 octave 

    • Now (90s/00s)

      • C2-C7

      • Standard for university and professional

      • 5 octave

    • Crazy Musser People

      • C2-F7

      • 5.5