how would you know if you are controling the flow of air while you sing?

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Help me guyssss!!! Thanks!

Answer 1

Breathing is the base of singing, you need to do some specific voice exercises to control your breathing.

Whispering and Raspy voices are signals of bad technique, poor control of the breathing and muscles, and the person is probably singing out of the right placement.

You need to guide your breathing correctly, your muscles needs to support your sound and sing every note in the right placement. Opera singers use the resonant cavities to create a powerful sound without force the muscles on the throat and chest. But they use support (the muscles on the stomach) to create not only a beautiful and big sound, but to sing healthy.

Try to find a good teacher who can help you to sing using the muscles in the right way. Is difficult to explain what are you doing wrong and how to fix it because I don't know your voice, I would need to hear your voice, but unfortunally I can't.

Hope this help

Music is the food of love... Play on! W. S.

Answer 2

You know that you have good breath control when:
1. You have taken a nice big breath and filled from the bottom up.
2. You aren't forcing the air out by pushing hard with your stomach muscles. Instead, the air is just flowing out.
3. You feel like you are using more air than you need. You are on the verge of sounding breathy at whatever dynamic level you're singing.
4. You don't run out of air by the end of the phrase, but you try to use it all up anyway to make room for your next breath.

Number 4 above is the byproduct of good breath control. It's amazing to me how much more air I seem to have left over when I'm singing with good placement and feeling like I'm giving away too much air! Always feel like the air is directed out the crown of your head instead of out your mouth, and keep it spinning and flowing, even when singing quietly---no, *especially* when singing quietly.

Answer 3

Your vocal cords are soft tissue. There are muscles on each side of that push then together to make a sound. If you have week vocal muscles you will sound light and breathy, and will have no breathe control. To strengthen theeses muscles you will have to do vocal scales and sirens. Sirens especially. This will also help with voice control. Singing from your diaphragm wont really help unless you are a strong singer. It does help with breath capacity, but that air will be used extremely fast because your muscles are not strong enough to hold back the air to create a stron sound.

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Answer 4

It's all about breath control. One has to develop the muscles in the vocal mechanism through vocal exercises. You may want to talk to your teacher about it, because controlling your air and support isn't a one step solution. There are many things that effect control including posture, support, breathing, amount of air intake, the phrase, dynamics... so forth. It's a complicated issue, and recording yourself and listening is not the solution. This is a technical issue that only your teacher can address correctly. If you don't have a teacher, I suggest you go and find one.

Answer 5

Everything about singing is controled by the flow of air.If someone has told you this they may mean you are getting too loud then too soft instead of even control of your voice.Try recording yourself as you sing then play it back,then you will be able to tell.