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  2. Vocal cords - Wikipedia

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    The male's vocal folds are between 1.75 cm and 2.5 cm (approx 0.75" to 1.0") in length, [3] while females' vocal folds are between 1.25 cm and 1.75 cm (approx 0.5" to 0.75") in length. The vocal folds of children are much shorter than those of adult males and females. The difference in vocal fold length and thickness between males and females ...

  3. Vocal register - Wikipedia

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    The vocal timbres created by physical changes in the vocal fold vibrations and muscular changes in the laryngeal muscles are known as glottal configurations. [11] These configurations happen as a result of adduction and abduction of the glottis. A glottal configuration is the area in which the vocal folds come together when phonating.

  4. Human voice - Wikipedia

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    Adult men and women typically have different sizes of vocal fold; reflecting the male–female differences in larynx size. Adult male voices are usually lower-pitched and have larger folds. The male vocal folds (which would be measured vertically in the opposite diagram), are between 17 mm and 25 mm in length. [10]

  5. Falsetto - Wikipedia

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    Falsetto (/ f ɔː l ˈ s ɛ t oʊ, f ɒ l-/ fawl-SET-oh, fol-, Italian:; Italian diminutive of falso, "false") is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave.

  6. Vocal range - Wikipedia

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    A voice type is a particular kind of human singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics; vocal range being only one of those characteristics. Other factors are vocal weight, vocal tessitura, vocal timbre, vocal transition points, physical characteristics, speech level, scientific testing, and vocal ...

  7. Modal voice - Wikipedia

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    Vocal fold, scheme Glottal cycle, modal voice. On the lower pitches in the modal register, the vocal folds are thick and wedge-shaped. Because of the thickness, large portions of the opposing surfaces of the vocal folds are brought into contact, and the glottis remains closed for a considerable time in each cycle. The glottis opens from the ...

  8. Whistle register - Wikipedia

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    Some male singers can also make use of the whistle register, including Vitas, [10] Adam Lopez, [10] [11] Axl Rose and Dimash Qudaibergen. [ 10 ] [ 12 ] An Iranian man named Amirhossein Molaei holds the Guinness Book of Records title for the highest vocal note produced by a man (F♯ 8 , 5989 Hz).

  9. Larynx - Wikipedia

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    The lower pair of folds are known as the vocal cords, which produce sounds needed for speech and other vocalizations. The slit-like space between the left and right vocal cords, called the rima glottidis, is the narrowest part of the larynx. The vocal cords and the rima glottidis are together designated as the glottis.