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Having adequate breath support is very important to have a clear strong voice. Why? It’s because air is what powers the voice as the air moves out of the lungs between the vocal cords causing them to vibrate. If there’s insufficient air, then the voice will be weak no matter how perfectly the voicebox is working. As a corollary, that also means if not enough air enters the lungs, then not enough air will leave the lungs either.
Abdominal or diaphragmatic breathing is required to achieve good lung volume of air. Also known as belly breathing, the diaphragm muscle is activated moving downward into the belly with inhalation. This causes the belly to push outward.
In contrast to belly breathing, chest breathing also known as thoracic breathing, moves the ribcage instead of the belly. With chest breathing, less air flows into the lungs resulting in short, quick, and shallow breathes. Belly breathing is slow and deep.
Belly breathing is also more energy efficient as it only requires diaphragm muscle movement. Chest breathing uses chest muscles to inflate the lungs by pulling on the ribcage which is more energy intensive.
Here are some exercises to help achieve good belly breathing to help your voice be strong and clear.
Special thanks to Ronja Petersen @singgeek who provided permission to reuse several video clips. The original video she made can be found here: • How to Breathe when Si...
- Diaphragm Anatomy (0:26)
- Chest vs Belly Breathing (0:42)
- Posture (1:30)
- #1: Inhalation and Exhalation (1:48)
- #2: Book on Belly Supine (1:59)
- #3: Book on Belly Upright (2:25)
- #4: Fist Over Mouth (2:38)
- #5: "S" Sound on Exhalation (3:02)
Video created by Dr. Christopher Chang:
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