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

Example Sentences

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

The same is true of "head register," in which vibration is felt in the head where, however, it is needless to say, the "head tones" do not originate.

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

For a precisely similar reason, viz., the sensation of vibration in the head felt in singing the higher notes, this portion of the voice was called by the old masters 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 Taylor, David C. (David Clark)

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 Aldrich, Richard

The problem is met by bringing the head register as far down as possible into the middle; and by singing what theoretically should be chest tones in the middle register.

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