Some days, I can't help but notice all the times singers breathe between lines during songs. Aren't people trained to not gasp for air in front of the mic like that?
I was in choir for four years, and yes, we were. :p
Or if we needed to take a breath, to not let it show, and to go ahead and do it in the middle of hte song. It's only bad if everyone needs to take a breath at the same time, but usually there's enough breaks in the song, but it can be done unnoticed if you've practiced at it.
it depends on if it's the end of a line--if there's a punctuation mark that allows for a breath.
also, it could be a phrasing statement. Sometimes I tune into how singers are breathing, and try to determine why they're doing it a specific way. Some singers (for some reason Kelly Clarkson is coming to mind) usually gasp during a break for breath, into the microphone--that's part of her style.
Some breathe in odd places in order to draw attention to things--in "Not the Doctor" Alanis Morrisette goes "I don't wanna be your other half I believe that one and one make *breathe* two," which gives it a kind of sycophation and makes you pay attention to what's coming next, even though there's no comma there that would normally allow for a breath.
soloists have to be more careful with their breathing than choir members. In a choir, it's more about where not to breathe--if you're carrying over a line (in a song I'm singing in Chorale now, "the doom that fate/has destined mine" carries over, despite the fact that it's the end of a line--
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i mostly listen to music where i am quite sure that no one in the band every received ANY training of any kind. otherwise they'd be able to, you know, sing and play their instruments well. ha.
i'm glad i have no musical training of any kind. then i'd probably have to hate all my favorite bands.
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Yea, I've always thought that I shouldn't sing because:
1) No talent.
2) I'd probably gasp for air.
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Or if we needed to take a breath, to not let it show, and to go ahead and do it in the middle of hte song. It's only bad if everyone needs to take a breath at the same time, but usually there's enough breaks in the song, but it can be done unnoticed if you've practiced at it.
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also, it could be a phrasing statement. Sometimes I tune into how singers are breathing, and try to determine why they're doing it a specific way. Some singers (for some reason Kelly Clarkson is coming to mind) usually gasp during a break for breath, into the microphone--that's part of her style.
Some breathe in odd places in order to draw attention to things--in "Not the Doctor" Alanis Morrisette goes "I don't wanna be your other half I believe that one and one make *breathe* two," which gives it a kind of sycophation and makes you pay attention to what's coming next, even though there's no comma there that would normally allow for a breath.
soloists have to be more careful with their breathing than choir members. In a choir, it's more about where not to breathe--if you're carrying over a line (in a song I'm singing in Chorale now, "the doom that fate/has destined mine" carries over, despite the fact that it's the end of a line-- ( ... )
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i'm glad i have no musical training of any kind. then i'd probably have to hate all my favorite bands.
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I'm never going to make a living as a singer, but hey, I know how to breathe without gasping like a fish! :p
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