head register

American  

noun

1. the high register of the human voice.

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Etymology

Origin of head register

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

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head register

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

People cling to the appellations of chest, middle, and head register, confounding voice with register, and making a hopeless confusion, from which only united and very powerful forces can succeed in extricating them.

From How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst] by Richard Aldrich

The middle register requires palatal resonance, and the first notes of the head register and the last ones of the middle require a judicious blending of both.

From Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing by Enrico Caruso

In most practical methods the chest register occupies about the same position; this is also true of the head register.

From The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern by David C. (David Clark) Taylor

These physical sensations have determined the names of chest register for the lower and head register for the higher range of tones.

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Frank E. Miller

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