Falsetto

Falsetto (fall-SET-oh) is a singing technique that produces sounds that are pitched higher than the singer's normal range. It can also mean an artificially-raised speaking pitch. This often occurs momentarily, if repeatedly, in males during puberty as their voice changes. The break between voice registers, audible or not, is called the passaggio.

See also

• Voice registers
• Vocal fry
• Glottal fry