head register

noun

1. the high register of the human voice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of head register¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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

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The terms "head voice," "head register," and "nasal resonance," are used interchangeably by the great majority of teachers.

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Thus he tells us nothing of that series of tones which he calls the head register.

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An alto of extraordinary range, like Schumann-Heink, may be able to achieve high soprano in the head register.

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In loud phrases they are sung best in their natural register—the middle; in piano phrases, in the head register.

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