Phrasing

Posted in Category Technique and Style
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    Kang Yong Hyun 3 years ago

    Hi Ms Camille

    In the lesson about breath, Mr Jonathan told me that I should separate my phrases into 2 bars/ 4 bars/ 6 bars...

    However, I remember you telling me in the lesson about singing with emotion that I should organise the notes into phrases "whenever it feels right." For example, I should take a breath when I see a punctuation mark (, or .)

    So I would like to ask whether I should do phrases systematically (I should breathe after a certain number of bars) or just take a breath when I feel like it.

    Thank you

     

     
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    Camille van Niekerk 3 years ago

    Hi, Kang! For solo singing, I encourage you to breathe where there's a pause or a break in the thought or musical line. A good rule of thumb is: if the text, written out, would have any kind of punctuation (like a comma, period, etc), that's an opportunity to breathe (as long as you're not interrupting the musical line). Breathing every certain # of bars is totally fine (and sometimes choral music is broken up like that), but with solo singing you can be a bit more free!

  • K
    Kang Yong Hyun 3 years ago

    I see 

    Thank you!

     
  • C
    Camille van Niekerk 3 years ago

    You're welcome, Kang!

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