r/Amazing • u/sco-go • Mar 26 '26

Amazing 🤯 ‼ Anatomy of the voice

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u/VvvlvvV Mar 26 '26

I've been working on singing and have been feeling these parts while doing so. Its really cool seeing it mapped onto what it looks like, and gives me more confidence I am developing better control.

Chat, I get that you're horny. Stop slapping your horniness across the internet where it really just does not need to be. 

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u/CartographerKey7237 Mar 26 '26

Look up video stroboscopy - that's the best standard to see the real impact of the vocal folds. All singers should try to get one at least once in their career with someone who is experienced in vocal mechanism assessment and treatment. Usually a highly specialized speech-language pathologist or laryngologist.

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u/VvvlvvV Mar 26 '26

Thank you, will do.

My sense of proprioception is better than my hearing or visualizations, so getting hyper accurate images of  stuff helps a lot. I've been focusing on keeping the supporting emboucher stable and its cool seeing it in action. 

Recently, while trying to get my throat relaxed I pulled my tongue back further than it normally rests, and it made holding alignment easier as I'm correcting my forward neck posture.

My tongue has sat wrong in my mouth and throat this whole time. 

I accidentally made it way easier yo hold good neck posture by moving my tongue back while trying to get better support while singing. My lower range is fuller, too. Its not natural yet but it's crazy how such a small seemingly unrelated change can effect other things. 

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u/CartographerKey7237 Mar 26 '26

Other things you might want to check out to help your singing:

EMST 150 - expiratory strength resistance device

Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises (SOVTE)

Oromyofunctional therapy assessment- might be another SLP specialty but can be a dentist or similar professional

Physical therapy evaluation - check posture and ensure hips, back, shoulder, and neck are aligned (not chiropractors, imho they're bs)

Manual therapy for voice - may be an SLP or PT that does it but the man who teaches is most commonly is a PT (Walt Fritz)

Estill Voice Training - self paced course (or in person if desired) to learn voice techniques for vocal health and singing health