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head voice

British

noun

the high register of the human voice, in which the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head

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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

Miranda spent one-on-one time with Simo in the recording studio, helping her pin down high notes in her head voice and low notes in her chest voice.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2021

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

She even adopts some of Kahn’s inflections: that warbly, dippy head voice punctuated by moments of pushiness.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 27, 2015

Younger boys can switch easily into falsetto or head voice, as their voices have not yet begun to change.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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