chest register

American  

noun

Music.

1. the low register of the human voice.

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Etymology

Origin of chest register

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The sound produced was found to operate at different vocal registers like the human voice: "fry register" for clicks, "chest register" for burst pulses and "falsetto register" for whistles.

From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2023

In people, the fry register represents the lowest tones, chest register the normal speaking voice and falsetto register higher frequencies.

From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2023

“Its color ranges from a darkly resonant chest register to a brilliantly focused top with a middle register that she makes velvet soft or reedy according to her expressive intent.”

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2010

For example, singers may speak of the head register, in the upper part of their range, and the chest register in the lower part of their range.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Women use mostly tones of the second chest and first falsetto registers, sometimes also those of the first chest register.

From Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) by Mills, Wesley