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head register

noun

  1. the high register of the human voice.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of head register1

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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