Viscosity: measures the density of a liquid
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In order to create sound, every instrument must have a vibrator. A singer’s vibrator is their larynx. Vocal folds look like the letter V. In between them is the glottis which opens to inhale and closes to create sound. The Epiglottis protects the airway from food and water while eating.
The vocal folds are made up of many different layers with different densities. The vocal folds gently move against each other to produce sound. The vocal folds are so tiny but so amazing!
Something I found really interesting is that it said that the epilarynx can contribute to the resonance of a singer. The epilarynx is a section of muscle and tissue that helps the epiglottis cover the airway. I always thought that resonance was about aiming the sound in a specific space in your head. That’s what always worked for me at least. Now I’m really interested in why things like that worked for me. Was thinking about sending the sound in a certain place just changing something about the muscles in my larynx each time?
I’d love to do some research on my own to study resonance and the anatomical aspects of it. Now that I’m thinking about it, in my lessons last year my teacher had me practicing adding a little more “ummph” as well as focus in my voice. I think that contributed to the resonance and for that exercise I wasn’t really thinking about the sound’s placement in my face but the actually efficiency of the creation of the sound. I wonder if that could have been similar to what he says the opera singers do with the epilarynx to get such a resonant sound.
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