Puberty and voice change
Puberty means leaving childhood to enter adolescence. Under the influence of many hormones, puberty takes place around the age of twelve for boys with maturing genital organs, hair growth and a whole new voice.
A normal transformation during puberty
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This change actually depends on the rest of your body's changes during puberty: the body gets bigger and takes on volume. And the larynx, where your vocal cords are, does not escape this rule and grows too. The vocal cords get longer and thicker. The sound of your voice is directly linked to the thickness of your vocal cords: thin vocal cords vibrate quickly, giving a high-pitched voice while thick vocal cords vibrate slowly and give a deeper voice.
A more or less deep voice
When a boy's vocal cords thicken, they will start to vibrate more slowly and produce a deep adult voice. Of course, this change depends on the person. On average, your voice drops by an octave, but the drop can be higher or lower and this can cause a few problems if you're a member of a choir! It takes about a year for a boy to get his final adult voice.
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Posted 30.06.2010
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