head register


noun
  1. the high register of the human voice.

Origin of head register

1
First 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. Taylor
  • The terms "head voice," "head register," and "nasal resonance," are used interchangeably by the great majority of teachers.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor
  • Thus he tells us nothing of that series of tones which he calls the head register.

    The Voice in Singing | Emma Seiler
  • An alto of extraordinary range, like Schumann-Heink, may be able to achieve high soprano in the head register.

    The Voice | Frank E. Miller
  • In loud phrases they are sung best in their natural register—the middle; in piano phrases, in the head register.

    The Voice | Frank E. Miller