There are 3 main components which produce a healthy, well-functioning voice: Breathing, Phonation and Resonance. Breathing The first stage of voice production is the Breath. The breath is the energy with vibrates the vocal cords and creates a sound wave. The amount of air pressure we apply to the vocal cords is important: We need to constantly maintain a balance between the muscular energy involved in cord closure and the pressure of the breath. Too little breath will not c