Skill Acquisition of Breathing in Singing by Ruby Hall https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5 Ruby Hall EXSC239 en-us 2019-04-05 23:50:00 UTC 2019-04-11 08:46:02 UTC hello@padlet.com rhall341 https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/349113880 - Breathing techniques are important to how a singer can support their singing technique.
- Research in the importance of breathing training is scarce as it can vary depending on singing styles.
- Active control of the abdomen is often advocated by professional singers. It promotes a lengthened diaphragm, elevating the rib cage and helps with vocal control.
- Increase in ability to control abdominal muscles helps with expansion of the rib cage which increases the capacity of expiration pressure.
- Measuring improvements in singing are difficult to grasp and draw conclusions to breathing techniques but more and more studies are being conducting which address different breathing techniques and breathing while singing.]]> 2019-04-06 02:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/349113880 The Motor Mechanisms of Singing rhall341 https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/349114200 - During singing the air pressure creates a column that vibrates the vocal cords. It is vital that singers have a conscious control of air to breath efficiently.
- The skeleton, muscles, and respiratory system all contribute to the support of breathing.]]> 2019-04-06 03:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/349114200 Accent Breathing Technique rhall341 https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/349114215 -  Accent breathing focuses on the structure and function of the respiratory system. It is used to help support and develop breathing in singing.
- Singing from the diaphragm ('belly-in' singing) is a common method to control breath while singing. - The accent method refers to the contraction of the diaphragm when inhaling, alternating with the contraction of the abdominal muscles on exhalation.
- The accent method helps the singer gain control of breathing and abdominal muscle movement.
- The experimental group of the study showed improvements in after 10 weeks of accent breathing technique training in their average dynamic range and pitch.
- More study needs to be conducted to explore how the accent method could be allocated into a young singer's training to improve breathing techniques and singing performance. ]]> 2019-04-06 03:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/349114215 Breathing in Singing rhall341 https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/349114332 - The contracted muscles of the abdomen while singing prevent the diaphragm from shortening which allows for strong subglottal pressure. 
- Subglottal pressure can be described as the pressure in the lungs that produces the energy that creates the human voice. 
- A strong subglottal pressure supports the pitch and tone as it means there is a larger air volume which involves an increase in chest cavity size.
- The expansion of the chest cavity allows for easier manipulation of sound. 
- The study observed that most classical singers could independently control their breathing therefore their abdominal wall and rib cage. This increased the amount of pressure they could produce in the expiratory muscles and intra-abdominal which improved the control of the subglottal pressure during long vocal sounds. 

]]> 2019-04-06 03:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/349114332 Why is Breathing Important? rhall341 https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/349784736 2019-04-09 03:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/349784736 Breathing in Singing rhall341 https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/350240349 - While singing, it is important that a singer knows how to adjust subglottic pressures by controlling the respiratory muscles to gain a constant vocal quality.
- Contrary to popular belief, the diaphragm is not an involuntary muscle and can be shown using biofeedback. This records real-time electrical signals within the muscles while singing to observe a pattern of muscle contraction.
- When the abdominal muscles are not relaxed while singing, the diaphragm's movement can be inhibited, reducing the volume of inhalation.
- Abdominal muscle relaxation is very important in singing training to control breath and voice projection
- When a note is needing to be sung at a constant pitch and volume the subglottic pressure must remain steady, which requires the ability to adjust the level of inspiratory and expiratory muscle activity.]]> 2019-04-10 07:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/350240349 Breathing support and Singing Voice Projection rhall341 https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/350641575 - Respiratory patterns throughout a breath cycle with enhanced projection of the voice relies on adjustments of breathing.
- To project the singer's voice it is important that they have a strong support of respiratory muscles meaning training in activation and movement of the rib cage can improve singing performance
- To project the voice it was observed that it could be done with changes to the glottal vibratory pattern. Reinforcing that with an increase in subglottal pressure the singer can better control their voice, improving their singing.]]> 2019-04-11 04:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/350641575 rhall341 https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/350644736 2019-04-11 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rhall341/iqyen99ag5v5/wish/350644736