Breathing for Singing: Everything You Need to Know
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Introduction 0:00
Breath as Fuel and Vocal Cords as Motor 02:00
Diaphragmatic Breathing 04:20
Posture 06:50
Silent Breathing 08:35
Farinelli Breathing Exercise 09:50
Singing with Suspension 16:00
A very common goal for new singers is to learn breathing for singing exercises and to sing from the diaphragm.
Often times, students will ask for singing breathing techniques or singing breath control and they think that means holding their breath or give them an aerobic workout so they learn how to breathe properly for singing. I don’t do this often in my voice lessons.
The truth is that while singing breath support is important, it’s been massively overcomplicated and proclaimed as the ONE BIG SECRET to singing success.
That’s not the case.
Here’s how to find the correct breathing for singing:
First of all, singing involves three complex systems that work together:
the respiration system, the phonation system and the resonation system.
Today, we’ll focus primarily on the respiration system.
The respiration system involves the diaphragm and lungs and provides the fuel for singing.
The breath is only one small part of the whole system that makes up a great singer! It’s also the easiest to master.
The truth is there are lots of singing problems and vocal issues that no amount of breath support will help because the issue is not with the respiration.
That said, there are a few important things that you should know as a developing singer, especially if you want to learn how to breathe when singing high notes.
First, make sure that the respiration system of singing is supported. Much of this comes down to breathing muscles and singing. Here’s an important exercise to ensure that your breath is supported.
1. Maintain a tall posture
As simple as this sounds, a tall posture is an incredibly important component to breathing while singing, especially if you’ve been having problems with losing your breath while singing or experiencing shortness of breath.
1. Make sure that your head is even above your shoulders, not jutting forward or pulled back.
2. The shoulders should be comfortably positioned at your sides.
3. Your hips are evenly spaced and in line with your shoulders.
4. Your feet should be evenly spaced and in line with your hips.
Got it? Good!
This stance should feel powerful. Like you’re ready to take on anything.
If this feels uncomfortable double check your posture in the mirror and ensure the previous steps are accomplished.
2. Sing from diaphragm
Now, with the correct posture, we can move on to the fun part of engaging the right muscles for breathing.
In this section, we’ll be moving from chesty and costal breathing to diaphragmatic breathing or singing from the diaphragm.
1. Standing with your tall posture, place your hands on the bottom edge of your belly, like you’re pregnant and holding your stomach.
2. Begin to feel the movement of your breath.
3. Take a slow inhale through your nose and see if you feel any movement in your hands around your stomach. If you’re in front of the mirror, you can also check to see if there’s any movement in your body as you’re inhaling.
4. Exhale and breathe comfortably.
5. Now that you’re aware of your breath, see if you can direct the breath to the bottom of your stomach. You should notice that your stomach expands when you inhale and retracts when you exhale.
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Times for the Discussion - Demonstration - Exercise Segments of this video:
Discussion 0:00
Demonstration 4:40
Exercise 11:30
Thank you for sharing so effectively and passionately your knowledge. Your lesson is very helpful. Thank you!
That was such a great explanation Matt. Thanks
Your videos make me so happy dude
thanks really helpfull
Thank you!!💞💞💞
Very good idea.
I sing only when I drive. I'm interested in anchoring & for that, getting knowlwdge of voice and singing practice helps a lot for public speaking too.Your video is so educative. Just love your video. i will constantly watch your vieos on daily basis. On 15th September i.e. on Engineers Day I'm doing anchoring for the first time and would like to make it as career.
What wonderful examples, with the opening singing, and the demonstration. "Box" or "Square" breathing. Also useful for relieving stress. I read that Seal Teams do this to keep the adrenaline of an action from sending their heart rate through the roof. Hm, might work for an audition.
I learned it as: Inhale for count, Hold for count, Exhale for count, Hold for count. A teacher also pointed out that we shouldn't "lock in" the breath at top or bottom by swallowing or closing down our glottis, but instead we want to rely on our muscles to hold the inhale or exhale.
Tango Tribe thanks for watching! This exercise was made famous by the virtuoso castrato singer Farinelli.
Farinelli was famed for his incredible sustains and this exercise can be useful to anyone. I absolutely believe it can reduce stress too.
You're right, we mustn't close down the glottis while we suspend, but rather gently hold it as if we could continue singing or breathing in.
I love your channel, your videos are very helpful to me. Btw, you look great with longer hair.
thanks sir
That was nice.
Great video! This was really hard. I couldn’t go passed 9 seconds inhaling. 😩 That’s how I know I need to work on this more.
Hey Sharron, 9 seconds is actually pretty good. No one is going to test you to see how long you can hold it. Obviously, the most important part is being able to sustain your singing. This will definitely help!
thanks Ramsey//octave works
Good to hear
Hi Matt I understand the breathing part but when your singing after you take a breath do you let the belly come in naturally as you sing or do you consciously pull it in Abit to support or would this cause tension? Thanks
Wait, so... we inhale into the stomach (while maintaining good posture), we suspend the breath (and I liked the way you explained that)... then we sing with the breath suspended, but still exhaling? I'm a little confused about that. Any help would be appreciated. I think the concept of suspension as you described it is the key to helping me with my tightness/restriction issues.
Thanks. I was very confused by one point though, at 5:27 you say to "try to pull your tummy in", and 10 seconds later you say "the stomach expands" ?? If you get a chance could you please clarify. Do you really need to pull your tummy in (seems a little forced and unnatural for each breath?), or was that more just for demonstrating that the belly area expands with the inhale? Thanks again!
Great stuff.....Matt! Do you have a sister by the name of Stephanie?
Hi there, I have a question! Upon exhaling, I notice I have the tendency to use my throat to control how much air is released and how quickly it is released. Is this bad form? If so, how can I control the exhale without using my throat?
Hi Ramsey! I have a question. I have been practicing my breathing for
Months. When I sing on notes that I tend to struggle with as the pitch goes and I push air into my vocal folds my lower ribs at the centre of upper abs gets tight. Also when I sing my voice gets tired. What’s the problem?
Hey Maryan, it's difficult to say without hearing you. Have you checked out this video on hitting higher notes? czcams.com/video/MA07if-IDDg/video.html
Hi ramsey,
I found a little bit problem with this exercise,
everytime i'm tyring to take a breath the area around my neck felt is felt tight and tense, like i'm holding something and it feels uncomfortable.
am i doing incorrectly? or is it an effect for doing incorrect all the time, so that the right way feels incorrect?
really hope you could help me to solve it.
btw, i really love your teaching method, really wish that your method could improve my voice a lot so that i could spread and share it to everyone.
thank you :))
Same!
I have somes songs on youtube I wont to know if iam useing my diaphragm singing in mixed voice belt
Marie, I'd be happy to check them out.
ok
Hi, I am finding it hard to understand the suspend the breath part. Are we holding the breathe???
Hey Beverlyn, yes you're holding the breath. But make sure that you're not holding your breath tightly. It should feel like you could keep singing at any moment. Follow the instructions here: ramseyvoice.com/breathing-for-singing/
Hi Ramsey, If I get the explanation well, developing a good breath support is mainly based on how long you can sustain the air you inhale right?
that's part of it, it's more how you control the release of that "suspended" air in order to sing.
@@ramseyvoicestudio Thank you!
You're welcome
@@ramseyvoicestudio I have another question please. My voice breaks into whistle accidentally whenever I start going up into my upper register while doing my vocal exercises but I don't sing in the whistle register. I want to know if it's normal for my voice to behave that way.
if you're not strong in your head voice, that will happen. here's my tutorial on differentiating:
ramseyvoice.com/head-voice-falsetto/
timestamps of exercises
count of 3 11:56
a tip 15:11
suspension 15:53
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When i tried the up back and down exercise it made my shoulders hurt
Kimberly, the "up, back, down" is just meant to prevent slumping forward. It's possible you're pushing your shoulders back which is why they hurt. The correct posture should feel comfortable, like you can hold it for a long time. Just try to keep the chest comfortably lifted and the tummy slightly tucked in and the shoulders should be naturally stay in the correct position.
thank you i want to work with you in person when i have the money
I think its always like that ppl always make things look hard n crazy when the truth is simple.
So breathe support for singing is natural as we live? Like we should do it n dont really focus on how we r breathing but how we r singing?
OMG I thought you'd never say 'you can breathe out no'w after the 10 inhalation. I almost suffocated.
Yes, Sarah. It's important that you stop the exercise as soon as you feel the slightest bit of discomfort. Like I say in the video, there's no award for holding your breath longest. If you can only get to an 8, that's great!
@@ramseyvoicestudio I'm OK I was joking :-)
12:13
man you look like dave grohl
music is distraction. all I can hear is music not an explanation
hmmm
Totaly rong , stomage never go out when Breathing right
I wonder Why you are saying that
Hey Peter, thanks for your message. I understand that you don't think the stomach can come out when you inhale, but it definitely can. And it's actually a much more efficient breath to take when supporting your singing. If you'd like to learn more, check out this article: www.ramseyvoice.com/breathing-for-singing/
Your writing is totally wrong man
Peter Lundgren Ramsey is right. I’m a therapist and I teach this technique to my patients all the time. Your stomach comes out when you breath in.
whats with the bobbing adams apple i think you should sort out your own problems and watch the falseto and wobble.