What does singing LOOK like?
Normal Larynx from Harvard Health
“The larynx is a major (but not the only) source of sound in speech, generating sound through the rhythmic opening and closing of the vocal folds. To oscillate, the vocal folds are brought near enough together such that air pressure builds up beneath the larynx. The folds are pushed apart by this increased sub-glottal pressure, with the inferior part of each fold leading the superior part. Such a wave-like motion causes a transfer of energy from the airflow to the fold tissues. Under the correct conditions, the energy transferred to the tissues is large enough to overcome losses by dissipation and the oscillation pattern will sustain itself. In essence, sound is generated in the larynx by chopping up a steady flow of air into little puffs of sound waves.”
“In phonetics, vocal folds is preferred over vocal cords, on the grounds that it is more accurate and illustrative.”
These 1 - 2 cm delicate muscles make some big waves for how small they are!
Thanks Wikipedia 👍
You can also Check out this video about how the vocal folds work!
May 2, 2019
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