Child Voice
Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy & Physiology
Children’s voices are generally higher in pitch because their vocal folds are this compared to adults.
What are shorter and thinner?
Children need to take breaths more often than adults because they have this.
What is less lung capacity?
A key goal in teaching children is helping them develop this skill, meaning they can make choices in their learning.
What is agency?
This is the newer term more inclusive for the changing voice during puberty.
What is the expanding voice?
These exercises help singers balance airflow and vocal fold coordination.
What are SOVTs?
Children typically have reliable control over about this much of their singing ran
What is about one octave?
This is the best description of children’s lung shape.
What is triangular?
This model describes moving from dependent to self-directed learners.
What is Staged Self-Directed Learning Model?
Voices may crack or feel unstable during adolescence because of this.
What is rapid growth and change in the voice?
This strategy means teaching breath and sound together, not separately.
What is pairing breathing with phonation?
Children often sound bright and flute-like because their vocal tract is this.
What is smaller/shorter (less resonance space)?
Because of their breathing system, children should sing phrases that are generally this.
What are shorter phrases?
In Stage 1, the teacher mainly gives instructions in this role.
What is an authority/coach?
In testosterone-led puberty, voices generally become this over time.
What is lower/deeper? (capable of more complex sound)
In changing voices, teachers often start working from this comfortable area.
What is the speaking range?
This structure, important for vocal stability, is not fully developed in young children.
What is the vocal ligament?
Compared to adults, children show less of this movement when they breathe.
What is rib cage expansion/movement?
This strategy allows children to choose activities like warm-ups or song order.
What is giving choices (choice-based learning)?
In estrogen-led puberty, singers may experience this type of tone due to incomplete closure.
What is a breathy tone?
This phase of the menstrual cycle may temporarily affect vocal quality.
What is the luteal phase?
This part of the vocal folds does most of the vibrating in children.
What is the membranous portion?
Children need about this much more pressure to create the same sound as adults.
What is 50–60% more pressure?
In this stage of learning, students begin making their own choices and reflecting on what works, while the teacher mainly asks guiding questions.
What is the Involved stage (Stage 3)?
This age range is when major breathing and coordination changes often occur.
What is around ages 12–14?
In testosterone-led voice development, teaching often begins using this exercise to even out registration in small increments
What is bottom up or top down slides in small intervals (from speaking range up or from falsetto down).