how can humans hear a note and replicate it?

Question

Even if it’s not the same, it may still be close enough. How can we know what to do with the vocal chords in order to reproduce the sound?

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Answer 1

Talking (and therefor singing) is merely muscle control. What they teach you in music school is how to control that muscle. Like athletes, musicians need to warm up their muscles to avoid damaging them while singing.

When copying a sound, it’s purely muscle memory. Your brain knows how you flexed the muscle to create the sound, so now it’s repeating that same movement.