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Source-Filter Theory: The Buzz and the Tube Are Separate Systems

The organising idea of the whole sub-domain and terminal understanding 1 of the curation. The folds supply a harmonically rich source; the airway above them shapes its spectrum; the two can be varied independently. Placing it here, after the source is fully built and before the tube is, means the filter half is taught as the second term of a known equation.

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  • Explain why a singer can move from the vowel [i] to the vowel [a] without the note changing.