Man, my teacher was exactly one of these "pushing in" ones, thank you for pointing that out! One of the reasons why I quit lessons with her was exactly because my breath support wasn't going anywhere in months, I feel like this is a first thing to learn as a singer. The siren exercise is insane to, thank you so much for posting this!
The guy's range is incredible and so is the teacher's head voice range! He's a baritone hitting high tenor notes and killing them like that (kill in a good way)
Ikr...even my real life teacher at a university had trouble explaining this, she would say 'don't think about it' lol...I wish I had Arden as my teacher...
This technique helped me finish a long singing phrase that I wasn't able to finish earlier and had to take a break in-between (& sound awkward!)!! Many many thanks for such a wonderful demonstrative lesson. I'll be sure to follow your channel and join your group.
I have the exact same issues as him. Trying to sound pretty results in poor singing. When you know you can sing and some times you’re great but others not so; this is why - lack of support!
Lily - yeeeeesss!! This awareness is SO key. The most important thing a singer can perfect is the CONSISTENCY of their support.The reason the sound comes out great sometimes and not so great at other times is that sometimes you are grounded in a consistent support and other times you are probably not. Getting acquainted with the feeling of efficient support and then being there consistently (meaning, we don't change support when we change pitches, syllables or words) will make all the difference in the world to you. If you're interested, I have a free video tutorial specifically on The #1 Thing You Can Do To Be A More Consistent Singer. You can get it here: www.ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com/be-a-more-consistent-singer
This was a really good explanation and demonstration on supported singing. Definitely helps hitting the higher notes and for having less strain on the voice. Thanks!!!!
This is the best video demonstrating HOW actually breath support work in real. Everyone who needs should watch it and give the thumbs up. Really appreciate Arden! Thank you :)
Thanks so much Elaine! I'm so happy I could give you a big "Ah Ha!!" moment with your support :) Here's a link to get another great tip which I think is SO key: www.ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com/be-a-more-consistent-singer/
OH MY GOD, I FINALLY GET IT!! Arden, youre the best! Your way of teaching, demonstrating and explaining is so amazing and efficient! I can tell that (unlike many others) you really want us to UNDERSTAND. Thank you so much!
So glad this is resonating with you!! Come coach with me live - I'm doing a Breath Support Bootcamp this weekend on Sat 1/20 1pm PST / 4pm EST. It's online, interactive, live, hands on training - I'll be in there with you making sure you're doing it right! It's a lot better then watching videos and having do idea if you're actually doing it right cause you don't have my eyes and ears on you :) Here's a short video where I give all the info about the Bootcamp: ua-cam.com/users/liveadbRXW1J-I0?si=EiM3WTZH_MiDDZD0 and you can register here: buy.stripe.com/5kA9DH1Q1dNngG46ox I hope you will come!!
This is a phenomenal video, one of a scarce few vocal technique videos with a teacher who actually knows what they're doing. In truth this is just another lesson, just a day in the life, but it's crazy how utterly lacking UA-cam is in actual voice teachers who can effectively demonstrate good technique. A breath of fresh air amongst a red ocean of jokers on UA-cam with awful technique.
Hello Arden, I feel so confident in following your channel. A quick backstory about myself: I took lessons from a complete QUACK of a vocal coach, who did Skype lessons with me (he was in NYC) and he never, ever heeded my warnings or focused on my concerns when I told him that his lessons/teachings were hurting my voice. He told me to push past it, keep trying, etc. because he was essentially "never wrong". You get where I'm going here- I developed a terrible nodule on my right vocal cord. It stayed that way (I couldn't do any voice therapy at the time, so I accepted that I was "done") for 5 years. Miraculously, I found recently that my nodule has healed. It is truly a miracle; I feel blessed. That said, I am looking for help, tips and possibly to find a new coach soon if I find that I can get back to where I was (not the injury part, but I mean back to the progress I did make years ago, haha!). I had a question regarding something I am facing again: I always have trouble going from chest, mix (which I never truly got right, and it is what caused my awful injury), into head. What happens, is I start in chest, I feels solid, strong... But gradually, as I go higher, I tense up (even while focusing on being relaxed), and get tighter sounding, as well as resulting in a total "give up" collapse into "flipping" into a horrible light/heady/falsetto. Like my voice hits a hard ceiling/maxed-out and it falls completely apart. I'm awful at explaining things, I hope you know what I'm talking about. Oh! And with all of that, I also end up just getting louder like I'm yelling instead of singing. There was a time I got past that issue mostly, but as I said, my ex-coach started basically training me to squeeze, push and fight my throat. Truly, I would appreciate absolutely anything you could offer to my situation. If there is a video of your's that you could recommend; I am vocal clay in your hands :D
I can hear what a trying experience you have had with your voice! I encourage you to book a call with me, so you can get back out there with a voice that’s powerful, healthy and that you can trust. I will include the link below if you are interested :)
Hi🙂 You know, I have listened to 100’s of vocal singing approach and technique videos of a period of year. You.. precious heart, are a treasure. At least for me you are. What a find. You are teaching from experience of excellence and sensitivity to your own body, while relating to the feelings of others (both mentally and physically). Then, you take your training and study... and basically speak the truth in an understandable way, with ‘feeling’ and sensing our own bodies (because much of it is mental and even emotional). God bless you. I hope you are well. I hope your school is prospering. I hope you are stillll making videos. I asked for tips when singing with asthma but, I don’t want to be redundant. It was in the video where you imagine a square box in the back of your throat and mouth and hazel cavity. Belting, I think. Thanks so much. You truly speak my language and I deeeply appreciate it.
You are the best vocal coach I’ve watched in UA-cam so far Arden. Although I can’t fully grasp the breath control but I will keep rewatching your videos and practicing . This demo is so helpful. Thank you
You young lady are a Genius, watching this gave me the best explanation of breath support on the Internet. It solved all my issues and has given me a massive spring board. Thankyou.
Oh wow this is my first time seeing one of your videos. Amazing tips! I have a solo at school in a few days and I was very nervous about my mixed belt sounding way too head voice-ey but now I feel no tension at all, except in my abs which I'm sure I will benefit from over more time and practice! Thank you so much. :)
These videos are so wonderful! I really appreciate them, they're rocking my world because I realize I've been singing from my head voice with no support my whole life. And it's felt awful, which is one of the reasons I stopped singing.
there are some weeks I've been looking for some video that could explain me, in practice, how to sing with breath support in brazilian videos but i only found it here, thank u so much
I’m actually very impressed by this video!. I absolutely love how you explain this breath support!, I can’t tell you how long I couldn’t understand the whole breathing support through The diaphragm!, I mean every video I’ve found on UA-cam doesn’t explain this step-by-step details like you!. I’m not the best singer I’m trying to get better, I have one cover uploaded to UA-cam!. Mostly my channel is about entertainment!, but anyways thanks for this video has definitely helped me understand it even more now!. 😊I’ve been following you channel for a awhile now!. ❤️your amazing!!.
Wish you were my vocal coach!. 😢..you seemed to know wayyyyy more than my last coach!. Do you have any online classes or something I could take?! If so how much is it?!. Anything more would help I just want to explore the whole breathing subject further, cause I know that’s gonna be my problem!. I have trouble accessing my breath at times!, if that makes sense?!.. if the possible?!.. I just want get better at my music!. There are certain songs that I would love to sing but I just don’t have the courage too!. 😢
@@mellowplanet9143 I'd be happy to work with you. We'll get your breath support whipped into shape in no time! I do work with students online in lessons via Skype or FaceTime, it's $200/hr. Please reach out to me on my regular email if you would like to schedule something. arden@ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com.
P.S. The courage to sing those songs you have always wanted to will come when your body feels more inherently supported by your technique. Right now those songs probably feel like you are jumping out of a plane with no parachute!! And I don't blame you, I'd be scared to sing difficult songs too without the necessary tools. So let's get you some tools :)
Pulling in works if you push the stomach around the solar plexus out to create a resistance against the movement. The method in the video is easier though.
Hi Kelly, thanks for asking. Yes, I do offer online lessons. Reach out to me over regular email for more information. arden@ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com Hope to work with you!
Hi Arden I have been watching your vids for a while and I have been practicing appoggio. You helped me tremendeously. The only thing I have an issue with is the inhale. I don’t understand why but it gets stuck and I get too much air in. Can you give tips for that ? Thank you so much.
Hello! I tried this technique but I'm having some trouble with it. After I sing a phrase, I have to expell the extra air before breathing in. But when I do that my stomach contracts. If I try to use all the extra air before breathing in, I find myself almost gasping for oxygen. What am I doing wrong?
Hi Aadrita, my guess is that you're probably over-breathing. When you use this method you learn to be SO much more efficient with the air on each phrase, meaning you're not using up as much air to sing the phrase which means you don't have to "tank up" so much when you inhale. You're probably used to pushing out waaaaayyy to much air on each phrase so you've had to "tank up" (or over-breath) for every phrase. Now that you're being more efficient with how you're managing your air in the phrases using these techniques, you don't have to tank up so much on the inhale. You can just let a nice, free, easy, released "life breath" come in on the inhale. Then you won't have so much air left over at the end of the phrase. If you do, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET RID OF IT TO BREATH IN AGAIN. That would be like if you have some gas left in the tank when you arrive at the gas station, dumping it out each time before you fill the tank. It's inefficient and wasteful and takes extra time. Just release your body (release the muscles in your belly, release your ribs, release the jaw, open the throat) and let the air come in to fill up whatever space is left from the air you just used. So if you only used half your air on a phrase and you still have about half the air left, GREAT! You don't have to take a giant breath, just open your body and let the air come in to fill up the half that you just used.
hi I have a song on youtube call moving on I wont to know if I am singin with breath support or not
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I have a question about this when exactly do u breath because I've been trying this exercise you showed but I expand my stomach till it physical you can not anymore please help me out
Hi Laurel, I'm glad you wrote because I can help clarify. You do not want to expand your stomach to breathe. You want to release it. Send the breath into the lungs in your back, don't send the breath into your stomach. Let your tummy release when you inhale, then engage (flex) those lower abdominal muscles gently down and out when you sing. Here's another video that may help you understand: ua-cam.com/video/2APr9o9M0To/v-deo.html
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@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio whatttt so ur not supposed to expandddd
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@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio because I found that expanding help alot more
@ So your belly will definitely expand when you breathe if you release it, but I don't actually want you to focus on forcing your tummy to expand - or really focus on your tummy at all when you breathe - because that's not where the air goes. Just release your belly and then focus on sending the breath into your back because that's where the most mass of your lungs is. That's where the air needs to go. If you focus on your abdomen, you will likely force and manipulate and push in that area to make it expand which we don't want - it creates tension and also makes it difficult to engage those muscles when it's time to sing. So just release your belly, let it drop and soften when you inhale, you will probably feel a bit of expansion there but that's not really the focus. Make sense? Hope this helps clarify.
I don't understand the first exercice. I inhale and while exhaling I sing while retaining my exhalation in order to make it last is it? shouldn't I release all the air when I sing? should i block? sorry i'm french i didn't understand everything
hello Arden, video very interesting but I think there is an error on subtitles? could you correct that, because it's in Spanish while you speak in English, my English is not great and often the subtitles allow me to understand a little better, thank you
Hi Roberto, thanks for reaching out. I'm not seeing the same thing you are. I don't see spanish subtitles. . . .hmmmm. Can you send me screenshot of what you see? arden@ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com THANKS!! I'll see if I can figure out what's up.
Arden, why in other videos they say we should flatten our stomach when exhaling? This video is different. Also, i tried this method, and I do get pretty tired and I run out of breath very quickly and I cannot sing for too long after trying to hit a high note using this technique. I just get a headache and feel discouraged and I feel my abdomen muscle gets soo weak and out of breath. Any advice?
Hi K'malay, When you breathe naturally in your everyday breathing you release the muscles of your abdomen as you inhale. Most of the time when you release the abdominal muscles, the tummy area will expand outwards as the diaphragm pushes down on all your internal organs because there's really nowhere else for them to go but out. That's why your tummy pooches out when you inhale. But at 1:14 in the video, we are not talking about the inhale, we are talking about what the muscles of support should be doing when he's hissing (or moving air out for singing). Every time he hisses he contracts his abs up and in. You can see his belly pushing inwards to make the hiss at 1:03 - 1:05. But this isn't the right thing to do. And I correct him to let him know that the more efficient way of supporting his air as he hisses is to flex those ab muscles and lean outwards on them to create the hiss instead of snapping them in and up. Check out my video here which will help you with a better understanding of what I'm talking about: ua-cam.com/video/2APr9o9M0To/v-deo.html
@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio I guess my confusion stemmed from the concept of flexing your lower abs to make them go out and down. I associate flexing with coming in and up. So you can flex or engage these muscles and still have them expand out and down?
I wish I could have a break through like this. It seems like every day I lose more and more of my voice and resonance. I try to work on breath support, breathing, range everyday but blow my voice out after just a couple of minutes. I tense up. I do not know how to "find it" again. I started singing because it felt so good. Wanna get that sensation back. But how?
I feel you! Question.....I'm doing a free online workshop at the end of April and I'm gonna be coaching on ALL the things you talked about above. Would you be interested in attending?
@@jesperjee perfect timing then. If you give me your email address, I'll make sure you get added to the announcement when we open registration this coming week.
Hi Tuura, thanks for reaching out. When you sing, you ned to use your abdominal muscles to support your diaphragm. To do so, they need to flex gently out and down rather then contract inwards. I do not want you to think of "expanding" your belly because then what you will likely do is push your tummy out which doesn't achieve the same effect as flexing your abs. When you inhale, don't forcibly expand your belly, just let those muscles relax and they will do what they need to do. Instead of focusing on your belly on the inhale, focus on sending your breath into the back ribs - that's where the majority of the mass of your lungs is, that's where the air needs to go. Hope this helps!
Lip trills and belly breathing puts the voice in the nose. You can still get positive results from that approach, especially in the style of music the student is singing but there is much more voice there that won't be found in the nose. Nice voice though.
Thanks for your comment. In my experience, there are all kinds of resonance issues (a nasal tone being one of them) that can not be dealt with until breath support is 100% rock solid. With this student, we have to address his support first before we can address any issues of resonance like nasality. The resonance issues are due to still not enough height or stretch in his soft palate - they have nothing to do with lip trills or his breathing. Neither one of those things actually causes a nasal sound, but the shape and space in his soft palate definitely does. The resonance issues and the support issues are separate but related which is why you have to deal with the support first because without it, it doesn't really matter what his soft palate is doing or not doing for a good, open resonance. Make sense?
This sounds quite bad. I can't fully judge just from one sample though. What people don't understand about support is that without relaxation in the head and neck, you can't properly support
Mark, the reason that singers can not relax in the head and neck is BECAUSE they are not properly supporting with their lower muscles of support. Without that lower support, the body comes in to compensate and "support" the sound in other ways.....ie. trying to control the sound with the muscles in the head and neck, which is exactly why they're tense and straining. In my 25yrs of experience, I have yet to see a singer be able to release the muscles of the head/neck/tongue (all the muscles that come in to try to compensate for improper breath support) without learning how to properly support with the muscles that should be doing the job FIRST (lower abs, lower back, pelvic floor etc). For a singer to release the head and neck, they need to be supporting their sound properly in the lower body and know they can trust that. Otherwise they will remain in tension trying to compensate with head and neck for the support that's not otherwise where it should be. So.....with all due respect, what you've said above is backwards. The better way to understand it is that in order to release head and neck, a singer needs to be taught FIRST how to properly support in their lower body. That's the only way they'll be able to release head and neck because that's the only way they will trust the sound will come out WITHOUT head and neck. In the absence of setting up proper support FIRST, they will always feel like the need to use head and neck because they've got no other way of supporting their sound. Make sense?
@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio people who don't know how to sing or who have never had a lesson with a competent teacher think * oh wow she really knows her stuff. She sure showed this guy! " People who can sing and have studied with a good teacher understand that engaging support comes after obtaining vocal release. In fact, if you have physical release in the upper body and good relaxed posture, you will automatically engage support when you sing ( to some degree). I hope all the virtual ink you spilled brings in the believers. I'm sorry I stopped in.
Man, my teacher was exactly one of these "pushing in" ones, thank you for pointing that out! One of the reasons why I quit lessons with her was exactly because my breath support wasn't going anywhere in months, I feel like this is a first thing to learn as a singer. The siren exercise is insane to, thank you so much for posting this!
The difference is real. Thanks again, Arden. I like his voice.
I love how you led by demonstration instead of talking our ears off at the camera
The guy's range is incredible and so is the teacher's head voice range! He's a baritone hitting high tenor notes and killing them like that (kill in a good way)
I've watched over 30 videos on singing. Why is this first one that even shows this technique???
Ikr...even my real life teacher at a university had trouble explaining this, she would say 'don't think about it' lol...I wish I had Arden as my teacher...
I know. I've never heard of this until now.
Searching for videos can be a real waste of time. A lot display contradicting information. An instructor is a great investment if you can do it.
@@XxQueenChristinaxX Unfortunately that's a big if. Especially now.
I've struggled with knowing what "support" actually means and this is so clearly explained, thank you! 💕
What is the support! 🙄
@@mokuho ???
This deserves more views!
Thanks Erin, that's sweet of you to say.
And followers!
I agree 1000%
This technique helped me finish a long singing phrase that I wasn't able to finish earlier and had to take a break in-between (& sound awkward!)!! Many many thanks for such a wonderful demonstrative lesson. I'll be sure to follow your channel and join your group.
Wow.. amazing i'll be honest i lost all hope in youtube singing tutorials. A concise and actionable plan.. Amazing.
I have the exact same issues as him. Trying to sound pretty results in poor singing. When you know you can sing and some times you’re great but others not so; this is why - lack of support!
Lily - yeeeeesss!! This awareness is SO key. The most important thing a singer can perfect is the CONSISTENCY of their support.The reason the sound comes out great sometimes and not so great at other times is that sometimes you are grounded in a consistent support and other times you are probably not. Getting acquainted with the feeling of efficient support and then being there consistently (meaning, we don't change support when we change pitches, syllables or words) will make all the difference in the world to you.
If you're interested, I have a free video tutorial specifically on The #1 Thing You Can Do To Be A More Consistent Singer. You can get it here: www.ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com/be-a-more-consistent-singer
Arden Kaywin Vocal Studio thank you!!
There is the estill vocal training
This was a really good explanation and demonstration on supported singing. Definitely helps hitting the higher notes and for having less strain on the voice. Thanks!!!!
This is the best video demonstrating HOW actually breath support work in real. Everyone who needs should watch it and give the thumbs up. Really appreciate Arden! Thank you :)
Thanks so much Elaine! I'm so happy I could give you a big "Ah Ha!!" moment with your support :) Here's a link to get another great tip which I think is SO key: www.ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com/be-a-more-consistent-singer/
OH MY GOD, I FINALLY GET IT!! Arden, youre the best! Your way of teaching, demonstrating and explaining is so amazing and efficient! I can tell that (unlike many others) you really want us to UNDERSTAND. Thank you so much!
She has so much metaphors and explains things concisely I love this girll!!!!😍
So glad this is resonating with you!! Come coach with me live - I'm doing a Breath Support Bootcamp this weekend on Sat 1/20 1pm PST / 4pm EST. It's online, interactive, live, hands on training - I'll be in there with you making sure you're doing it right! It's a lot better then watching videos and having do idea if you're actually doing it right cause you don't have my eyes and ears on you :) Here's a short video where I give all the info about the Bootcamp: ua-cam.com/users/liveadbRXW1J-I0?si=EiM3WTZH_MiDDZD0 and you can register here: buy.stripe.com/5kA9DH1Q1dNngG46ox I hope you will come!!
This is a phenomenal video, one of a scarce few vocal technique videos with a teacher who actually knows what they're doing. In truth this is just another lesson, just a day in the life, but it's crazy how utterly lacking UA-cam is in actual voice teachers who can effectively demonstrate good technique. A breath of fresh air amongst a red ocean of jokers on UA-cam with awful technique.
Why does this not have a million plus views, This is absolutely brilliant!!!...
This was such an awesome way to think about breath support! Thanks for sharing
Hello Arden,
I feel so confident in following your channel. A quick backstory about myself: I took lessons from a complete QUACK of a vocal coach, who did Skype lessons with me (he was in NYC) and he never, ever heeded my warnings or focused on my concerns when I told him that his lessons/teachings were hurting my voice. He told me to push past it, keep trying, etc. because he was essentially "never wrong". You get where I'm going here- I developed a terrible nodule on my right vocal cord. It stayed that way (I couldn't do any voice therapy at the time, so I accepted that I was "done") for 5 years. Miraculously, I found recently that my nodule has healed. It is truly a miracle; I feel blessed.
That said, I am looking for help, tips and possibly to find a new coach soon if I find that I can get back to where I was (not the injury part, but I mean back to the progress I did make years ago, haha!).
I had a question regarding something I am facing again: I always have trouble going from chest, mix (which I never truly got right, and it is what caused my awful injury), into head. What happens, is I start in chest, I feels solid, strong... But gradually, as I go higher, I tense up (even while focusing on being relaxed), and get tighter sounding, as well as resulting in a total "give up" collapse into "flipping" into a horrible light/heady/falsetto. Like my voice hits a hard ceiling/maxed-out and it falls completely apart.
I'm awful at explaining things, I hope you know what I'm talking about.
Oh! And with all of that, I also end up just getting louder like I'm yelling instead of singing.
There was a time I got past that issue mostly, but as I said, my ex-coach started basically training me to squeeze, push and fight my throat.
Truly, I would appreciate absolutely anything you could offer to my situation. If there is a video of your's that you could recommend; I am vocal clay in your hands :D
I can hear what a trying experience you have had with your voice! I encourage you to book a call with me, so you can get back out there with a voice that’s powerful, healthy and that you can trust. I will include the link below if you are interested :)
go.oncehub.com/Arden_Schedule_Call?LongForm
Hi🙂
You know, I have listened to 100’s of vocal singing approach and technique videos of a period of year.
You.. precious heart, are a treasure. At least for me you are.
What a find. You are teaching from experience of excellence and sensitivity to your own body, while relating to the feelings of others (both mentally and physically).
Then, you take your training and study... and basically speak the truth in an understandable way, with ‘feeling’ and sensing our own bodies (because much of it is mental and even emotional).
God bless you.
I hope you are well. I hope your school is prospering. I hope you are stillll making videos.
I asked for tips when singing with asthma but, I don’t want to be redundant.
It was in the video where you imagine a square box in the back of your throat and mouth and hazel cavity. Belting, I think.
Thanks so much. You truly speak my language and I deeeply appreciate it.
This is the most practical video of teaching appogio here in youtube.Thank u so much.
You are the best vocal coach I’ve watched in UA-cam so far Arden. Although I can’t fully grasp the breath control but I will keep rewatching your videos and practicing . This demo is so helpful. Thank you
Extremely knowledgeable woman who has definitely figured out the brain! Loved this video. Many thanks.
Fabulous teaching
So clearly explained the technique mam
What a difference! I loved the way you instructed him!
You young lady are a Genius, watching this gave me the best explanation of breath support on the Internet. It solved all my issues and has given me a massive spring board. Thankyou.
Oh wow this is my first time seeing one of your videos. Amazing tips! I have a solo at school in a few days and I was very nervous about my mixed belt sounding way too head voice-ey but now I feel no tension at all, except in my abs which I'm sure I will benefit from over more time and practice! Thank you so much. :)
I'm sorry but I'm watching this while eating and I even sing along for a few moments
And I choked
What a great coach. Very clear.
Thank you so kindly!!
Thanks girl! You're super crisp and in tuned and that makes a phenomenal teacher! 🍎
These videos are so wonderful! I really appreciate them, they're rocking my world because I realize I've been singing from my head voice with no support my whole life. And it's felt awful, which is one of the reasons I stopped singing.
That guy sounds awesome 😎
This was amazing, fun and effective too...
I need this training ❤🎉
So excellent!! Arden is such an effective teacher. Thank you to the student for showing us how to do it.
I wish I were in L.A. so that I could take lessons from you...but I'm in Rome Italy! You seem to be the perfect vocal coach.
This is a powerful exercise.
That is awesome 💜
there are some weeks I've been looking for some video that could explain me, in practice, how to sing with breath support in brazilian videos but i only found it here, thank u so much
this channel deserve a lot more views and subscribers!
That's so nice of you to say Joy Memah. I'd be honored if you spread the word to other singers you know! xoxo
I could feel the difference thanks a lot❤️
that really makes a difference! thanks
This is amazing thank you
This guy is like looking a mirror at how I act during lessons lol
Haha seriously, this takes me back to college, I see a lot of myself in his mannerisms every time he knows he fucked up
I’m actually very impressed by this video!. I absolutely love how you explain this breath support!, I can’t tell you how long I couldn’t understand the whole breathing support through The diaphragm!, I mean every video I’ve found on UA-cam doesn’t explain this step-by-step details like you!. I’m not the best singer I’m trying to get better, I have one cover uploaded to UA-cam!. Mostly my channel is about entertainment!, but anyways thanks for this video has definitely helped me understand it even more now!. 😊I’ve been following you channel for a awhile now!. ❤️your amazing!!.
Thanks Raider Jay! I'm so glad I was able to help.
Wish you were my vocal coach!. 😢..you seemed to know wayyyyy more than my last coach!. Do you have any online classes or something I could take?! If so how much is it?!. Anything more would help I just want to explore the whole breathing subject further, cause I know that’s gonna be my problem!. I have trouble accessing my breath at times!, if that makes sense?!.. if the possible?!.. I just want get better at my music!. There are certain songs that I would love to sing but I just don’t have the courage too!. 😢
@@mellowplanet9143 I'd be happy to work with you. We'll get your breath support whipped into shape in no time! I do work with students online in lessons via Skype or FaceTime, it's $200/hr. Please reach out to me on my regular email if you would like to schedule something. arden@ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com.
P.S. The courage to sing those songs you have always wanted to will come when your body feels more inherently supported by your technique. Right now those songs probably feel like you are jumping out of a plane with no parachute!! And I don't blame you, I'd be scared to sing difficult songs too without the necessary tools. So let's get you some tools :)
Wow $200/hr?! That’s kind of a lot!. Unfortunately I don’t have that kind of money!, but thanks again!.
Wow❤
I legit thought I was so supposed to pull my stomach in tight to “support” ... woooow
Is that not what we are supposed to do? Watched this and still confused 🤔
Pulling in works if you push the stomach around the solar plexus out to create a resistance against the movement. The method in the video is easier though.
Thank you so so so much ❤❤ this video was enlightening for me... May God bless you everything ❤ thank you again.. 🙏
wow I learned a lot from this. thank you very much
Wow:) Such a beautiful teacher :)
Amazing. Thanks a lot!
What is the name of the song he was working on?
Amazing!
Did I just witness how Usher was made? **self slap** oh, that’s right, that’s new Usher.
Just subscribed!!❤️ Notifications on! Do you do lessons online?
Hi Kelly, thanks for asking. Yes, I do offer online lessons. Reach out to me over regular email for more information. arden@ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com Hope to work with you!
Hi Arden I have been watching your vids for a while and I have been practicing appoggio. You helped me tremendeously. The only thing I have an issue with is the inhale. I don’t understand why but it gets stuck and I get too much air in. Can you give tips for that ? Thank you so much.
Hello! I tried this technique but I'm having some trouble with it. After I sing a phrase, I have to expell the extra air before breathing in. But when I do that my stomach contracts. If I try to use all the extra air before breathing in, I find myself almost gasping for oxygen. What am I doing wrong?
Hi Aadrita, my guess is that you're probably over-breathing. When you use this method you learn to be SO much more efficient with the air on each phrase, meaning you're not using up as much air to sing the phrase which means you don't have to "tank up" so much when you inhale. You're probably used to pushing out waaaaayyy to much air on each phrase so you've had to "tank up" (or over-breath) for every phrase. Now that you're being more efficient with how you're managing your air in the phrases using these techniques, you don't have to tank up so much on the inhale. You can just let a nice, free, easy, released "life breath" come in on the inhale. Then you won't have so much air left over at the end of the phrase. If you do, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET RID OF IT TO BREATH IN AGAIN. That would be like if you have some gas left in the tank when you arrive at the gas station, dumping it out each time before you fill the tank. It's inefficient and wasteful and takes extra time. Just release your body (release the muscles in your belly, release your ribs, release the jaw, open the throat) and let the air come in to fill up whatever space is left from the air you just used. So if you only used half your air on a phrase and you still have about half the air left, GREAT! You don't have to take a giant breath, just open your body and let the air come in to fill up the half that you just used.
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hi I have a song on youtube call moving on I wont to know if I am singin with breath support or not
I have a question about this when exactly do u breath because I've been trying this exercise you showed but I expand my stomach till it physical you can not anymore please help me out
Hi Laurel, I'm glad you wrote because I can help clarify. You do not want to expand your stomach to breathe. You want to release it. Send the breath into the lungs in your back, don't send the breath into your stomach. Let your tummy release when you inhale, then engage (flex) those lower abdominal muscles gently down and out when you sing. Here's another video that may help you understand: ua-cam.com/video/2APr9o9M0To/v-deo.html
@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio whatttt so ur not supposed to expandddd
@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio because I found that expanding help alot more
@ So your belly will definitely expand when you breathe if you release it, but I don't actually want you to focus on forcing your tummy to expand - or really focus on your tummy at all when you breathe - because that's not where the air goes. Just release your belly and then focus on sending the breath into your back because that's where the most mass of your lungs is. That's where the air needs to go. If you focus on your abdomen, you will likely force and manipulate and push in that area to make it expand which we don't want - it creates tension and also makes it difficult to engage those muscles when it's time to sing. So just release your belly, let it drop and soften when you inhale, you will probably feel a bit of expansion there but that's not really the focus. Make sense? Hope this helps clarify.
Again with the lip trill . HOW do you do it without putting the fingers in the cheeks?? I do not get it. :(
I don't understand the first exercice.
I inhale and while exhaling I sing while retaining my exhalation in order to make it last is it? shouldn't I release all the air when I sing? should i block? sorry i'm french i didn't understand everything
You should never block. That's just asking for tension. Inhale well and deep and just let the air go when you sing.
hello Arden, video very interesting but I think there is an error on subtitles? could you correct that, because it's in Spanish while you speak in English, my English is not great and often the subtitles allow me to understand a little better, thank you
Hi Roberto, thanks for reaching out. I'm not seeing the same thing you are. I don't see spanish subtitles. . . .hmmmm. Can you send me screenshot of what you see? arden@ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com THANKS!! I'll see if I can figure out what's up.
Arden, why in other videos they say we should flatten our stomach when exhaling? This video is different.
Also, i tried this method, and I do get pretty tired and I run out of breath very quickly and I cannot sing for too long after trying to hit a high note using this technique. I just get a headache and feel discouraged and I feel my abdomen muscle gets soo weak and out of breath. Any advice?
The universal answer to muscles failing under strain is to exercise those muscles.
One question! We get support pushing abdomen? Or when we sustain the breath? 🙄
hi I have a song on youtube call the lord is here I wont to know if I am singing with breath support
Im not quite understand on 1:14, does my stomach have to come up when inhale ?
Hi K'malay, When you breathe naturally in your everyday breathing you release the muscles of your abdomen as you inhale. Most of the time when you release the abdominal muscles, the tummy area will expand outwards as the diaphragm pushes down on all your internal organs because there's really nowhere else for them to go but out. That's why your tummy pooches out when you inhale. But at 1:14 in the video, we are not talking about the inhale, we are talking about what the muscles of support should be doing when he's hissing (or moving air out for singing). Every time he hisses he contracts his abs up and in. You can see his belly pushing inwards to make the hiss at 1:03 - 1:05. But this isn't the right thing to do. And I correct him to let him know that the more efficient way of supporting his air as he hisses is to flex those ab muscles and lean outwards on them to create the hiss instead of snapping them in and up. Check out my video here which will help you with a better understanding of what I'm talking about: ua-cam.com/video/2APr9o9M0To/v-deo.html
Arden Kaywin Vocal Studio thank you very much I really appreciated
@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio I guess my confusion stemmed from the concept of flexing your lower abs to make them go out and down. I associate flexing with coming in and up. So you can flex or engage these muscles and still have them expand out and down?
Is it the feeling when ur pooping
I wish I could have a break through like this. It seems like every day I lose more and more of my voice and resonance. I try to work on breath support, breathing, range everyday but blow my voice out after just a couple of minutes. I tense up. I do not know how to "find it" again. I started singing because it felt so good. Wanna get that sensation back. But how?
I feel you! Question.....I'm doing a free online workshop at the end of April and I'm gonna be coaching on ALL the things you talked about above. Would you be interested in attending?
@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio That would be very nice and interesting. A have two concerts in the end of April too
@@jesperjee perfect timing then. If you give me your email address, I'll make sure you get added to the announcement when we open registration this coming week.
So your belly should expand when you make sound? How about inhale, I thought that your belly should expand when you inhale?
Hi Tuura, thanks for reaching out. When you sing, you ned to use your abdominal muscles to support your diaphragm. To do so, they need to flex gently out and down rather then contract inwards. I do not want you to think of "expanding" your belly because then what you will likely do is push your tummy out which doesn't achieve the same effect as flexing your abs. When you inhale, don't forcibly expand your belly, just let those muscles relax and they will do what they need to do. Instead of focusing on your belly on the inhale, focus on sending your breath into the back ribs - that's where the majority of the mass of your lungs is, that's where the air needs to go. Hope this helps!
What is support?
So Arden, is my tummy supposed to be inflated the whole time?
I don’t get it... I’m not getting it... I don’t think I’ll ever be able to sing
You just don't get it yet. She has another video that explains the type of breathing she's talking about.
I'm sorry for this stupid question, but what is he wearing? 😅
...clothes?
I don’t get it 🥲😅
Lip trills and belly breathing puts the voice in the nose. You can still get positive results from that approach, especially in the style of music the student is singing but there is much more voice there that won't be found in the nose. Nice voice though.
Thanks for your comment. In my experience, there are all kinds of resonance issues (a nasal tone being one of them) that can not be dealt with until breath support is 100% rock solid. With this student, we have to address his support first before we can address any issues of resonance like nasality. The resonance issues are due to still not enough height or stretch in his soft palate - they have nothing to do with lip trills or his breathing. Neither one of those things actually causes a nasal sound, but the shape and space in his soft palate definitely does. The resonance issues and the support issues are separate but related which is why you have to deal with the support first because without it, it doesn't really matter what his soft palate is doing or not doing for a good, open resonance. Make sense?
This sounds quite bad. I can't fully judge just from one sample though. What people don't understand about support is that without relaxation in the head and neck, you can't properly support
Mark, the reason that singers can not relax in the head and neck is BECAUSE they are not properly supporting with their lower muscles of support. Without that lower support, the body comes in to compensate and "support" the sound in other ways.....ie. trying to control the sound with the muscles in the head and neck, which is exactly why they're tense and straining. In my 25yrs of experience, I have yet to see a singer be able to release the muscles of the head/neck/tongue (all the muscles that come in to try to compensate for improper breath support) without learning how to properly support with the muscles that should be doing the job FIRST (lower abs, lower back, pelvic floor etc). For a singer to release the head and neck, they need to be supporting their sound properly in the lower body and know they can trust that. Otherwise they will remain in tension trying to compensate with head and neck for the support that's not otherwise where it should be. So.....with all due respect, what you've said above is backwards. The better way to understand it is that in order to release head and neck, a singer needs to be taught FIRST how to properly support in their lower body. That's the only way they'll be able to release head and neck because that's the only way they will trust the sound will come out WITHOUT head and neck. In the absence of setting up proper support FIRST, they will always feel like the need to use head and neck because they've got no other way of supporting their sound. Make sense?
@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio people who don't know how to sing or who have never had a lesson with a competent teacher think * oh wow she really knows her stuff. She sure showed this guy! "
People who can sing and have studied with a good teacher understand that engaging support comes after obtaining vocal release. In fact, if you have physical release in the upper body and good relaxed posture, you will automatically engage support when you sing ( to some degree). I hope all the virtual ink you spilled brings in the believers. I'm sorry I stopped in.