the upper register of the voice, in which the higher range of tones is produced
head register in American English
noun
the high register of the human voice
Word origin
[1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, foregut, lineup, sensitization, zoom
Examples of 'head register' in a sentence
head register
Every voice should have a head register, and it may be developed in the following way.
D. A. Clippinger The Head Voice and Other Problems (1917). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
For singing, the low pitch was produced in the chest register and the high notes in the head register.
Sang-Hyuk Lee, Hee-Jun Kwon, Hyun-Jin Choi, Nam-Hun Lee, Sung-Jin Lee, Sung-Min Jin 2008, 'The Singer's Formant and Speaker's Ring Resonance: A Long-Term Average Spectrum Analysis',Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngologyhttp://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-1-92.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The terms "head voice," "head register," and "nasal resonance," are used interchangeably by the great majority of teachers.
David C. Taylor The Psychology of Singing (1908). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)