interesting revelation

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hi folks,

i noticed something the other day regarding inhalation, and i would like to know if you have experienced this, or do you/do you not agree with me?

when you inhale to sing, whether it's a 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, or 3/4's of an inhale, be it a shallow or a full-blown inhale, that inhale level, has no impact on volume.

i.o.w., my finding: the degree of inhaled air has no relationship to the volume of the note produced.

please try it and let me know what you think. take a very slight inhale and sing...then take a deep inhale, and sing. pretty interesting?

[jonpall]

Correct.

[ronws]

hi folks,

i noticed something the other day regarding inhalation, and i would like to know if you have experienced this, or do you/do you not agree with me?

when you inhale to sing, whether it's a 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, or 3/4's of an inhale, be it a shallow or a full-blown inhale, that inhale level, has no impact on volume.

i.o.w., my finding: the degree of inhaled air has no relationship to the volume of the note produced.

please try it and let me know what you think. take a very slight inhale and sing...then take a deep inhale, and sing. pretty interesting?

Right on. In fact, if I take to full a breath, I end up getting tension in the chest. I tend to inhale just enough for the phrase I am trying to sing. So, it's not how much air you inhale, the main thing to learn is to inhale comfortably, yet quickly, to continue a phrase, or what-have-you.

Now that I think of it, of the songs I have posted here, I never grabbed a big breath for any of it, even the high notes, regardless of duration.

[Martin H]

It depends,

If you mainly use natural support (CVT) in your singing -then the more you expand your thorax(ribcage) the higher the elastic recoil will be and you will be able to produce higher air pressure levels - hence the ability to sing with more volume. :)

[ronws]

It depends,

If you mainly use natural support (CVT) in your singing -then the more you expand your thorax(ribcage) the higher the elastic recoil will be and you will be able to produce higher air pressure levels - hence the ability to sing with more volume.

I never thought of it that way. Using the recoil of the body. When I need more air pressure, I just applied it, usually by the modified kiae I learned from martial arts. But now, I'm going to think about that next time. See if taking a deep breath with the idea that I was use that tension to increase air pressure from a recoil can work for me.

[VideoHere]

It depends,

If you mainly use natural support (CVT) in your singing -then the more you expand your thorax(ribcage) the higher the elastic recoil will be and you will be able to produce higher air pressure levels - hence the ability to sing with more volume.

ah, i see. well, i found to my amazement i can exhale almost completely empty of air, tense my abs, and belt a note. i guess it's good to know it's there when you might need it.