Often singers run out of breath while singing because their tone is not focused
enough -- i.e., the vocal cords are letting too much air pass through. This can
often be improved by vocalizing a lot on the [ae] sound, as in "fat cat."
Quacking like a duck can also help. Hard to describe in writing -- better in
demonstration! :-)
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Dr. Diane M. Clark, Assoc. Prof. of Music
Dept. of Music, Rhodes College
2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112
901-843-3782; fax 843-3789
dclark@r... http://www.rhodes.edu
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> From: d.roesler@t...
> Reply To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:59 AM
> To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [vocalist] Breathing
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> I am having some struggles with breathing when I sing. Specifically,
> I run out of air rather quickly. Can someone steer me to some good
> information on proper breathing, expanding capacity, exercises,
> etc.? Oddly enough, I run into some of this breath capacity problem
> in speaking as well.
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