What is the Voice and how does it work?

Voice: noun

“The sound produced in a person’s larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.”

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The voice is all about breathing. Vocal sound is created through the vibrations caused when we exhale. Our breath is forced out of the trachea and through the vocal folds, which vibrate at a very fast rate. The vibration, combined with the power of exhaling create vocal sound.

The sound is changed through the manipulation of muscles along the vocal tract, such as the position of the tongue and the larynx, etc. The cheeks, teeth, lips and tongue are the vocal articulators. The sinuses, chest, laryngeal and pharyngeal cavities are resonating chambers for the voice.

The voice is trained through the repetition of exercises designed to strengthen the larynx and the diaphragm. Controlling the muscles in the diaphragm and the vocal tract increase the quality of vocal tone and power of vocal projection.

There are six main vocal ranges. Females can be Soprano, Mezzo Soprano and Alto. Males can be Tenor, Baritone and Bass. There are exceptions where males can be sopranos and females can be tenors.

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