Your Source of Vocal Power - How to Sing with Your Diaphragm and Pelvic Floor

[@lindalevy396]

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[@lindalevy396]

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[@musa75mw]

I was singing pro in boys choir and our conductor always said to us:" you have to breathe deep into the kidney! Imagine a huge ring in the the lower back and release your breath upward by singing every single note. But be careful not close your throat." I really miss that time, 9 years in a pro choir in Berlin. Twice a year a concert tour through the world. Saved me from mathematics:-)). Very nice and professional video! Stay healthy and God bless! Greetings from Germany!

[@MandingoAfricano]

Well said 👏🏾

[@oshobaadu6272]

Music is Math, isn't it? 😊😄😊

[@elizabethsydnor5247]

I've heard of pelvis, diaphragm and butt cheeks. But never kidney.😊

[@elizabethsydnor5247]

​@@oshobaadu6272counting beats. Yes...

[@musa75mw]

@@elizabethsydnor5247 yes it really helped. Was more of a visualization trick. That choir was founded in 1465 a.D.

[@eunice7621]

I've seen a free vocal lesson on how to hit high notes when belting and he stated there that when belting to reach higher notes you need to imagine that you're vocal chords is like a stretched rubber band. I understand what he meant by that (and i tried it too and worked) but what was I really lacking is that the vocal power so that it won't sounds the same as falsetto. He said that when reaching the higher notes in belting, you need to work on your vocal power and keep on practicing. I wanted to improve that area of my voice but I haven't came across with any vocal power exercises/workout that will help me achieve that until this video came. I understand clearly everything that's been discussed here and I totally appreciate this vocal lesson. Thank you so so much. Honestly, before I joined choir, I really don't know how to properly sing but this channel really did helped me a lot and really improved my vocals. I'm a lot more better now and I'm very proud of all my hard works and patience. This channel played a big part in my singing journey that's why it will always have a special place in my heart. I hope you can feel all our love that we are sending to you Miss Madeleine because you deserve it all. To all new comers of this channel, please don't hesitate to subscribe coz you won't regret it I promise you. I am extremely thankful to all of you. I love y'all ╥﹏╥

[@charliestartsfires5424]

The way you blend science and philosophy seamlessly into singing lessons is flawless. You could cross-post this vid as an instruction for gathering chi or activating chakras lol

[@stephaniesawyer5041]

I never comment on KZbin, but thanking you feels necessary; credit should be given where credit is due! You are a great teacher, and in the 4 months that I've been watching you're videos, I have learned and improved a lot. Thanks. ☺️

[@lindalevy396]

Idea for video- a vocal exercise that helps to practice connecting chords through entire range from the lowest note to the highest, with perfectly connected and relaxed chords throughout entire range 💜

[@Karizzflows]

ALRIGHT NOW WITH THE UPDATED INTRO!!!!! Love it - you are THE BEST teacher!

[@sarahembers9375]

Ooooo. New intro!! I hope this means more videos coming ;P

[@lindalevy396]

Amazing. I am so blessed that you exist ❤️ love your teachings style of teaching and personality.

[@aquariusstar7248]

This makes sense....the one time I hit a high note without a weak falsetto, it was a live performance. I was anxious and kind of got out of my head, I hit the note and I felt a vibrating in my lower belly. It was exhilarating! I think I did it 2x. Afterwards I cld not recall what I did but the sound came forth with so much ease. I was never able to do it again but it let me know that I cld sing with more power if I cld only figure out what my body did it in that moment. Thank you for this video. I will practice.

[@jacobespinola9335]

Thank you for taking the time to continue making music lesson videos. I find them extremely helpful in both the music aspect and mindfulness.

[@Catalinddm]

Welcome back. Glad to see and hear from you again. Thank you for the intuitional tutorial.

[@stargirliexoxo]

Yay! So happy to finally see a new upload! I've been learning from your videos for the past year and they have helped expand my range so much! Can't wait to put this one to use as well.

[@HappilyAnonymousGirl]

This literally just made it easier for me to breathe in general just by thinking about the down motion of everything. That’s crazy. Thank you for this

[@CatWezel66]

🙏Thanks for coming back to us after 8 long months Madeleine 😁💝💐

[@colleenwint1]

It has been awhile, so nice to have you!!

[@michelefarbman4307]

You are soooo good at isolating these building blocks! Thank you!

[@kristinasubasic]

What a beautiful gift for my birthday, dear Madeleine! Thank you so much!

[@jessylow6818]

A very good video, esp for beginners. The exercises are so helpful and most importantly, my singing has improved. Thank you

[@Harvestofhopeministries]

I hate to pick a favourite but you by far are my favourite teacher/coach this really drove singing from your core power I love how you simplified it so well I really got it

[@Rosannasfriend]

This was an interesting one, thank you. I’ve heard enough about how to use the diaphragm so I almost didn’t come here, but the pelvic floor think caught my eye. Thank you, I don’t regret coming here now.

[@jessicagomezlopez1993]

You have no idea how much I truly appreciate you!!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏☺️☺️🙏💕

[@modsomdaisey4653]

Thank you so much Madeleine✨ This is very informative.✨ Always waiting for your VDO’s😍

[@MandingoAfricano]

The intro was fire

[@cocoazen]

It is really good to see you again Madeleine! I was excited to see the new intro too. Thank you for this relevant content, I'm definitely going to practice this lowering of diaphragm. Could you one day do a video on achieving a contemporary belt with chest, as opposed to defaulting to head voice in the higher registers? 😃

[@matthewtsai6091]

This is hands down the best explanation of breath support. After watching dozens of videos, "down down down" finally helped me get it.

[@etusukunen1200]

Hey. Happy to see that you are still doing new material. I just found you a few days ago, thought this was older stuff because some videos were years ago posted. So, awesome, especially because I have already learnt many things from you, big changes to my voice and solutions for issues I have been thinking about a long time. I will go through all your videos eventually.

[@סימונהרותנזרי]

HI MADLEINE,I'M SO THANFULL TO SEE YOUR INCRADIBLE LESSONS,ALSO BECOSE I TRY FOR MONTHES TO TRAIN AND SING AGAIN AS I WAS YEARS AGO AS A VERY APRACIETED SINGER ,FINELY I FEEL THAT THANKS GOD... I FOUD THE REAL GUID FOR COMING BACK ON STAGE

[@ericagivins7655]

Awesome intro and I love this teaching!! You have helped me tremendously and I share your videos with everyone who asks me for help.👍🏽 You’re my first and only vocal coach and I have searched long and hard to find you. Thanks a bunch😊

[@diannaschmidt6545]

Great opening💃Video by Flower Empowered, anatomically explains the relationship between pelvic floor & diaphragm. So happy your back & looking good. 💐 😘

[@patqueenofthefieldmice8649]

Love your videos! I sort of feel this as a ferris wheel, breath going in as the wheel rises, push down as the wheel circles back to the bottom

[@yuji6931]

it's just really hard to sing while remembering to do this while singing along in a song lol. Do you think you can make some practice videos where we use this exercise and sing a song a long with you? This was really helpful compared to other videos on yt

[@douglassmith532]

Madeleine I don't mean to interrupt your vocal lesson but it is great to see you back. We have missed you. I know you are a world class vocal coach but the reason quite a few of us love you is for your great reaction videos. I hope in the future back to those also. Some you might want to check out are as follows. Angelina Jordan doing " Million Miles " or " I'd Rather go Blind " and if you haven't heard the classic " I Put a Spell On You " when Angelina was 9 yrs. old. One that I semi recently was amazed by was Lara Fabian doing " Je Suis Malade. It is a masterclass in story telling and it really moved me. The best version I saw was the one on the site called Frenchrescue that has 12 million views. Just for fun because I know you are a big fan is Violet Orlandi ft. Ai Mori with their version of " Down with the Sickness ". Last one is Morissette doing ' She Use to Be Mine " and " Defying Gravity under the KZbin site Stages Sessions. Once again it is good to see you back. Be Well

[@jacobespinola9335]

I find this lesson helpful. That's why I am back. Have a great day, everyone.

[@carimecklenburg2532]

Thank you! Your awesome and I no longer struggle with the basics. I would love me another video on style. Loved your intro on riffs, runs and trills. So fun and I'm ready for more please?

[@mikehumma3096]

Madeleine, You are a delight. About 3 years ago the Lord led me to buy a $6.00 book entitled "Great Singers On Great Singing" written by bass Jerome Hines. In this book Mr Hines asked many famous opera singers about their singing technique. He asked Luciano Pavarotti about his technique and Pavarotti answered,"It is like going to the bathroom or like a woman in labor." Immediately, I tried this and my voice went to a place it had never been before. Praise The Lord! Also, the Lord had me view a video of Jonathan and Charlotte from Britain's Got Talent where they went to Paris for vocal training where the teacher told Jonathan to imagine singing the high note in the back of his head like you discuss in "How to sing with more power" where you instructed us to imagine singing the higher note in the back of your head. The combination of going to the bathroom and imagining singing the note in the back of your head is incredible. Hallelujah! Jesus bless you.

[@oshobaadu6272]

There is a video on youtube where Pavarotti himself says that and also goes "it is more elegant" to switch to head voice at the appropriate time. Thanks for bringing this up! I am one who had been singing completely in head/false voice (albeit in a female voice) through high school and college (with great success of course!) and then just to myself until I was 40 when I realized I couldn't hit certain high notes or sing with the same ease. At 42/43, I took voice lessons and started singing for the FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE (JESUS CHRIST!!!) in my original voice!!! I have been practising singing in my original/chest voice for the past 10 years now. Even then, I was still focusing so much on head voice and singing high notes, completely ignoring my chest voice!!! I was doing that because I could already sing in my chest voice easily and also since I used to sing in a female voice before I assumed I was going to have "high/super high" high notes in my original voice completely forgetting/ignoring my first teacher's advice who said I was a baritone with high notes. I was also wrongly applying a technique that I learned from another teacher the last 4/5 years: switching early to head voice to allow for a smooth transition. But the only problem is I made the switch 2 notes too early which now impacts my chest voice in most songs that I practise. (I realized this, THANKS TO SMULE!!!). I was making the switch right after B3 (the one before middle C/C4) and would be in my head voice for C4, D4 and higher. And I have been struggling to make it sound smoother at C4 without realizing that I have a good mixed chest note for C4 and D4 and maybe even E4. Now, the last 3 months, I am practicing a lot of chest notes with support and can easily sing C4 in my chest and hopefully with enough practice in the next few years my D4 and E4 also would become easier to sing in chest/mixed chest voice! So, this is where I am at 53 now still discovering my voice!!! 😊😄😊.

[@ronaldocallanta8088]

more power madeline. excellent! i love it.

[@mafarae2893]

The new intro is beautiful your video is amazing as always it's helped me understand more and my voice sounds a bit more clear so thanks

[@atobve]

By far the best channel for vocal coaching

[@terrimnida]

how did you know this is exactly what I was looking for right now? I love your videos, you explain things so well!

[@WhatJazzBand]

😄Hi, salutations; your intro made me laugh so fuckin hard that I couldn't finish it and watched Hauser's Air on a G string. I came back and decided 30 seconds in I fuckin' loved this shit. Watched up to 6 mins so far, and am ecstatic; however, I have stuff to do but I'll be back, as ol' Arny says. Very Lilli Lehmann! Orwellian clarity! The only part I had trouble understanding was the part leading into negative energy, but that is okay; it kind of seems funny what you did in hindsight.

[@moviefree2777]

Very very very good explanation I have been watching your program for the pass 5 years I finally just understanding the breathing how it works I thank u very much

[@mhta0508]

Yaaaay! So happy to see a new upload! I love your videos, your explanations are always very practical. Please keep'em coming 😍 - I'd love to see you singing your favourite songs as well!

[@Calida]

OUU before I begin the rest of the video, THAT INTRO 😏✨️💕💕💕

[@emmanuelgonzales7468]

thank you for this nice video tutorial...I learn a lot! God bless!

[@madeupname3008]

So happy to see you again Madeleine, that is one rad intro!

[@DipsyKoo]

Love the new intro ❤️

[@Almarsu79]

Thank you, thank you sooo much for this wonderful, inspiring and motivating video, awesome, aaand a stunning intro m'lady!! :D

[@shanehobbs3491]

U could never explain this better well done

[@anastasiapipi]

Great video, thank you so much Madeleine!

[@moonshine.melody]

thanks so much for the work that you put in into these lessons! they've legitimately done more for me than anything else.

[@Bekahpearl1998]

Helped so much!! Thank you!!

[@yukiannie666]

good thing mom and dad are going out today, i can practice this without hesitation... im excited. your videos helped me improve in my techniques actually... im hitting high notes now with ease and without hurting my throat...im lovin it... so thank you 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@errol-ih4jy]

MADELEINE, I THINK YOUR ON A MISSION TO DIG DEEP INTO THE HUMAN PHYSIQUE, THROUGH THE KRISHNAMURTIS METHOD, PLUS YOU LOOK SENSATIONAL TO AN IRISHMAN LIKE ME.

[@simocham80]

Hi! I am using CVT (complète vocal technique) method and I am not thinking down, I am raising my larynx when I sing high in full density, lots of twang ang a specific jaw position and I have no vocal problem and a lot of power. When I was thinking down, I couldn't keep my full density (chest voice) higher than a b4, and now I can sing un to e5 in chest with no strain. So I guess different techniques work for different people. Thank you anyway!

[@elisaplays6163]

You're back! YAY!

[@arunsujana2546]

You are just awesome. Agree with the comment below. A great teacher. Mam, I like your previous intro videos though. It’s like an angel has appeared in front of you to help you sing better ! 😊 thank you

[@johnsnow9232]

Madeline is my go to vocal instructor 😀🎵

[@brandieshaw9484]

Snazzy intro!

[@notsomuchthankyou]

yes, this feels awesome and is already working. thank you so much!

[@Ellazam]

Thank you so much! I would love too learn more

[@prekshanirala]

THANK YOU FOR THIS 🍄💝

[@svetoslavpetrov7125]

Love you Madeleine!

[@liamglayde2926]

Super helpful

[@kristopherkerr4538]

You are just all kinds of awesome!

[@valeriera7630]

really loved this video

[@naomiaffoue6827]

Thank you soo much

[@PM9Video]

That was great, thank you

[@josephinebrown6631]

Thank you very kindly.

[@bishelia7003]

Okay Intro!!!! 😍

[@danimarief]

DAMN GIRL INTROOOOOOOOOO

[@thestephaniemitchell5193]

I love this exercise!!! It is so great for breath support. But being post menopausal all I kept picturing was a ballerina pulling up and then peeing herself.....LoL 🤣 but I truly love this exercise 🙏 thank you for sharing 🤗

[@eeva-liisapohjanen5182]

😅

[@milanmanger9018]

Thank you 😊 💓 so much ma'am

[@amgm1996]

shes soooo pretty and disney princess like

[@TheeJordanRossi]

Would this lowering of the pelvic floor fit what's referred to as "leaning"? Still trying to figure out that concept.

[@lindalevy396]

I notice that I need to remember keeping my pelvis sort of squeezed the entire time is important and then on the breath out is when I offer that downwards counterforce

[@BlessYourHeart254]

Excellent video! One idea is how to ease throat tension. I tend to push my speaking voice too hard sometimes because it’s not naturally loud while others’ voices around me sometimes are. Also I have a management job and need to speak with some authority and confidence. Then just getting stressed can manifest in my voice and throat. I’d be curious about any advice or exercises you may have for this.

[@oshobaadu6272]

I used to be a student of Jane Edgren in Charlotte/Mathews, NC and maybe she could help.

[@geena6997]

“Bear down”. is the term

[@catherine159]

If you add repetitive pressure down on the pelvic floor in can cause pelvic strain and pain :( It produces great sound and control however because of the tension that's created! I'm suprised that a majority of singers push down in their pelvic floor because it can lead to : urinary issues, constipation, lower back pain, pain in the pelvic region, discomfort during sexual intercourse for women and muscle spasms in the pelvis.

[@shabaduba7959]

Isn’t pushing pelvic floor muscles down dangerous for hemorrhoids? And what if I lift pelvic floor up, like kegel exercise, together with abdominal muscle support, will it be not good for singing?

[@ZombiZohm]

All the mental mumbo jumbo is nice but I'm literally just breathing. What am I supposed to do what is the physical mechanical action that I'm supposed to do to make this work? What does thinking about anything in particular change?

[@temomoet7748]

Watch marnell sample on breathing

[@suriyankunttninsut5526]

I always hate your intro, everytime I came back to watch your video, it's so so amazing, especially in the intro. Be editor please, don't do singing. Yeah, and I love your lesson because it shows how to do it in practice way, not just in theory. thankyou for making video♥

[@ChegmeisterShorts]

This made me yawn a lot, in a good way !

[@ryanrose2863]

Hey, million-dollar marketing pro here: I would strongly suggest cutting out the intro. As awesome as it is, most people just want to get to the content, and many will leave immediately out of impatience. That 23 second clip will ruin your viewership. If you really wanted to keep it in any form, I'd trim it down just 3 seconds. The best choice would be to leave it at the end to reinforce your level of professionalism and use the opportunity to advertise yourself.

[@elizabethsydnor5247]

I love your intro. Leave it. I watched it twice because I love it!

[@brooks1286]

Pᵣₒmₒˢᵐ 🎉

[@chooochoootrain1488]

With two video’s I was able to finally understand how to sing with mixed and now also how to Flow with breath support. ❤️ you are amazing😭