head voice
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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There are also huge note jumps, and the slow melody means you need some control over your breathy head voice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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 idea of yodelling is to flip rapidly between your chest and head voice.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2020
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
In terms of the voice, both boys and girls should remain singing in their head voice or falsetto.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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