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Do you find breathing difficult? So many clients say that breathing is the most essential and most troubling aspect of singing well. How about you? What does your breathing look like/fell like?

The irony of the breathing dilemma is that you all breathe naturally all the time. The problem seems to arise when the breath precedes/prepares for singing. That is because you feel that you must do something extra-ordinary to sing.

Reality is the human body is a perfect musical instrument. The human voice is capable of responding to music without conscious thought. An infant can imitate musical sounds on pitch and in rhythm because there is no filter yet that says singing is too difficult or you have to sound like a pop star.

Many people perform great feats of physical effort and mental gymnastics to do what they call singing. A grip of the throat, raising the chin, locking the jaw, holding breath, praying to the voice gods – and all of that occurs within a split second inhale! For some unknown reason a universal concept prevails that singing has to be something other than natural; that one has to do something extraordinary to sing. This concept is absolutely false.

Do you see pop stars singing with effort? Maybe. But believe me the good ones, the ones who are really singing and not lip-syncing to a track, the effort you see is part of the act and not a habit of sound production.

Great singing, great artistry happens when creativity, breath, sound and soul are flowing freely through the body. So forget trying hard, forget effort. Instead, do your best to create a free flow of energy through your instrument. Open the body on inhale, then do your best to keep it open – to let the energy flow through.

Without interference, the vocal folds adjust to pitch by responding to a signal from the brain. Without stopping the energy, the meaning of the song, of your words and the music will flow through you and out to your audience without effort.

This is easier said than done. To leave the body and soul open as you sing is very vulnerable. At first when letting go of the energy you may want to run and hide; you may feel like releasing even one bit more, will kill you but you won’t die – guaranteed. Open the airways to get the perfect, natural inhale without effort and be able to sing with energy.

I can actually tell whether a client is on the right track or not by watching the inhale. If the inhale is a simple, opening of the instrument, I know the sound is going to be good. Keep your courage strong and give it a try.

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