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head voice

British  

noun

  1. the high register of the human voice, in which the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The note jumps also cross between chest voice and head voice for many singers, which is a challenge for the inexperienced, she added.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2023

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

She even adopts some of Kahn’s inflections: that warbly, dippy head voice punctuated by moments of pushiness.

From The New Yorker Mar. 27, 2015

Singing should be light, in the child’s head voice, never forced or pushed, and beautiful music-making should be stressed.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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