It's the end of my full singing session, but I just did this to finish off and boy, did it feel good. I feel a bit like a pigeon whose been trying to attract a mate and I also feel as if my upper torso is so well lifted, my stomach is in and I feel in great shape, so hopefully I did it right! This was SO helpful, and I look forward to applying it. I saw somewhere that it was mainly for classical singers, but please let me know if that was correct. Grateful thanks Jeff.
hello, i'm a french woman( 40 years), your videos are very well explained, they help me a lot. right now,, i'm trying to sing songs that use belting up to C5, but it's very difficult to sing this note loudly, it's whithout thickness ! why and could you do videos of belting exercises.Thanks for your videos and continue
Excellent! Glad the explanations are helpful! I will give your request some thought! In the meantime, you could also have a look at this: ruclips.net/video/HluSeOPz29U/видео.html Best! Jeff
Thanks for your great videos!! So helpful. Just a question: when you said that the solar plexus engages, you mean we need to push it on every note? I'm not sure about what is supposed to happen there.
hi jeff thx for all your mezzo videos, i listen a lot. i do find often although my volume is cranked to max it isnt loud enough. would be great to increase your recording volume in the future if it makes sense to you to do so. cheerio, vita
Hello!! I just started training my voice for an audition to get into school choir in college next year. I was in school choir in elementary school but that’s it, and I learned to pay attention to my abdomen!! As I expand my rib cage and sing, my abdomen still becomes tight for some reason. Is this okay? If not, how does my abdomen supposed to be as I expand rib cage? Thank you!!
Check this out, here's a walk through of the entire inhalation/exhalation (singing) process for your ribs/abdomen. ruclips.net/video/qT1j3InEakM/видео.html
Eh..no no no ... a lot lower. Intercostal breathing is ok but how can the diaframma interacts with such a high appoggio ? I am not saying it is wrong but when you stand up your hands in my opinion will have to go lower.
Hello Marina, Keep in mind, my hands are there to monitor the expansion of the rib cage. Also, it is a common misconception that the diaphragm is lower in the body. It is in fact high enough in the body to be connected to the base of the sack that one's heart is contained within. I would direct you to this web page for more information on the whole practice; www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~jones/Shirlee/breath_management.html
@@JeffRolka Hi Jeff, I know where the diafram is and it has to be lowered while breathing in then slowly released while breathing out. The enlargement of the ribs while breathing in will tense the diafram and for a lyrical singer it is also necessary to push the air downward, then by a sinergetic action of intercostal and diafragmatic muscles the air will be gently released in the singing. The site of Claudia Friedlander explains this beautifully. Said this everyone is free to breath the way he wants and sing smiling etc etc. Me , I follow the traditional rules and I breath low, and I rarely smile when I sing.
It's the end of my full singing session, but I just did this to finish off and boy, did it feel good. I feel a bit like a pigeon whose been trying to attract a mate and I also feel as if my upper torso is so well lifted, my stomach is in and I feel in great shape, so hopefully I did it right! This was SO helpful, and I look forward to applying it. I saw somewhere that it was mainly for classical singers, but please let me know if that was correct. Grateful thanks Jeff.
Awesome, Diane! I think we should all use appoggio, no reason why it only applies to classical repertoire.
Best!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka Thank you Jeff, I shall try to use it more often now, with all the styles I sing. Always so good to receive your advice.
hello, i'm a french woman( 40 years),
your videos are very well explained, they help me a lot.
right now,, i'm trying to sing songs that use belting up to C5, but it's very difficult to sing this note loudly, it's whithout thickness !
why and could you do videos of belting exercises.Thanks for your videos and continue
Excellent! Glad the explanations are helpful! I will give your request some thought! In the meantime, you could also have a look at this:
ruclips.net/video/HluSeOPz29U/видео.html
Best!
Jeff
ok, thank you, I look forward to your reflection, because it is a problem that I have with all the songs and it's hard to answer me and this famous C5
Thanks for your great videos!! So helpful. Just a question: when you said that the solar plexus engages, you mean we need to push it on every note? I'm not sure about what is supposed to happen there.
Yes, that's about right, think of it as an insistent kind of pressure that doesn't fully disengage.
Best,
Jeff
hi jeff thx for all your mezzo videos, i listen a lot. i do find often although my volume is cranked to max it isnt loud enough. would be great to increase your recording volume in the future if it makes sense to you to do so. cheerio, vita
Thank you for watching and thank you for the feedback! I will check the audio and get that better. Thank you!
Jeff
I’m not a beginner but I still struggle with breathing... yeah that’s not a good combination... so thanks for this!!
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Jeff
Is your sense of appoggio established thru down and out or in and out of the abdominal muscles?
Not really either of those options. It's more about expansion of the rib cage and a general engagement of the abdominal muscles.
Best!
Jeff
Hello!! I just started training my voice for an audition to get into school choir in college next year. I was in school choir in elementary school but that’s it, and I learned to pay attention to my abdomen!!
As I expand my rib cage and sing, my abdomen still becomes tight for some reason. Is this okay? If not, how does my abdomen supposed to be as I expand rib cage? Thank you!!
Check this out, here's a walk through of the entire inhalation/exhalation (singing) process for your ribs/abdomen.
ruclips.net/video/qT1j3InEakM/видео.html
@@JeffRolka
Thank you so much!!!
Eh..no no no ... a lot lower. Intercostal breathing is ok but how can the diaframma interacts with such a high appoggio ? I am not saying it is wrong but when you stand up your hands in my opinion will have to go lower.
Hello Marina,
Keep in mind, my hands are there to monitor the expansion of the rib cage. Also, it is a common misconception that the diaphragm is lower in the body. It is in fact high enough in the body to be connected to the base of the sack that one's heart is contained within. I would direct you to this web page for more information on the whole practice;
www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~jones/Shirlee/breath_management.html
@@JeffRolka Hi Jeff,
I know where the diafram is and it has to be lowered while breathing in then slowly released while breathing out. The enlargement of the ribs while breathing in will tense the diafram and for a lyrical singer it is also necessary to push the air downward, then by a sinergetic action of intercostal and diafragmatic muscles the air will be gently released in the singing. The site of Claudia Friedlander explains this beautifully. Said this everyone is free to breath the way he wants and sing smiling etc etc.
Me , I follow the traditional rules and I breath low, and I rarely smile when I sing.