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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>Should I Sing Loudly or Softly? &#8211; Dynamics Markings In Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dynamic symbols]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In your music you will often see various markings and abbreviations. Some of these markings are &#8220;dynamics&#8221; markings and are used by the composer or arranger to indicate the relative loudness or softness desired in the music. See the table below for the more common abbreviations and their meanings.



Abbreviation
Meaning
Term


p
Soft volume
piano


pp
Very soft volume
pianissimo


ppp
Very, very soft volume
pianississimo


mp
Moderately [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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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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