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Head register

noun

The higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head. Synonyms: head tone, head voice.

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"Head register" Quotes from Famous Books

... head register, or thin voice, that produces the pure, flutelike tones which are the essential charm of a boy choir, and if chest tones are to be employed at all, they must be made as nearly as possible as are the head tones, thus causing the voice to produce an approximately uniform timbre ...

— Essentials in Conducting • Karl Wilson Gehrkens