Here's how it works:
* Air: When you breathe out, air passes through your windpipe (trachea) and into your larynx (voice box).
* Vocal Cords: The vocal cords are two folds of muscle tissue that stretch across the opening of the larynx. When you speak or sing, the muscles in the larynx adjust the tension of the vocal cords.
* Vibration: When air from your lungs passes between the vocal cords, the vibration creates sound waves.
* Resonance: The sound waves then travel through your mouth and nasal passages, where they are amplified and shaped into recognizable speech or singing.
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