Quiz 2

Question 1

A singer with proper breathing technique will

Answer 1

create breath pressure necessary to sing high pitches, meter breath, relax breathing muscles, have a more stable vibrato

Question 2

phases of the breathing cycle

Answer 2

inhalation, very brief suspension, exhalation, recovery

Question 3

what does the diaphragm do in inhalation and where is it?

Answer 3

releases lungs and brings air in by contracting then descending, located under lungs

Question 4

what is clavicular breathing and why should a singer avoid it?

Answer 4

upper chest breathing, a singer should avoid to keep the sternum up and avoid tension

Question 5

what is breath support, and how is it related to ‘very brief suspension’?

Answer 5

Breath support involves delivering the right level of breath pressure to the vocal folds. It is related as a transition for inhalation to exhalation.

Question 6

what does the diaphragm do in exhalation?

Answer 6

it releases the breath by ascending, singers can control this through exhaling with their abdominal and rib muscles