Breathing Exercises for Singing & Performing

Welcome to Singing with Hannah Dorman!

In this first lesson Hannah focusses on a core element of singing - breathing correctly!

Lessons aims

• Learn where and what the purpose of your diaphragm is
• First steps into understanding how to control your breath

Exercise 1 - Test your diaphragm technique/Build breathing control

• Lay on the floor with hands placed on the stomach
• Using the diaphragm, breathe in slowly for 5 seconds (hold) and then breathe out for 5 seconds (control out breath) and so on...

Exercise 2 - Extra Breath

• Breath in using the Diaphragm (hold it...)
• Then, you can fill up with more air using the lungs
• Lastly, from collar bones and up, we can inhale again to gain that 'extra breath'
• And finally, in reverse order, practice exhaling until you are at the end where you can squeeze from the core to release the final bit of air from the diaphragm