What is the normal breathing rate of a person at rest? 12-16 breaths per minute
What are the stages of breathing for life? 1) slow intake of air, 2) somewhat quicker
release of air, 3) a waiting or recovery period before the next intake.
What is the essential difference between breathing to live
and breathing to sing? The essential
difference between breathing to live and breathing to sing lies in the amount of conscious control exerted.
(that’s it)
What are the factors involved in getting air out of the body?
1) the diaphragm relaxes, 2) the lungs
are elastic and tend to return to their original shape after they have been
expanded, 3) the abdominal organs and abdominal wall return to their original
shape and location when the diaphragm quits pushing against and compressing
them, 4) the internal rib muscles and the abdominal muscles assist in the
expulsion of air.
What are the benefits of breathing through the nose? (Why do we normally do this when
breathing for life?) The nose is
designed to filter, warm, and add moisture to the incoming air.
Why does McKinney believe that aerobic conditioning is good
for singers? People who exercise
regularly have a more efficient breathing system working, which is a good
thing!
What are the stages of breathing for singing? 1) a breathing in period (inhalation_), 2)
setting up controls period (suspension), 3) a controlled-exhalation period
(phonation), 4) a recovery period.
How does inhalation for singing differ from inhalation for
life? The inhalation stage of breathing
for singing is quicker, the quantity of air inhaled is greater, and the breath
goes deeper into the lungs than in natural breathing.
What are the three scenarios he suggests trying to condition
a good inhalation for singing? 1)
smelling a flower, 2) Pretend the beginning of a yawn, 3) pretend you are
drinking a glass of water.
What are the three postural conditions that should exist
BEFORE you inhale? 1) the chest should
be comfortably high, 2) the lower abdomen should be comfortably in, 3) the
upper abdomen should be free to move.
How does breath seem to move when you inhale? When you inhale, the breath seems to move
into the body, down to the lungs, and out around the middle of the body.
In the quote from Van Christy, “[When] all the muscles
function properly in singing, there is a feeling of ,
in the body.
Why does McKinney say that recovery is important? Muscles perform their task of contracting
most efficiently when allowed ample opportunity to rest and recover.
What is the secret for performing a good catch breath? The best approach is to drop the lower jaw
quickly open while breathing as if you have been startled or surprised.
What is breath support? A
dynamic relationship between the breathing-in muscles and the breathing-out
muscles, the purpose of which is to supply adequate breath pressure to the
vocal folds for the sustaining of any desired pitch or dynamic level.
What is breath control? A
dynamic relationship between the breath and the vocal cords shich determines
how long you can sing on one breath.
What are the four incorrect methods of breathing and their
corrective procedures? Upper-chest
breathing, establish correct posture and breathing. Rib breathing, maybe push out the epigastrium. Back breathing, don’t limit other areas
of expansion. Belly breathing, correct
posture.
What is hypofunctional breathing and what are the corrective
procedures for it? failure to take deep
enough breath, working on the 4 stages of breathing.
What is hyperfunction breathing and what are the 2 main
causes and corrective procedures for it? Demanding
too much physical activity of the breathing mechanism, limit students to
comfortable breaths.
What is hypofunctional breath support and what are the
possible causes? failure to demand
enough activity of the support mechanism, panting like a dog!
What is the corrective procedure for hypofunctional support?
What is hyperfunctional breath support and what are the
possible causes? demanding too much from
the support mechanism, get students to not exert so much local effort in the
upper abdomen.
What is the corrective procedure for hyperfunctional
support?
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