head tone

American  

noun

1. (in singing) a vocal tone so produced as to bring the cavities of the nose and head into sympathetic vibration.

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head tone

There are also singers, male and female, who use too much head tone through their entire compass; such voices are called "white."

From How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst] by Aldrich, Richard

Female singers should always begin the head tone on this degree of the staff and not on F and F♯, as is sometimes recommended.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis

Have you ever taken a covered head tone without scarcely taking any breath, and found that you could sustain it for a practically unlimited period?

From What Every Singer Should Know by Ryan, Millie

Above this I invariably use what is termed the head tone.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis

Conversely, of course, the mental objection will be pitched in the high "head" tone.

From Certain Success by Hawkins, Norval A.