Expanding the Belly More For Singing: How to Encourage Better Expansion When We Inhale for Singing

[@prettydisasterr]

thanks for this clear tip!! Going to try this! Happy singing!

[@TomAJohnson1919]

Liked it. Already subscribed. Good stuff. The diaphragm is 360 degrees and the back rarely gets mentioned. When I breathe with awareness, I try to start "filling the inner tube" in the back first, then the sides, finally the front (if at all -- the front is so accustomed to moving you can almost forget it for practice purposes).

[@singwisevocals]

Agreed. Even with singers of contemporary styles of music, I generally have them focus on getting more sideways and back expansion because that's not as 'natural' for them (usually because they've trained themselves to focus only on forward belly protrusion and have habituated that action).

[@Morning404]

Yay you're back! Thanks for all these vids :) x

[@singwisevocals]

You're very welcome.

[@jayj1152]

Thank you for all your online videos! ❤

[@singwisevocals]

You're welcome. I hope they're helpful.

[@keriaxel2427]

Excellent video. Yoga and voice teachers often talk about belly breathing, but I have often said that I could move my belly without it being connected to anything. Trying to do it just felt like manufacturing a useless movement. I love how you addressed and explained that. Thank you for the exercise to address this.

[@janetarredondo1851]

Thank you for the clarification!

[@finalform4971]

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[@Sigildollarsign]

Thanks for your guidance

[@angalmeida29]

This was extremely beneficial thanks so much

[@singwisevocals]

I'm so glad!

[@chensun6156]

Excellent explanation!

[@Julian-zc5ux]

Thank you for this great video....I have one question. I read on your website that the best breathing technique is the Appoggio technique. However for singers who dance or move around alot eg. Beyonce or Chris Brown...how is it possible for them to maintain the posture required for the Appoggio technique? Looking forward to your response...thank you

[@voicenoteswithkumu2631]

HI! I think I get the same effect by getting my students to center their weight on the balls of their feet rather than on the heels. It works really well for me as in this posture the core gets engaged upto a point so the muscles you speak of move move freely. Is this an ok practice to continue? Also, Thank you so much for all you do. I learn so much from you!

[@lucyfilia5341]

I needed this thnk u

[@singwisevocals]

You're most welcome!

[@mokuho]

Thank you!👍🏻

[@singwisevocals]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@languagelover9170]

Dza sunta dziana jesti melizh.

[@amyheptinstall7674]

Hi! The muscles in my neck seem to be in a constant state of tension (even when I'm not singing) and have felt this way for some time. It all started when I was singing one day and suddenly felt this clench of tension in my throat and it hasn't been right ever since ... that was 2 years ago!! Any advice?

[@juanma.arabia]

Try Shiatsu

[@juanma.arabia]

Has it improved?

[@WaLaBoy91]

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