[musictlk] running out of breath when singing

[Chris Nusbaum]

Kelsey,

It takes a lot of practice. As crazy as this may sound, my voice teacher had
me lay on my back on the floor and sing while my hands were in the middle of
my stomach, where the diaphragm is located. As I breathed, I could feel my
diaphragm raising and expanding; as I used my breath, I could feel it
contracting. I found this to be very useful and continue to practice this
technique when I'm faced with long measures in which it is hard to stagger
breathe without losing sound quality. Feel free to contact me off-list if
you need further help with this.

Chris

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From: musictlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kelsey
Nicolay via musictlk
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 8:58 AM
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Subject: [musictlk] running out of breath when singing

Hello,
During choir rehearsal, I sometimes run out of breath and have to breathe
discretely in the middle of a phrase.  I do my best to use diaphragmatic
breathing, but I still run out of breath.  Even when laying down, I still
find that I tend to use chest breathing.  My stomach does expand a little,
but not like a good breath.  Is this a muscle issue? What can I do to
improve my breathing?
Thank you,
Kelsey Nicolay

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