Improving Your Vocals: Breathing Techniques - Inhale, Exhale

Don't like the sound of your vocals? Think that it's just the mixing job? This could be the problem or maybe it's just the vocals aren't at the highest quality they should be. Improving your vocals involves more than just changing the mix, but literally changing your vocal skills on the track. More and more entertainers take the proper steps to "train" their voices before recording sessions and performances. There are many different techniques that can ensure and that your vocals are the best they can be. The first example will teach a breathing technique in order to maximize and monitor your breathing between phrases and melodies.

Breathing Format: Start all breathing exercises with the format, Stand with your feet hip distance apart, knees unlocked with your abdomen very relaxed. Also keep your head upright so you remain looking straight ahead at all times.

Breathing Technique one:

Start with the breathing format

Once your posture is good, close your eyes and spend time breathing in and out very slowly. Breathe in thru your nose and exhale thru your mouth. (When singing breath in thru your nose and out thru your mouth and nose)

When breathing in take a long deep breath so you can feel the breath all the way down at the bottom of your lungs, make sure to keep your shoulders back and relaxed.

When breathing out, maintain your "puffed up" shape for as long as you can while slowly exhaling until you feel empty.

Breathing Technique two:

Start with the breathing format

Move your left ear to your shoulder while breathing out for a count of 10.

Circle your head forward for a count of 10 while slowly laying your right ear on your shoulder.

Raise your head back to the starting format while breathing out for a count of 10.

Repeat steps in opposite direction

Shake it off (shake your arms and legs loose)

Breathing Technique three:

Start with the breathing format.

Take a deep breath in and shrug your left shoulder backwards

Take a deep breath out shrugging your right shoulder backwards.

Repeat 7-10 times

Reverse and shrug your shoulder forward

Concentrate on breathing from you diaphragm

Shake it off (shake your arms and legs loose)

P.S.: If you start to feel faint or light headed from any of these breathing exercises, stop and rest.