head voice
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This pick is a bold one because “the choruses bridge the range between chest and head voice, which is difficult for some singers to do, especially in one breath,” Glass said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023
When Mendez passed from her chest voice to her head voice in “Mr. Snow,” you practically fell out of your seat.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 27, 2018
The top was secure up to B-flat in “Nur Mut!,” pretty more than heroic, and Bliss mixed in more head voice up there to make a velvety pianissimo in “Barkarole.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2016
Mr. Holmes delicately negotiated the tricky matter of vocal imitation, often scaling back his lounge-singer swagger several notches to croon in a pure head voice with polished, if hesitant phrasing.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2011
One good habit to help children sing well is to ask them sing in their head voice rather than their chest voice.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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