chest register
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chest register
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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
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
“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
I have in mind two well known contraltos one of whom carried her chest register up to A, and even 91to B flat occasionally.
From The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing by Clippinger, D. A. (David Alva)
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