vocal bands

A little air, which has been vibrated at the vocal bands may enter it, and not disturb it.

From Seed Thoughts for Singers by Frank Herbert Tubbs

At first they may be quite breathy, but as the vocal bands become accustomed to the new action, the breathiness will disappear.

From The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs by Francis E. Howard

The vocal bands, then, lie opposite each other, on a level, raised a little in front, and with a narrow slit between, called the glottis.

From The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs by Francis E. Howard

At the same time the throat must be open, and the muscles surrounding the resonance cavities relaxed to allow free movement of the sound-waves set up at the vocal bands.

From The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs by Francis E. Howard

We must then be particularly careful with infant classes—for the vocal bands of children prior to six years of age are very, very weak.

From The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs by Francis E. Howard