Voice Lessons & Tips on Singing : How to Sing with Your Diaphragm

by admin on September 24, 2009

Learn tips on how to sing with your diaphragm instead of your throat with singing and vocal training tips in this free online vocal coaching video clip.

Expert: Larissa Lam
Bio: Larissa Lam has almost 20 years of professional singing experience and has studied under top vocal coaches in LA. She has coached various singers for record labels and musical productions.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

Duration : 0:2:14


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{ 25 comments… read them below or add one }

soccerchic909 September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

She isn’t a good …
She isn’t a good singer…

35El September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

whatever!! i guess …
whatever!! i guess demi lovato sings from her throut and you u know what??? by singing from the throut, u make it sound ugly.

aquafantasy228 September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

how would you use …
how would you use thew diaphram?? do you push out??

jlynnhood September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

Thank You
Thank You

sks9785 September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

It will feel liek …
It will feel liek your stomach is tightening if you are doing it right.

glycoboy September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

seth riggs has …
seth riggs has helped celine deon when she hurt her voice. he’s trained em all!!!! speech level singing with seth riggs

DisneyFan2OO9 September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

wow! that really …
wow! that really works!!!!! THANK U!!!

converseRcool24 September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

I hae no idea if im …
I hae no idea if im doing this right:( I ut my hand where she put hers and i felt my stomach expand but im not ssure if ur only supposed to feel that part expand or your whole stomach….Or do u just have to keep practicing?

prisionerodeCristo September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

Hey! Thanks!!! :D
Hey! Thanks!!! :D

maidenrukia September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

same here! :(
same here! :(

EndLessMusicFM September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

i need help my …
i need help my voice broke ages ago but im not as good at singing as i way about 2years ago du fink i can improve with the voce i have now

shame0shame September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

thats makes sense

thats makes sense
thanx

khossink September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

i can tell when i …
i can tell when i am singing with my throat, and i am, i just can’t switch to my diaphragm

ds1985 September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

Sorry i need help …
Sorry i need help when you breath your stomach sticks out right? what i dont get is do you hold your stomach out or release the air gradully when singing???
Can someone EMAIL me urgently and tell me? thanks

strat007eyes September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

wow she’s cute
wow she’s cute

loube53 September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

hummm… sometimes …
hummm… sometimes it hurts and sometimes dont’…. humm

jinahn93 September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

if you sing from …
if you sing from your throat your throat hurts and you dont feel comfortable and diaphram you dont feel anything in your throat and it is really really comfortable

MikeToeMusic September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

it doesnt mean to …
it doesnt mean to flex ur abs to utilize the diaphram right/? i just need to know if its normal to be flexing abs

Polarsuku September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

you can feel it. …
you can feel it. you’ll know. um… hard to explain. you’ll feel it kind of in your lower gut. idk.

TheFunhottie September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

yea loube53 same …
yea loube53 same here
how do u kno wen ur singing wit ur throat and not wit ur diaphragm ????????????????

loube53 September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

question, how do i …
question, how do i REALLY know if i’m singing with my THROAT or DIAPHRAGM… i’m confuse… i really cant tell…. also what deos it mean by sing it with your own voice?//how do you do that..

bluesorchidee September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

When you sing, talk …
When you sing, talk, of course you have to use your vocal cords,( the vocal chords are muscles, no vocal cords no sound) but your throat has to be wide open, if the sound doesn’t come out properly the first reason is that your larynx is contracted, then comes the breathing but breathing is natural if you don’t think about it.

ragnaroksangel September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

alto and soprano …
alto and soprano refer to the female voice btw

hottiecheergirl17 September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

alto is low and …
alto is low and saprano is high…

LujanSam September 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm

how can tell if …
how can tell if you’re an alto, or a soprano ?

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