How to have breath to sing and carry your voice?

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Singing is an art and as such, its practice calls for particular skills.

Some of them are innate, others are acquired through a long habit.

While the beauty of a voice may be natural, the quality of the song it produces is not guaranteed.

The secret lies in the mastery of the breath.

Indeed, to push the song, one must certainly like to sing, but also one must sing right.

Singing professionals offer a great arsenal of techniques for singing just while sailing on the breath.

Let's discover the best of them.

The technique of abdominal breathing

Let's find out about this method.

Abdominal breathing

Did you know that professional singers do not breathe the same way as ordinary people?

Surprising, isn't it?

In fact, knowing how to inhale and exhale leads to producing a better sound.

Next to the chest breathing that we all practice instinctively, there is abdominal breathing.

It is the latter which is best suited to emit a longer, louder or higher sound.

It is the ideal breath for singing in tune.

As we know, the diaphragm is the muscle par excellence for breathing.

By the following technique, it becomes possible to inhale deeply and control the diaphragm.

The stored breath simply becomes more important.

The technique in practice

The advantage of this technique is that it makes it possible to switch from chest breathing to breathing through the abdomen.

Lie on your back, preferably on a flat surface.

Place a book on your belly button and start breathing "through your stomach" calmly, inhaling and exhaling deeply.

Next, stand in front of a mirror with your feet flat and your torso straight.

Without raising your head, put your fingers on the navel and inflate your abdomen with air.

Inhale, then exhale!

Deepen the exercise by expanding the rib area as well.

Gradually you will develop abdominal breathing.

The lighter technique

One of the great embarrassments of singing is falling on a long note and running out of air.

The great void!

This exercise helps to control the exhalation phase and especially to prolong it, because it is while exhaling that we produce sounds!

It is quite simple to do.

Take a deep breath while inflating your abdomen.

The chest should not rise!

Then bring a lit lighter a good distance from your lips.

Slowly exhale on the flame, being careful not to extinguish it.

The goal is to achieve a longer exhalation with each attempt.

Repeat the exercise as often as possible.

The bubble technique

It allows to work the flexibility of the vocal cords and to keep a certain stability in the exhalation of the air.

Using a straw in a half-full glass, blow air into the water.

While blowing, alternately emit sounds and simple air through the straw.

The objective here is to keep the quantity of bubbles produced constant in both cases.

Repeat the exercise by pinching the straw, without the glass.

Learning: a good foundation

Between exercises done alone and instructions from a teacher, there is a big gap.

Nothing beats the gaze of a master on the subject and especially the baggage of experiences that there is to acquire.

In addition, you understood it correctly, abdominal breathing will allow you to control the diaphragm.

It is also necessary that he is completely free and relaxed and that you know how to breathe correctly.

Watch this free video workshop to discover the advice of Loris Vitry, Yoga Therapist and Breathing Coach.

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