Breathing Techniques For Singing - Developing Good Breath Support
To get the full benefit of these exercises you need to breathe from your diaphragm.
OK, now let's talk about some breathing techniques for singing that you can do to improve your vocal power.
Breathing Techniques For Singing #1 - The Slow Air Leak To perform this first breathing technique for singing, first fill you lungs with air.
Remember to breath in using you diaphragm and keep you shoulders relaxed.
Once your lungs are sufficiently filled, release the air slowly by producing an "ssss...
" sound.
You can do this by creating a small hole between your teeth, then lightly push the tip of your tongue against the back of your teeth, and then gently push the air out.
The goal here is to release as little air as possible while keeping the stream of air steady and constant.
The benefit of this exercise is that it will train your diaphragm and the muscles around it to control your breath and maintain a constant tension while singing.
Breathing Techniques For Singing # 2 - The Fast Air Leak Next up on your list is "The Fast Air Leak.
" This second exercises builds on the first one and it is exactly the same except this time you will make the "ssss...
" sound as loudly as you can and release the air as quickly as you can.
The exercises will requires more tension your diaphragm and the surrounding muscles.
If you can't sustain this loud sound for very long, don't worry.
That is normal.
This will train your diaphragm to deal with greater levels of tension while singing.
Breathing Techniques For Singing # 3 - The Bouncing Air Leak The last one in our list is the "Bouncing Air Leak.
" In this exercise, instead of producing a steady and constant "ssss..
..
" sound, I want you to it light and bouncy.
It should sound something like this: "sss! sss! sss! sss!" The benefit of this exercise is that it will make your diaphragm more flexible so that you can better singing fast songs.
Remember to do these exercises everyday for 10 -15 minutes each.
It's also important to keep in mind proper breathing practices while doing these breathing techniques for singing.