Breathing Against the Conducting Gesture? The Effect of Congruent and Incongruent Gesture-Task Combinations on Breathing Behavior and Resulting Loudness of Choral Singers

Previous research suggests that the conductor's choice of preparatory gesture affects choral singers’ breathing behavior as well as the corresponding loudness and sound quality. As these gestures are in choral practice often combined with instructions on the desired breathing technique, the aim...

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Main Authors: Sarah Lisette Platte, Albert Gollhofer, Dominic Gehring, Joseph Willimann, Morten Schuldt-Jensen, Benedikt Lauber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Music & Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043231218558