Our instrument is inside us, making our voice both exciting and mysterious. Here’s a brief description of how the voice works. A better understanding of this complex process can make your singing approach more efficient.
THE BREATHING SYSTEM | AIRFLOW
The lungs and the breathing muscles provide the airflow needed to sustain sound. You may view the airflow as being the fuel necessary for singing. Your inspiratory and expiratory muscles control the airflow, and along with other working muscles in the body, assist the work in your vocal tract to successfully support sound.
THE LARYNX| PHONATION
The larynx houses the two vocal folds, which vibrate and generate sound. When speaking or singing, the air passing through the larynx gets interrupted by the action of the vocal folds. These adjust their length, closing and opening rapidly, and thus producing a characteristic sound signal. The vocal folds stretch more and vibrate faster for higher notes and shorten and vibrate slower for the low notes.
THE VOCAL TRACT| RESONANCE
The vocal tract encompasses the larynx, pharynx, oral and nasal cavities, also called the resonators. They amplify and shape the sound created by the vocal folds. The lips, tongue and soft palate are used to articulate speech sounds that form words. The vocal tract is highly flexible, granting us different sounds and sound colours when an appropriate technique is employed. The brain is the overall regulator of these systems by activating muscles and providing information via nerve pathways. It also uses sensory and auditory feedback to control and monitor the optimal functioning of these.
Source: This is a voice by Jeremy Fisher and Gillyanne Kayes
Good singing requires airflow, cord closure and effective use of the resonators.
Our instrument is inside us, making our voice both exciting and mysterious. Here’s a brief description of how the voice works. A better understanding of this complex process can make your singing approach more efficient. THE BREATHING SYSTEM | AIRFLOW The lungs and the breathing muscles provide the airflow needed to sustain sound. You may…
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