Phrasing

This topic is applicable to :

• wind instrumentalists
• valve instrumentalists
• vocalists
• synthesizer players who wants to simulate wind or valve instruments

People need to breathe. Musicians who play the wind and valve instruments need to pause for a few millisecs to take in air. Likewise singers too.

The time when breathing happens is very crucial. If one breathes too early, he/she might not last the last note. If one breathes too late, he/she might not be in time to play the first note.

Breathing at the wrong time would cause a vocalist to sing off-beat.

A synthesizer player who wants to naturally simulate a wind instrument e.g. flute must realise that flautists must pause a while to breathe. Therefore,  he needs to phrase his synth playing, pausing at the right moment.

Usually each phrase can be at most 3 bars ( measures ).

Thus phrasing of musical notes is very important.