Discussion on Chest-abdominal Combined Breathing Method in Singing

Journal: Arts Studies and Criticism DOI: 10.32629/asc.v1i1.154

Cheng Ye

Sichuan Conservatory of Music

Abstract

In singing, the body’s main motivation for making sounds is from breathing. Breathing is the basis of singing art. The breath if the singer is also called singing breath. Singing breathing not only affects the singer’s singing quality, but also relates to the singer’s “life”. Therefore, for singers, if they want to improve the singing quality and continue to develop in the singing career, they need to master the correct singing breathing method. At present, there are many breathing methods in vocal music singing, and the “chest-abdominal combined breathing method” is a widely recognized breathing method. Although chest-abdominal combined breathing method is the most ideal breathing method, but it is very difficult to master and use it skillfully. The chest-abdominal combined breathing method is the result of coordination and confrontation among the internal various organs, muscle groups, bones, etc. Therefore, to master the chest-abdominal combined breathing method is a kind of systemic training, which needs to accumulate over a long time to obtain. This is the author’s understanding of the chest-abdominal combined breathing method in singing, and the author hopes to provide some reference opinions for those who need it.

Keywords

chest-abdominal, combined breathing, method, singing, training

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