5 Breathing Exercises - from Easy to Super Challenging!
Summary
TLDRIn this instructional video, Victoria emphasizes the importance of proper breath control in singing, debunking the myth that it requires a lot of air. She introduces five exercises designed to teach singers how to take in only the necessary amount of air and manage it efficiently. Victoria, with 32 years of teaching and 44 years of studying voice, simplifies serious vocal techniques and encourages viewers to practice these exercises to build strength, stamina, and confidence, ultimately leading to more enjoyable singing experiences.
Takeaways
- 🎤 Singing efficiently requires proper breath management, not just a large volume of air.
- 💨 Learning to 'budget' the escape of air, or breath support, is crucial for vocal technique.
- 📚 Victoria emphasizes the importance of studying her playlist on breathing and breath support for more details.
- 🔍 If your voice sounds breathy, it might be due to air leakage and not closing of the vocal folds, which Victoria also covers in her videos.
- 🗣️ Speaking and singing one beat requires minimal air intake, demonstrating the efficiency needed in breath control.
- 🌀 The 'catch breath' technique is introduced as a way to take in air automatically without overexertion.
- 🏋️♀️ Exercises are provided to practice taking in only the necessary amount of air and using it effectively throughout a phrase.
- 🚫 Avoid the temptation to cheat by taking deeper breaths than needed, which can lead to exhaustion.
- 🎶 The exercises are designed to help singers learn to sing through an entire scale on a single breath, building breath control.
- 🏁 The goal is to finish an exercise comfortably, without depleting all breath, simulating the end of a singing phrase.
- 👩🏫 Victoria offers a comprehensive vocal exercise program, 'Victoria's Victorious Vocal Exercise Program', for further breath management training.
- 🌟 Breath management builds strength and stamina, leading to more enjoyable and powerful singing performances.
Q & A
What is the main focus of Victoria's vocal tips video?
-The main focus of the video is to teach singers how to use air efficiently while singing, emphasizing the importance of proper inhalation and breath support.
Why is it not necessary to take in a lot of air when singing?
-Taking in a lot of air is not necessary because singing requires proper breath support and efficient use of the air you have, rather than the quantity of air inhaled.
What are some common issues that singers face when they inhale incorrectly?
-Incorrect inhalation can lead to tiredness and weakness, and it may also cause the voice to become breathy due to air leakage and incomplete closure of the vocal folds.
How many exercises does Victoria introduce in the video to help singers learn to use air efficiently?
-Victoria introduces five exercises designed to help singers understand and practice efficient air usage while singing.
What is the purpose of the first exercise in the video?
-The first exercise aims to demonstrate that singing one beat requires hardly any air, and to practice taking in air easily without excessive shoulder movement or chest bobbing.
What is the 'catch breath' mentioned in the script, and why is it important?
-The 'catch breath' refers to the quick, automatic inhalation that singers should use between phrases. It is important because it allows for continuous singing without the need for large, labored breaths.
How should singers approach the exercises in the video to maximize their learning?
-Singers should approach the exercises by not cheating on the breaths, maintaining moderate volume, and ensuring they complete the exercises without feeling depleted at the end of a phrase.
What is the significance of repeating the scale in one breath during the exercises?
-Repeating the scale in one breath helps singers practice budgeting their air and ensures they are not taking in more air than necessary for the task.
What does Victoria suggest for singers who struggle with breathy singing?
-Victoria suggests that singers who struggle with breathy singing should study her playlist on breathing and breath support, and also watch videos specifically addressing breathy singing.
What is the 'Victoria's Victorious vocal exercise program' mentioned at the end of the video?
-The 'Victoria's Victorious vocal exercise program' is an audio exercise training program that Victoria recommends for singers to build and train their voices, including sections on breath management and solutions for breathy singing.
What advice does Victoria give regarding the control of the escape of air during singing?
-Victoria advises that singers should not control the escape of air by squeezing their breath at the vocal folds, but instead should rely on their support muscles in the front, sides, and back for breath support.
Outlines
🎤 Efficient Breathing for Singing
In this paragraph, Victoria emphasizes that singing does not require a large amount of air, but rather the proper use of it. She introduces five exercises designed to teach singers how to take in only the necessary amount of air for each phrase and manage it effectively. Victoria, with 32 years of teaching and 44 years of studying voice, offers vocal techniques that are both simple and fun. She advises viewers to study her playlist on breathing and breath support if they experience breathiness during singing. The exercises are designed to be done with ease, without excessive shoulder movement or chest bobbing, and to help singers develop automatic inhalation and breath management.
💪 Building Breath Control and Stamina
The second paragraph continues the theme of breath management with a series of exercises that increase in difficulty, aiming to build breath control and stamina. Victoria introduces a bonus exercise that involves repeating a scale four times on one breath, with a catch breath after the second repetition. She stresses the importance of not controlling the escape of air by squeezing at the vocal folds, but rather using the support muscles for breath support. The exercises are meant to challenge singers to budget their air effectively, ensuring they do not collapse at the end of a phrase. Victoria concludes by recommending her audio exercise training program, 'Victoria's Victorious Vocal Exercise Program,' which includes sections on breath management and solutions for breathy singing, and encourages singers to continue working on their breathing for more power and stamina.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Air
💡Breath Support
💡Inhalation
💡Budgeting Air
💡Vocal Folds
💡Breathy Singing
💡Catch Breath
💡Exercises
💡Vocal Technique
💡Vocal Range
💡Breath Management
Highlights
It does not take a lot of air to sing, but proper inhalation and breath support are crucial.
Overworking to take in air can lead to tiredness and weakness.
Five special exercises are introduced to teach efficient use of air while singing.
The importance of taking in only as much air as needed for each phrase.
Learning to budget air intake for singing to avoid breathiness and vocal fold issues.
A quick lesson on catching breath between beats without taking in too much air.
Demonstration of singing a scale with minimal air intake for each beat.
Exercise one involves singing a scale with catch breaths, promoting natural breathing.
Exercise two challenges singers to sing a scale in one breath without cheating.
The necessity of not depleting breath completely at the end of a phrase for vocal health.
Exercise three increases difficulty by repeating the scale twice in one breath.
The role of support muscles in controlling the escape of air, not the breath itself.
A bonus exercise that involves singing the scale four times with a catch breath in the middle.
The significance of breath management in building strength and stamina for singers.
Victoria's Victorious vocal exercise program is recommended for breath management and technique.
The importance of exercises over songs in building vocal confidence and technique.
Victoria's wisdom emphasizes efficient breath control for powerful and stamina singing.
Transcripts
I'm gonna say something that may
surprise you it does not take a lot of
air to sing but more importantly it's
how you use your air to sink but some of
you are working so hard tanking up and
all that does is makes you tired and
weak so we're going to do five exercises
that I just made up special for this
video you will realize that you only
take in as much air as you need for the
phrase and you learn how to budget it
welcome back to another edition of
Victoria's Victoria's vocal tips 32
years of teaching voice 44 years of
studying voice all different styles my
students have ranged from Ultra
beginners all the way through advanced
touring professionals voice teachers
choral directors and competition winners
I always give you serious vocal
technique made simple and fun let's get
the facts down first it does not take a
lot of air to sing but you must take the
proper type of inhalation and you must
learn how to budget The Escape of air
also known as breath support now we
don't have time to get into all of the
details today so make sure that you
study my playlist on breathing and
breath support and if your voice is
breathy meaning you're leaking air your
vocal folds aren't closing I include
videos on breathy singing as well okay
let's have some fun how much air does it
take to speak one beat like this one
let's do it one how much air did that
take hardly anything right let's sing it
one again one hardly any air right now
let's count to five and take a breath
between each beat like this one two
three four five now don't cheat don't go
one two three no breathe between each
beat or between each number let's do it
one two three four five there's your
quick lesson in the catch breath you see
you don't have time to tank up and you
know take this big labored breath no
that breath has to come in and out
automatically and how much breath does
it take to sing One Beat hardly anything
right let's sing it like this one two
three four five here we go one two three
four five you can do the hand movement
just showing the air coming in and out
in and out in and out so we've Now set
ourselves up for exercise one which is
one two three four five four three two
one I want the set of moderate volume
and this should feel easy here we go one
two three four five four three two one
now notice my breasts were coming in
easily you didn't see a lot of shoulder
action you didn't see the chest bobbing
up and down exercise two it's the same
as exercise one but then we're going to
repeat the whole scale all in one breath
like this one two three four five four
three two one two three four five four
three two one now once again don't cheat
or else you're not gonna get anything
out of this so don't just go one two
three no you gotta take those short
little catch breaths and then sustain
through the whole scale on one breath
again one two three four five four three
two one two three four five four three
two one now don't cheat and speed up so
don't go one two three four five four
three no at the end of the exercise you
should be comfortably at the end of your
breath remember we never sing and
collapse or be totally depleted at the
end of a phrase so what are we doing
here we're working taking on the
automatic inhalation the catch breath
budgeting the air through the end of the
exercise now exercise three is going to
be more challenging we're going to
repeat exercise one with those catch
breaths and then we're going to do the
full scale two times all on one breath
if possible like this
one two three four five four three two
one two three four five four three two
one two three four five four three two
one moderate volume here we go one two
three four five four three two one two
three four five four three two one two
three four five four three two one
Higher voices can do this up here don't
forget one two three
three two one two three
two one
Etc bonus exercise we're going to do
exercise one taking the breaths in
between each beat and then we're going
to repeat the scale this time four times
but after the second time you're going
to take a catch breath so it'll be like
this
one two three four five four three two
one two three four five four three two
one two three four five four three two
one two three four five four three two
one two three four five four three two
one now I think that that's pretty
challenging and it makes you budget your
air otherwise you're gonna be collapsed
at the end and remember we don't control
The Escape of air by squeezing our
breath at the vocal folds instead
remember our support muscles front sides
and back breath support okay here we go
this is the last time low voices can be
down here High voices can be up there
and then you can do it in your own range
later here we go one two three four five
four three two one two two three four
five four three two one two three four
five four three two one two three four
five four three two one two three four
five four three two one it's a good
challenge now if you were able to do
those exercises at that speed then you
probably have enough air for most of
your songs
exercises are what will build and train
your voice and build confidence not your
song So if you still haven't gotten my
audio exercise training program
Victoria's Victorious vocal exercise
program I recommend you do so right away
we have a section on breath management
and another section on solutions for
breathy singing as well as all different
types of technique vocal colors vocal
textures for different voice types and
it's a program that will last you for a
very long time and besides that super
affordable and I do group classes with
members so see the link and sign up
below it is now time for Victoria's
wisdom
singing does not take a lot of air if
you inhale correctly and you control the
Escape of air efficiently breath
management will build strength and
stamina I hope you have enjoyed another
edition of Victoria's Victorious vocal
tips don't forget to subscribe tell your
friends leave me some comments leave me
some thumbs up don't forget to follow me
on social media and keep working on your
breathing and breath support for more
power and stamina and you will have a
lot more fun at the same time I look
forward to seeing everyone again very
soon
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