chest register


nounMusic.
  1. the low register of the human voice.

Origin of chest register

1
First recorded in 1840–50

Words Nearby chest register

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How to use chest 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
  • His method was to exercise the voice at first in the chest register, and then gradually to extend the compass of the voice upward.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor
  • It ought to be almost imperceptibly connected with the chest-register by the introduction of the mixed tones.

    Piano and Song | Friedrich Wieck
  • This is also true of the expressions "chest voice," "chest resonance," and "chest register."

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor
  • To the lower notes of the voice they therefore gave the name "chest register."

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor