Supporting Your Sound with Air Flow and the Diaphragm

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 by Carmen (Shea) Hillary | Technique & Education

The closest the average person gets to singing properly is belly laughing, sighing, moaning and groaning. You know how when you laugh really hard your stomach hurts? Well that is because the diphragm muscle there helps to control your air flow. Your voice is a wind instrument, and therefore it also helps to control your singing. Sighing also encourages air flow which you need to produce sound. Try laughing from your belly. Next, try sighing right from your "guts". Does your voice feel more grounded or soulful somehow? Check out this video by clicking on the link and see if you can hear the "belly laugh" in her singing.