Vocals
Swift possesses a light-lyric soprano vocal range of two octaves from E3 to F#5.[332] Her voice has been described as "sweet, but soft."[333] In studio recordings, the Los Angeles Times identifies Swift's "defining" vocal gesture as "the line that slides down like a contented sigh or up like a raised eyebrow, giving her beloved girl-time hits their air of easy intimacy."[140] Rolling Stone, in a Speak Now review, remarked: "Swift's voice is unaffected enough to mask how masterful she has become as a singer; she lowers her voice for the payoff lines in the classic mode of a shy girl trying to talk tough."[334] In another review of Speak Now, The Village Voice noted that her phrasing was previously "bland and muddled, but that's changed. She can still sound strained and thin, and often strays into a pitch that drives some people crazy; but she's learned how to make words sound like what they mean."[141]In a live setting, Swift, according to The Hollywood Reporter, "does her best, but certainly doesn't have the pipes to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Christina Aguilera or Carrie Underwood."[333] Her live vocals were described in 2009 as "flat," "thin, and sometimes as wobbly as a newborn colt."[335][336] However, Swift has received praise for refusing to correct her pitch with Auto-Tune.[337][338][339]
In an interview with The New Yorker, Swift characterized herself primarily as a songwriter: "I write songs, and my voice is just a way to get those lyrics across."[8][340] Borchetta conceded in 2010 that Swift is "not the best technical singer," but described her as the "best communicator that we've got."[341] Swift's vocal presence is something that concerns her and she has "put a lot of work" into improving it.[342] It was reported in 2010 that she continues to take vocal lessons.[343][344] She has said that she only feels nervous performing "if I'm not sure what the audience thinks of me, like at award shows.
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