Actuator

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The power source for the sound. In singing (if upstream motivation for voicing is ignored) the physical actuator is the breath (exhalatory flow). See also vibrator and resonator.[1]

  1. "NATS July 2022 Pedagogy Workshop Working Group Three Science-Informed Terminology and Definitions for Voice Pedagogy" (PDF). Retrieved January 13, 2025.

Authored by: Paige De La O

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