I'm no singer but that helps when I try to sing. I still have friends because I never try sing where others might be alarmed.

@RockSingingSuccess

11 ай бұрын

I'm sorry. It appears your comment got lost in the mix. I'm glad I saw it. What keeps you from developing your singing skills further?

This sounds like an exciting approach! Your "leaning" method of "releasing air instead of pushing it", your method of "breathing down and behind you" - it seems to me that instead of primarily engaging the abdominals, that would primarily engage the intercostal muscles in between the ribs and if so, since they're fairly small muscles compared to the abdominals, is there a risk of pulling an intercostal muscle when doing breath support in the manner for aggressive rock vocals? Or is there another muscle besides the intercostals that is the primary muscle that gets engaged for helping release the air?

@RockSingingSuccess

2 ай бұрын

The diaphragm - which you can easily find my using the hissed "Sss" like I describe around 2:25. The diaphragm controls the speed of release, and it's the hold down of the diaphragm that you actually feel. So when you breathe into the lower back (actually the intercostals, like you noted), and then lean through the solar plexus for volume, singing feels like a release or loud sigh, rather than a push. When singing "aggressively" it might feel like your whole core braces to help hold a phonation steady, but that's quite different than pushing or shouting. I think you'll notice your overall throttle is far too heavy, pushing, and shouty, putting a lot of risky tension in the throat, before you're ever at risk of pulling your intercostals. I often tell students that if they feel any tension in the neck, try to move it into the diaphragm instead. Even if you flex your upper abs, it's far safer than extra neck and throat tension. -Draven

@russellspear6188

2 ай бұрын

@@RockSingingSuccess Thank you!