Vocal Cords
Much has been said about the vocal cords in reference to singing. Some coaches/techniques act as if the vocal cords are purely responsible for the singing voice.
All the vocal cords do is create the initial pitch. The actual singing voice is a combination of the resonation in the cavities of the singers body, and proper support.
Without the rest of the it the vocal cords would not sound very musical.
The vocal cords create the initial pitch by vibrating as air passes over them.
As a singer goes up in pitch the vocal cords begin to stretch. At some point they should not be stretched any more and instead should be zipped up or compressed. Much like fretting the string on a guitar to get a higher pitch.
With a guitar string you can either tighten the string to go up in pitch, or fret (zip up).
If you tighten too much the string snaps.
While your vocal cords won't snap, you can damage them by stretching when you should be compressing or zipping your vocal cords.
Unlike guitar however a singer can't see their vocal cords, so they have to learn how to zip up the vocal cords through proper technique and feel.
This is done by learning to attack the voice through the mask. When the voice is attacked through the mask everything below it, breath support, larynx muscles and vocal cord position happens by reflex and gets instantly balanced.
The only course that properly teaches techniques that train a singer to compress their cords is: The Vocal Release At Home Singing Instruction Kit.
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