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Hi everybody!
My name is Justin Stoney
and I'm the founder of New York Vocal Coaching
here in New York City.
Welcome to the very first episode of
Voice Lessons To The World.
This is a show where we want to help you as singers,
to answer your questions and help you have the most information
possible about vocal technique and how you can improve.
Whether you're a beginner or professional singer,
whether you're preparing for auditions
or for a performance,
we want you to have the best information.
And I'll give you a chance later to send us some questions,
but we want to help you to
improve your vocal technique
and accomplish your goals as singers.
So our very first episode is called "Four Breathing Types".
Today I'm going to talk to you about
four breathing types that you see in life
and that you also see in singers.
So the very first one is a high breath
or a clavicular breath.
So go ahead and take a deep breath for me.
[ Inhales ]
And, exhale. [ Exhales ]
Now with a high breath you're gonna see the clavicle
and the upper body lift... [ Inhales ] on the inhale.
And then exhale... [ Exhales ] it comes down.
Try that one more time.
Inhale... [ Inhales ]
and exhale. [ Exhales ]
Now you see this breath a lot in life,
and sometimes in singers.
But it's actually not a breath that I would recommend
because it's going to really expel the air fast and hard.
What comes up... [ Inhales ]
must come down. [ Exhales ]
You don't have a lot of control,
and then the larynx has to deal with all
that excessive airflow.
So there's another breath, the abdominal or belly breath
that you can use.
Try this, hand on belly - inhale. [ Inhales ]
And you feel an expansion.
Exhale... [ Exhales ] it comes in.
Try it again. Inhale... [ Inhales ] expand.
And exhale... [ Exhales ] it comes in.
And one more time, don't lift the chest.
Inhale... [ Inhales ]
and exhale, it comes in. [ Exhales ]
Now, this is a breath that I recommend,
because the depth of that breath
is going to allow the diaphragm to contract more.
And it's also going to give you greater control over your exhale.
Another breath that I recommend
is the rib or intercostal breath.
So put your hands on your rib cage right here,
and try an inhale. [ Inhales ]
You'll feel an expansion,
exhale... [ Exhales ] it comes in.
Try that again, inhale - expand...
[ Inhales ]
Exhale, it comes in. [ Exhales ]
And we'll do it one more time.
Try not to lift the chest.
And inhale... [ Inhales ]
exhale, it comes in. [ Exhales ]
So this is another breath that gives you a lot of control
from the lower body, for your singing.
What I actually recommend though,
is a combination of both your rib breath and your low breath.
So go ahead, one hand on your ribs
and one hand on your belly.
Let's see if you can open both of these.
Inhale, expand them... [ Inhales ]
and then on your exhale just your low abs will come in.
[ Exhales ]
Make sure that your upper abs don't squeeze when you sing.
Inhale... [ Inhales ]
and exhale, just your low abs come in.
That's going to give you the optimal situation for breath support
and the best efficiency for yourself as a singer.
There are singers, for sure, that breath up here -
and really good ones too.
But, the most efficient breath is going to be a lower breath
that comes from the low abs especially.
I'm going to throw one more thing in there for ya.
This is a back breath.
Go ahead and put your hands on your low back and inhale.
[ Inhales ]
You'll feel an expansion back there.
And exhale. [ Exhales ]
You might feel a contraction.
This one's smaller, but you're gonna feel it.
Inhale back... [ Inhales ]
and exhale. [ Exhales ]
This is another good way of bringing the air
in a deeper sensation in the body, okay.
So those are four breathing systems that you see.
I recommend the lower breaths.
And I hope that this is helpful for you guys as singers.
So, if you have questions for us
please send an email to
Questions@VoiceLessonsToTheWorld.com. [♪]
We just encourage you to keep practicing every day, [♪]
never lose joy, never lose the passion, [♪]
and most importantly, [♪]
don't ever let anybody tell you that you can't sing, [♪]
because that's just not true. [♪]
Keep practicing, keep working at it, [♪]
get with a great voice teacher in your area. [♪]
If you're ever in New York City [♪]
you can come on by and see us for a lesson. [♪]
Our website is NewYorkVocalCoaching.com. [♪]
If you liked these videos you can also check out [♪]
VoiceLessonsToTheWorld.com. [♪]
I'm Justin Stoney. [♪]
We'll see you next time. [♪]
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