And Lauv delivered all these with a surprisingly potent voice that shone brightest whenever he shifted to his
head tone, which he used to evoke ache.
She also makes good use of her ability to shift vocal tones - one moment she's using
head tone and going nasal the next, like having several vocalists in one song (a la "Underneath Your Clothes").
Stephen Beet, promoter of the Better Land series, attributes it to technique, what he calls a "pure
head tone," based on the principles of such nineteenth century luminaries as John Curwen (4) or Francis Howard) Beet goes so far as to assert that the skill of producing this "pure
head tone" has been lost by contemporary singers and their trainers.
His is no thin
head tone but an often beefy texture that comes from the diaphragm, aided by lung capacity that is typically greater in men than in women.
The taped accompaniment seemed to encourage a nasal,
head tone to her voice even in the Bette Midler song, God Help The Outcasts.
Mario has occasionally struck a high note with the
head tone; but this great tenor only thereby lost musical caste and respect, with all persons of culture and good taste.
Closely miked in the studio, Florez's voice, with its forward placement and nasally
head tone, can sound uncomfortably bright and tightly wound at times.
Sam's singing style is unmistakably his: His tone is rich, slightly husky when he goes low, and he can seamlessly leap to his strong
head tone, which he uses to express, yearning or desperation.