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Head tone

noun

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

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... palate is raised high behind the nose, the pillars of the fauces are lowered, and this frees the way for the main stream of breath to the head cavities. This now is poured out, filling the nose, forehead, and head cavities. This makes the head tone. Called head tone in women, falsetto in men, it is the highest range of all classes of voices, the resonance of ...

— How to Sing - [Meine Gesangskunst] • Lilli Lehmann

Words linked to "Head tone" : register, falsetto