head voice

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head voice

See head register.

head voice, register

(Music, other) the high register of the human voice, in which the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head

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head voice - the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head

head register, head tone

register - (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments

falsetto - a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register

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