How the Abdominal Core can make Bel Canto mechanics effortless!!!
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- In this video, Debra describes the discovery of core stability and how it automatically keeps a singer in the freedom, ease and tonal accuracy of Bel Canto!! Revolutionary!!!
This is what I’ve needed my whole singing life!
I was just using this understanding with a few clients yesterday. Once I helped them coordinate the body mechanics a little bit, every single singer’s issues vanished. We cannot underestimate the power of gentle, consistent “sub-glottal” (below the vocal folds) air pressure. Feels like pure magic!!
Love it Debra. Love the updated insights. Always that magical, floaty feeling - Bel Canto is the gift that keeps on giving - especially years after one receives the training and keeps it going (i.e. don't give up on it!) - which I have with Debra!!🥰😃 Yvonne
🙏 Absolutely! Life-changing!! 🥰
Thank you so much for this priceless piece of info! I needed this as I was discovering this on my own but was still not quite clear about it...does the core stay taut even when you take in the new breath to sing? So it just movement of back ribs before each line?
You’re so welcome! Yes, you’ll notice that the lower back (lateral) and side ribs will pop out on each breath, in exactly the same way, as the core holds more steady.
You can kinda think of it as the restriction of all movement, except rib expansion. Because the core then continues to remain stable, it helps the ribcage stay more expanded throughout the next phrase and so on, with each breath. Absolutely amazing results, once you get beyond the fear of not having enough air.
Reality is…we can sing at a higher level of efficiency and sustain tonal accuracy with this process, as well as seemingly have more air for each phrase. 🥰
Your so right!
Great video, Debra! Thank you! I was just trying to describe this to Colin....
@@lesliesmith4232 thank you!! 🙏
This is really helpful!!
I'm so glad, Sue!! Great work today!! 🙏
Is this what some other classical singers call the "abdominal tuck"?
It depends on where in the breathing process they do it. If you empty your air, tuck in the tummy and then breathe, you will feel lower back ribs expand sideways. Then maintaining that tuck throughout song will reinforce more continuous engagement of ribs, throughout phrase and on breath resets.
However, if you breathe in fully and then tuck in stomach, you will actually feel pressure in your throat. This is not Bel Canto usage. Helpful?
This is what I've needed! I've been saying, the nasal breath helps me so much, but I can't sustain that when I'm singing (I can't breath in through the nose during a song!). Thank you, I'm going to be working on this!
Awesome!! Yes, the nasal breath only really works to show us physical alignment and feel where we want the breath to be focused in Bel Canto (the side and lower back ribs). Stabilizing the abdominal core before breathing in, helps establish the more equalized pressure that we are sustaining throughout each phrase. Keep that tummy stable throughout the breath process and now we are reinforcing the exact same breath sensation every time. Pretty amazing!!
Yes!! I tried this and it feels so good 🎉 can’t wait for it to become automatic😊
Awesome!!! I usually just try to focus for a few phrases at a time on the core stability. Once I feel the consistency in my control, of both the torso stillness and the ease of singing, my brain starts to integrate the coordination. Rinse, repeat!! Good luck!! ❤