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How do I know if I'm singing from my diaphragm?

How do I know I'm singing from my diaphragm?

  • How do I know I'm singing from my diaphragm? Any tricks/ tips?

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    Of course you know you don't actually "sing" from your diaphragm! The diaphragm is a muscle below your lungs and ribcage. This muscle comes into play when you are breathing CORRECTLY and from deep in your lungs and not just shallowly, like when your shoulders rise. Think of the feeling you get when you get ready to blow up a balloon: you take a breath and when you feel the resistance of the latex of the balloon, your "abs" tighten up. That is your diaphragm trying to push the air into the balloon. When you sing, if you breathe deeply then let that diaphragm muscle help to "push" the air through your voice, you will be "singing from your diaphragm" or supporting your voice. Another exercise: lie flat on your back and place a book on your stomach. You'll see it rise and fall as you breathe naturally. That's your diaphragm at work. Or, when standing, try placing your hands at the bottom of your ribcage. When you breathe, try to EXPAND your ribs, actually causing your hands to move. Then, incorporate that kind of deep breathing and "pressure" (from your abs/diaphragm) when you're singing and the resonance of your voice will greatly increase! GOOD LUCK!

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You will know if you are singing from your diaphragm when you don't feel any strain in your vocal chords, when your breathing doesn't raise your shoulders, but instead your ribcage expands, and when you sing a stacatto and feel as though you have the hiccups. I hope that this helps, as I am a singer myself. Good Luck!

Rizzo

when your stomach pokes out and you feel the air go down youre breathing from your diaphragm. an indicator is, if you shoulders are raised then thats not good breathing.

gxnatxmusicxlove

You KNOW when you are singing from your diaphram. If you were meant to sing well, then you will. Do not force yourself to sing what you can't. Sing from your heart and do the best you can and that's basically all you can do. Good luck!

Yasmeen

your belly blows up like a ballon if you use ur diaphram. and if you don't breathe w/your diaphram, ur shoulders rise up.

M

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