I’m creating a yoga class for singers and would love some input!
How about identifying songs that contain parts of the the AUM sound…like Don’t Don’t…(Don’t Don’t, thats what you say) in the Elvis Presley song, for starters…?x
There is this asana call singing lots of hours that will work.
[QUOTE=NadraMac;43426]I’m creating a yoga class for singers and would love some input!:D[/QUOTE]
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I think that’s a great idea. Breathing exercises and asanas that open up the chest area (maybe camel pose, heart open pose etc.) would be what I’d include. You need to have fit lungs and a strong diaphragm to belt out those tunes.
Ive met many singers through the years and if they haven’t succumbed to booze or drugs, they tend to be very fit people. One setback is, before the smoking bans, they were deep breathing in all the smoke risen above audience levels, so taking that into account, many are still today very fit.
The type of breathing used by singers and dancers is different, notice how you dont see pro dancers puffing and panting whilst dancing? they shallow breath whilst singers deep breath. When you try to do the the two, it takes some practice. I’m an ex singer and it took me numerous attempts to do the two…eventually you slip into it suddenly…it kind of clicks naturally but when you begin you think you will never be able to do the two.
A study was done on the possibility of people suffering from breathing complaints, asthma etc to retrain their breathing to be shallow when walking etc, to help them manage better.
You can have all the breath in the world, but without proper coordination of the vocal cords, it doesn’t mean much.
[QUOTE=thomas;43494]You can have all the breath in the world, but without proper coordination of the vocal cords, it doesn’t mean much.[/QUOTE]
Oh yes true Thomas…trouble is people can train for years but still be out of tune at the end of it…so its ear, the fineness of the ability to know what your hearing back is flat or sharp…trouble is some people are not aware of this not matter how many years they’ve been doing it…they will hear it as perfect, when its not. Cruel in a way, isnt it.?
I could never teach it for that reason. x
[QUOTE=kareng;43459]Ive met many singers through the years and if they haven’t succumbed to booze or drugs, they tend to be very fit people. One setback is, before the smoking bans, they were deep breathing in all the smoke risen above audience levels, so taking that into account, many are still today very fit.
The type of breathing used by singers and dancers is different, notice how you dont see pro dancers puffing and panting whilst dancing? they shallow breath whilst singers deep breath. When you try to do the the two, it takes some practice. I’m an ex singer and it took me numerous attempts to do the two…eventually you slip into it suddenly…it kind of clicks naturally but when you begin you think you will never be able to do the two.
A study was done on the possibility of people suffering from breathing complaints, asthma etc to retrain their breathing to be shallow when walking etc, to help them manage better.[/QUOTE]
Thank you Kareng, for all your useful advice. Would you recommend any particular type of pranayama, given that singers do have a deeper breath? Or do you think I should focus more on the calming effect of the breath, and possibly go for nadishodna, which focuses on individualizing the left and right brain?
[QUOTE=FlexPenguin;43447]Try this website for information : yogasing[/QUOTE]
Thank you! Great site! (I don’t know why it didn’t come up in my search?! So thank you again!)
[QUOTE=NadraMac;43426]I’m creating a yoga class for singers and would love some input!:D[/QUOTE]
Hey NadraMac - I am not sure about Asanas but I think Prayanama will be good as it teaches to retain and release breath under your control… a key ability for singing.
hi, I think any asana basically opening the lungs can be very beneficial. Many asanas are there to open lungs like the pigeon pose, the camel pose etc…also one single pose which comes to my mind for the throat and larynx is the Singhasana (lions pose)…Its specially suited for teachers who have to keep talking for hours but i am sure will help singers too.
Namaste
google strelnikova breathing exercises, she was an actress and lost her voice, but by practicing breathing exercises she was able to sing again
The breath is only a small part of singing. Very necessary of course, but the sound is made in the vocal cords and resonating chambers of the body.
I would be interested in a yoga practice that helps with vocal cord coordination and proper closure.
It need not take much breath at all to sing well.
[QUOTE=NadraMac;43426]I’m creating a yoga class for singers and would love some input!:D[/QUOTE]
I can suggest you to look for an asana called Simhasana (The Lion Posture).
This asana makes your voice quality world of good within very short time period by constant practice of this. This will also give you relief from oral cavity, teeth, tongue, and throat.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Kindest to you,