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Vocal Exercises to Avoid in Voice Training
Five Tone Vocal Exercise
Overview of Breathing When Singing
Breathing & Proper Vocal Technique
Breathing Techniques With Possible Negative Affects on Singing
Singing With a Neutral Larynx Position
Larynx Positions & Vocal Technique
Moving Larynx Up & Down With Vowels
Terminology Relating to Vowels & Larynx Movement
Vocal Exercises Demonstrating Larynx Movement
Vocal Exercises With High & Low Vowels for Larynx Conditioning
Vocal Exercises With Mid Range Vowels for Larynx Conditioning
How to Make a Mid Range Larynx Voice
Diction, Support & Pasagio in Vocal Training
Mixed Voice Bridges in Vocal Training
Explanation of Voice Options
Mixing Vocal Ranges for Optimum Singing
Summary: Learn why breathing is often an overrated issue with singers and why it's not always good to force deeper breathing when singing with expert voice tips in this free online vocal coaching video clip.
James Meny has been teaching the "mixed" or middle voice technique for years. He is also trained in the opera and classical styles and has studied extensively under one of the most...read more
"JAMES MENY: Breathing, honestly, in my years as a singer and as a teacher, seems to have caused more problems in great singers and destroyed more careers than anything else technique wise. It's, they might as well tell you that, "Hey, if you want a singing career, you gotta clench your left ass cheek really tight for the rest of your career." It is that stupid and unnecessary for most people. So I would really look carefully at this whole breathing thing. Because remember, the vocal chords' main function isn't to phonate. Its main function is a sphincter. And a sphincter closes off all our pressure inside of our body so that we can survive. And if that's the case and you're putting excess breathing on your vocal chords, yes, you will get a big sound, you'll end up with a wobble later on and you're going to cause some other problems that come along with it."
eHow Article: Breathing & Proper Vocal Technique
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