head voice

/ˌhɛd ˈvɔɪs/

Other forms: head voices

Definitions of head voice

1. 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 tone

   types:

   falsetto

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

   type of:

   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