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VOCAL Friday

Series 2
Breath Control
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Breath Control
Vocal Friday Series 2
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Breathing refers to the process of
moving air out and into the body.

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Breathing is the movement of air,organs
and energy around the body.

Breathing is divided into Inhalation and

exhalation.
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Good posture is the basis of breath
support. Always breath from the

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diaphragm (A dome shaped muscle
beneath the lungs that contracts and
goes down when we inhale and releases
and goes up thereby pushing air out of
the lungs when we exhale.
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Benefits of Breathing Properly
while singing
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1) Use your breath Efficiently
2)Have a less Airy tone
3) Ability to sustain notes and sing long phrases.
4)Increase in volume

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5)Improve stamina /Endurance
6)Reduce tension in the chest,shoulder,neck and face
7)Reduce tension on the vocal folds
8)Allows enough oxygen needed in the body and balances
release of carbon dioxide.
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Singers should:-
1) Avoid forcing air out of the body
2)The area above not below the navel should be seen to

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expand
3) Avoid the rib cage collapsing at the end of a phrase
4)Avoid raising shoulders or chest caused by inhaling too
deeply
5) Breathing silently through the nose is helpful.
When we speak the ribcage collapses when exhaling but
with Appogio technique the ribcage doesn't collapse.
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Appogio is an Italian word called Breath support. It
involves raising the sternum before inhalation and not
allowing the chest to recoil or collapse when replenishing

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the air.

How to achieve Appogio

1)Raise the both arms above the head. The sternum will
rise naturally
2)Breathe in
3) Bring down the hands as you breathe out.
Posture for Breathing

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(A)For Standing
1) Stand against a wall
2) Your Head ,shoulders,hips and heels should touch the wall.
3) Relax your body.
4) If you notice any tension shake your body and breathe in.

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5) Slightly bend your knee but not to the extent to make you shorter.
6)Your ears should be over your shoulders.
7) Keep the crown of your head to face the ceiling.
8) Allow plenty air to flow in and out of your abdominal regions.
9)Keep Shoulders back, down and relaxed.
10) Keep Chest in neutral,high position to make room for air.
11) Keep arms at each side of the body.
12) Arms should be relaxed and not rigid.
13)Put the weight of your body on the balls of your feet.Lean weight
forward.
 (B)For sitting

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1)Sit Up Straight on a chair
2)Place the feet flat on the floor
3)Avoid crossing your legs
4)Avoid leaning backwards

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Evaluation

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1) State More reasons why we need to
breathe properly while singing.
2) Why do you think that we need breath
control.
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Assignments:
1) Practice the breathing

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exercises throughout the week
and share your thoughts next
vocal Friday with us.
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