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Absolutely correct - the pranayama techniques were practiced by the priets for reciting the vedas. Singers practice pranayama to this day. Also, I can say that Aura has the best distance learning course for yoga.

Basic Pranayama techniques such as ujjayi are very much like the breathing exercises I was taught as a teenager at both drama and singing classes. We used a breathing technique called Intercostal-diaphragmatic Breathing. As a reslut of having learned this breathing technique at a young age, my breath control was much improved. When I started along my yogic path and came across Ujjayi Pranayama, it was easy for me to make the slight changes required from the breathing technique I had learn at drama and singing. There is no doubt in my mind that yoga breathing techniques (pranayama), when done correctly and mindfully can greatly improve a singer's breath and voice control, as well as strengthening the muscles required for good voice projection.