Singing

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/singing

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is singing?Singing is making music with your voice. It uses air from your lungs, your vocal cords, and your mouth and nose to create sounds.
2. How does singing make sound?Air from the lungs pushes on the vocal cords, which vibrate to create sound. The shape of your throat, mouth, and nose changes the sound so it sounds bright or deep.

Larynx: The cartilaginous structure housing the vocal folds, essential for voice production.
Vocal Folds: Muscular tissues within the larynx that vibrate to produce sound.
Myoelastic-Aerodynamic Theory: Explains vocal fold vibration based on airflow and tissue elasticity.
Vocal Tract: The resonant cavities (pharynx, mouth, nose) that shape vocal sound.