Exercise Two (Secondary Group)

 

          Exercise Two

                                   Breathing

Exercise 2 is broken into two parts - one section is about strengthening, and the other section explores releasing. Breathing exercises allow a special muscle in the body called the diaphragm to expand, strengthen and relax, which allows you to take deeper breaths, as well as retain air a lot better during a performance.

It is imperative that you pace yourself, and remember to stop if you feel pain, light-headedness or sickness from any of the exercises in this portfolio. 

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Hello everybody and welcome back! With this exercise, what we want to do is release the tension in the abdomen and the diaphragm. The first part of the exercise is working on taking quick, short breaths. I have chosen Wellerman to conduct the first part - the song itself is very catchy, and will also help you to track your counts. The purpose is to ensure you have no tension in your diaphragm, chest or throat before you go into part two of the exercise. Within this exercise, we will be using counts up to eight and twelve. In part two, we will be training to Rolling in the Deep, and within this section, we are going to explore breathing and singing into counts of twelve over a longer period of time (sustaining notes).

Independent task - use the techniques learned today and try to implement them into another composition. Any genre is allowed, but no profanity in your chosen song. Upload publicly or privately via morethantreble@gmail.com. Remember to refer to the first post regarding 1-2-1 guided learning, this is a paid provision within the programme and may come in handy if you would like a comprehensive lesson.