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    BREATHING

    It is possible to observe that many traditional schools of singing teach breathing as some harrowing, complex event.   You've probably heard "sing from your diaphragm," "flex your bottom," "support with your stomach," "expand your back," and so on.   All of these concepts set the singer up for unnecessary distraction and tension.   Stand up straight and breathe!   When you breathe in, the viscera (your belly) falls forward.  When you breathe out, it falls back into place.  That's it! Here's what it looks like:

    CORRECT

    Inhale                                                                                  Exhale

                                 

    INCORRECT

    Inhale                                                                                  Exhale

                                 

                        (Too rigid)                                                            (Trying to push air out with the rib cage)

     

    POSTURE

    It's simple.   Stand up straight and relax.  Washing your cat is difficult - standing and breathing is easy.

    Your posture should not be rigid.   If you were to lie flat on your back on the floor, in a com­fortable manner, that would also be how good posture looks when you are standing up.