head register
noun
the high register of the human voice.
Origin of head register
1First recorded in 1885–90
Words Nearby head register
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How to use head register in a sentence
In most practical methods the chest register occupies about the same position; this is also true of the head register.
The Psychology of Singing | David C. TaylorThe terms "head voice," "head register," and "nasal resonance," are used interchangeably by the great majority of teachers.
The Psychology of Singing | David C. TaylorThus he tells us nothing of that series of tones which he calls the head register.
The Voice in Singing | Emma SeilerAn alto of extraordinary range, like Schumann-Heink, may be able to achieve high soprano in the head register.
The Voice | Frank E. MillerIn loud phrases they are sung best in their natural register—the middle; in piano phrases, in the head register.
The Voice | Frank E. Miller
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