breathe in and out - breathing for singing
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This slide deck, created by Katarina from http://tips.how2improvesinging.com, explains the basic concepts when breathing for singing. Breathing is such an automatic process that we rarely think about it. Breathing may be a complicated process but it can be described in a simple way. Imagine a paper bag that is slightly open – if you increase its size, more air will flow into the bag. If you decrease the size of the bag, the air will flow out. This is exactly how we breathe: we increase the size of our chest cavity – more air flows in the lungs that are attached to the chest cavity. Then we decrease the size of our chest cavity, and the air flows out. The presentation also explains how we change the size of the chest cavity. Make sure to read the slides. During breathing exercises – focus your attention on exhalation – on how to control the exhalation. If you focus on breathing out, your ribs and diaphragm will be able to relax and take air in freely. When you focus on breathing out, you don’t hold your breath, which can create tension and interfere with voice production.TRANSCRIPT
BREATHE IN AND OUT
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Breathing is such anautomatic process thatwe rarely think about it.
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Inhalation and exhalation, air pressures, lung capacity …
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All that sounds very complicated
but breathing can be described in a simple way.
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Imagine a paper bag thatis slightly open –
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if you increase its size, moreair will flow into the bag.
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If you decrease the size of the bag, the air will flow out.
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This is exactly how webreathe: we increase thesize of our chest cavity –
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more air flows in thelungs that are attached
to the chest cavity.
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Then we decrease the sizeof our chest cavity, and
the air flows out.
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How do we change thesize of the chest cavity?
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First, we can move ourrib cage up and out using
muscles between ribs.
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Second, we can contractour diaphragm, which moves
down when contracted.
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(The diaphragm is a large muscle separating the chest
andabdominal cavities).
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The coordinated action of the breathing muscles change the size of the chest cavity.
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When the ribs move outand the diaphragm
moves down,
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the size of the chest cavity increases and the air is drawn
into the lungs.
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When the rib cage returnsto its starting position
and the diaphragm rises,
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the air is pushedout of the lungs.
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This process is automaticand only rarely voluntary.
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And it should stay thatway for singing too.
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Many untrained singersfocus their attention
on breathing the air in,
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holding their breath ormanipulating it in some way.
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Overthinking it mayactually interfere with the
automatic nature of breathing.
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Let the breathing musclesdo what they do best –
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let them do the breathingfor you naturally.
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During breathing exercises– focus your attention mostly
on exhalation.
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- on howto control the exhalation.
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But do not hold yourbreath, which can create
tension and interfere with voice production.
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To learn more about breathing techniques for singing, go to …
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See you there.
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