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		<title>Singing and Breathing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Correct breathing is fundamental to good singing. This post addresses the most basic aspect of breathing, taking the breath.
In my experience I have found that breathing for singers is similar to breathing for athletes and wind instrumentalists. The breath should be taken low. Imagine that your lungs are not in your chest but are in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choral Singing Is Good For You</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study commissioned by Chorus America has concluded that choral singing is good for children, adults and communities. The study says:
&#8230; singing in one of the 270,000 choruses in the U.S., such as a community chorus or a school or church choir, is strongly correlated with qualities that are associated with success throughout life, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s An Octave?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They Told Me That I Was Singing An Octave Too Low.  What is an octave?
Sometimes in our rehearsals there is a bass singer who is singing an octave lower than the other basses. When the director says that someone is singing an octave too low, it makes no difference because the offending bass does not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Must Watch Your Choir Director</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you annoyed your choir director by not watching him or her? Do you bury your eyes in the music and never look up? You may think that you can just feel the beat and sing. Well, for much choral music you must watch the director.
Unlike most popular music that you hear on the radio, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Notes Do I Sing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you in a choir but you don&#8217;t read music? If so, then when the music is passed around you may not know what notes you should sing? Well, even if you don&#8217;t read music, it may help you to know which notes you should sing so that you know which lyrics are for you. [...]]]></description>
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