head voice
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This pick is a bold one because “the choruses bridge the range between chest and head voice, which is difficult for some singers to do, especially in one breath,” Glass said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
When Mendez passed from her chest voice to her head voice in “Mr. Snow,” you practically fell out of your seat.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 27, 2018
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
The students are told how the technique demands the quick switching of the vocal chords from a shrill falsetto "head" voice to a gravelly "chest" voice.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2013
Younger boys can switch easily into falsetto or head voice, as their voices have not yet begun to change.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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