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Tips to Achieve Powerful Voice Resonance

by Manuel Marino | Music, Voice

Voice resonance, often referred to as the quality of someone’s voice, plays a significant role in how we perceive and hear our own voices. Most of us have heard the sound of our own voice on a telephone or answering machine at some point. Does your voice sound deep, rich, and full? Or perhaps it is high-pitched, sharp, and penetrating. The sound of your voice that you hear on the answering machine is primarily influenced by your vocal resonance.

As we discussed earlier, sound is produced by the rapid movement and vibration of air through the vocal cords. Resonance, on the other hand, is determined by the specific cavity in which these air vibrations resonate. Consider the difference between a violin and a cello. Both instruments have a similar string structure, but the variations in sound quality primarily arise from the differences in the configuration of the hollow cavity in which the strings vibrate.

In humans, these hollow cavities exist in our throat, mouth, chest, and nasal passages. The unique shapes of these bodily cavities contribute to the distinctiveness of each individual’s voice. For instance, when you have a cold and your sinuses become congested, your voice may not resonate …

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