A healthy mind has an easy breath. ~ Author Unknown
Here is how you do the Slow Leaky Tire breathing to improve your singing voice.
- Shake out your shoulders, jaw and cheeks
- Relax your shoulder so they don’t go up when you breath in
- Take a deep breath and remember to make sure your shoulders don’t go up as you inhale
- Shape your lips like a fish
- Slowly let your breath out with an “sssss” sound, as though it is a golden thread going through your top front teeth
- Do this as long as you can until you think you’ll pass out if you continue
- Let go of your muscles
- Repeat #2-7
It was hard not to chuckle as I saw what my face looked like in the mirror, thus my air was gone and I got to repeat steps #2-7 more quickly than I anticipated.
Thanks for the tip!
Hey Orange Melody,
I like your name, by the way. Makes me feel happy.
If you do this simple breathing activity daily, you’ll be surprised how fast your breath capacity will improve.
And breathing well, of course, helps singing and overall health, which keeps us happy in an orange sort of way!
Keep me posted on your progress.
Intriguing , I wonder what the statistics are on your first point there…
Hi,
Do you mean the quote?
Hi! I tried it out, but I think the hardest part is stopping my shoulders from going up o.O also my air goes pretty fast lol but I’ll keep on trying
!!!
Thx for the tip!
Regards n_n
Sophie,
Try standing in front of a mirror to help with the shoulders going up. Also, be sure your diaphragm is going out when you breath in. Often, when the shoulders go up it is an indication that there is tension in the belly area. Let me know if this helps.
Joy