Breathing plays a very important role in singing. So how does Bel Canto breathe? Let me answer for you, I hope I can help you!

First, the status of breathing in singing

As the saying goes, breath begins with sound and ends with sound, which shows that sages have clearly realized the very important role of breath in singing since ancient times. The key to singing is breathing, or breath. The key to singing a good song is the singer's grasp of breathing. Successful singers have different breathing standards and experiences, but what they have in common is the position of breathing, the strength between breathing and vocal cords, the support point of breathing and the control of breathing. As early as thousands of years ago, China's traditional vocal music has come to the conclusion that breath sinks in the abdomen, breath comes from vocalization, and voice is transmitted by breath. You can't make a sound without breath, but you must rely on successful ideas such as breathing to make a sound. Singers, vocalists and musicians at home and abroad have all expounded the important position of breathing in singing. For example, as the famous Italian vocal educator Betsy said: People who can't breathe don't know how to sing and can't sing. Breathing is the basis of singing, just like the relationship between fingers and piano. People without fingers can't play the piano, and breathing is the most basic condition for singing. Caruso, an equally famous Italian tenor, said that mastering the correct breathing art is a prerequisite for a singer to reach the peak of music art. For another example, Pavarotti, a world-famous tenor, once said: If you can't control your breathing well, you can't sing well, and it can even be said that it is a burden to your voice. The famous dramatist Shakespeare once wrote: As an excellent singer, whether singing weak syllables or strong scales, you need to keep breathing all the time, and then use natural breathing to convey the true feelings of the songs you sing to the audience affectionately. At home, Professor Shen, a famous vocal educator in China, also believes that the art of singing is roughly equivalent to the art of breathing, and breathing supports all the tone sandhi in singing. It can be seen that breathing plays an irreplaceable role in singing and occupies a very important position.

Second, scientific breathing methods.

If a singer wants to sing vivid and beautiful songs, he must first master scientific breathing methods. So what is a scientific breathing method, how to practice it, and what matters should be paid attention to? Here is a brief introduction to scientific breathing methods for everyone.

First of all, scientific breathing methods are inseparable from the singer's correct standing posture. As the famous plastic vocal master Jamie Tseva said, the motive force of breathing is standing posture, and the source of sound is breathing. It can be seen that if the singer does not stand correctly when singing, naturally he can't keep a smooth breath and can't sing good music. The correct standing posture means that the singer needs to stand up straight, not hunchback, relax his chest position, make his hands perpendicular to his shoulders, naturally separate his feet from his shoulders, or put one foot in front and one foot behind him, but his body center of gravity must be tilted to his front foot. When a singer sings, he should keep relaxed before and after his body. The state of his body is different from that of the front and back. At the same time, facial expressions should not be stiff, let alone expressionless, but should be stretched. The specific happiness and sadness should be determined according to the song itself. During the whole singing process, eyes should look straight ahead, and muscles of mouth, chin, chin and face should be relaxed. When singing, the singer's chest state is chest-containing, that is, no pressure, no breath, no tension. Pronunciation comes from the chest. If you are nervous, it will directly affect the stretching effect. Therefore, if you want to master scientific breathing, you must first have a correct standing posture.

Secondly, scientific breathing methods are inseparable from correct breathing guidance. The scientific breathing method is chest combined breathing. As the premise and foundation of singing, breathing is also the power and source of singing. It can be seen that having a scientific breathing method is equivalent to mastering the correct singing method. Correct breathing method and luck method are the most important in singing training. At present, there are three scientific breathing methods, namely abdominal breathing, chest breathing and chest-abdomen combined breathing. However, in the practical application process, the combined breathing method is often used, and the diaphragm and abdominal muscles are used to adjust the breathing mode together, which is also widely used by professional singers and professional singers. Combined breathing is the use of abdominal muscles and chest to regulate and control breathing, and it is also a relatively perfect breathing method generally recognized by the vocal music community at this stage. The specific content of the combined breathing method is: when the singer breathes, the nose and mouth must breathe vertically downward, the shoulders and chest should be in a relaxed state, and the breath should be directly sucked to the lower end of the lungs, the ribs will expand outward, the lower abdomen will keep contracting, and the back will also expand outward. Breathing should not be too light, and the breath should stay in the chest, otherwise the voice will be thin, and the neck muscles or throat will twitch or tense. Of course, the breath can't be absorbed too deeply, so it's easy to artificially lower the voice, and you can't use the voice freely, and there will be a stiff situation. It can be seen that breathing should not be too deep or too shallow, and breathing should be adjusted to a moderate position, which is also the first step in connecting singing. When exhaling, be sure to keep a certain state of relaxation. You can't relax at once. You should be in a state of gradual relaxation and breathe rhythmically.

Finally, a scientific breathing method is inseparable from the skill of using qi. The skills of using qi mainly include four essentials: inhaling, controlling qi, activating qi and taking a breath. The first step is to inhale. The most important thing is that the singer should open his throat when singing. For example, babies crying or people without any manual training usually cry, shout and laugh loudly, but when these sounds appear, people first feel abdominal pain, not sore throat. It can be seen that when these sounds are made, people's breathing is correct and natural, rather than deliberately breathing air. In fact, this means that the sound is completely turned on and there are enough channels for air to enter. Due to the huge external pressure, air naturally enters the abdomen, and singing is naturally smooth. The second step is to control the breath. Breathing is the result of external natural pressure. If you can't control the air effectively after inhaling, the air will be easily used up, and there will be a situation that we are familiar with when singing, that is, panting, resulting in insufficient drawl. Once the air exceeds the vocal cords, it will deteriorate, from airflow to acoustic flow. Once you breathe too little air, the human body can't resonate, so the sound will be very weak. However, if you breathe too much, there will be breath running behind your head, which will make a dull and blunt sound and lose its proper timbre. The throat itself is lifeless and cannot make any sound by itself. As the famous musician Pavarotti once said, the power of sound comes not from the throat, but from the diaphragm. Therefore, without scientific breathing practice, there will be oral singing and breath running behind the vocal cords, which is not correct. Proper breath control is similar to yawning, so it is easy to control your breath. The third step, the breath flows, so that the breath has enough room to maneuver in the human body, so as to obtain moderate sound intensity and let the audience feel that the singer is singing with his whole body. This feeling is that the sound is not lacking in strength and luster, killing two birds with one stone, not only can keep the breath smooth, but also the sound can flow out. Step four, take a deep breath. If a singer's breathing is not in place, then the songs he sings must be unpleasant. During the whole singing process, the singer should find out where the air outlet is, when to start breathing and where to breathe. The singer should be aware of it, so the singer can consolidate it through repeated contact until the ventilation is correct. Singers can't take the initiative to breathe while breathing, so the more they sing, the lighter they become. You have to find the air outlet first, push your waist gently, and then the air will come in.

Third, the use of breathing in Bel Canto.

Bel canto is inseparable from the use of breath, which is the premise, motivation and source of singing, and all singing performance skills are closely related to breath. Therefore, we should play an active role in Bel Canto, enrich our singing skills and sing beautiful and dynamic songs. At present, breathing has been widely used in Bel Canto and achieved certain results. For example, mastering correct and skillful breathing skills can produce mixed sound resonance effect, which can not only enrich the content of singing, but also broaden the range. Using breath to sound from the nasal cavity, chest cavity and abdominal cavity can make the timbre of bass, alto and treble harmonious and unified, make the breathing connect well without stopping in the voice changing area, and make the whole singing color sweet. Moreover, the singer's own real voice mixed in the head cavity can also increase the resonance color, and the falsetto mixed in the chest cavity can also make a high and resonant sound, so that the overall timbre of the whole voice remains unchanged. It can be seen that the use of breathing in Bel Canto can achieve a good treble.

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