Great info, and if I may be permitted to say, I find this a lot more obvious than when a 98 pound vocal couch tries to explain appoggio, and I'm just there going "I heard what she said, but I can't see what she's doing". Seeing this in something more akin to my own physiology really helps me to understand what I should be doing physically.
Great breakdown on the fundamentals of breath support! The detailed explanation of posture, diaphragmatic breathing, and the exercises are super helpful. The Ferrari analogy really clicked-thanks for sharing these insights!
These are great exercises for breath support. I especially like the video you made a few weeks ago with the repeated scale. I've been able to do it for the 5 reps, required, so am very pleased. Thanks, Josh.
Finally someone has clearly explained the appogio. The best explanation on TH-cam and the best teacher. Bravo. Joshua do you have Patreon or others form how to support your channel??. You deserve it.
Thanks for the comment! There are commonalities between all of the genres of singing, but there are also some major differences. Some great pop singers, like Whitney Houston or Adele use great breath support in the same way that opera singers do. An operatic sound is achieved by arching the soft palate whereas contemporary singers don't open too much in the back of the throat. I'll make a video about this to show the differences.
@@joshualindsayvoicestudio6022 Thank you for the nice reply. IMO most of the contemporary singers are using a microphone which makes all the breath support and such classical techniques not so important. So I think they can get away with so-called 'bad' technique, right? But I am not sure.
Some singers sing with with bad technique and can make a decent sound, but the best singers definitely have a superior vocal technique, including breath support.
@@ANOOPBAL I do a variety of vocal exercises every day, depending on what my Voice needs that particular day, whether it be breathing/support, phonation , resonance, etc. I use the vocal exercises as a fine-tuning mechanism.
Isn't apogio about the sound you make to produce the opetatic sound? Breath exercises are great but i think it is often times easier to think about the type of sound and feeling you get from doing these things to really do them as a pasive mechanism in you body!
Thanks for the question! Here is an AI overview on Appoggo: Appoggio is a breathing technique for singers that involves coordinating the respiratory muscles and vocal folds to create a balanced, efficient vocal sound. The term comes from the Italian verb appoggiare, which means "to lean on" or "to support".
@@joshualindsayvoicestudio6022 Thank you, i m actualy not really educated on this... i haven't went to collage or anything like this and to me the italian words for these stuff are unknown, this is why i pointed the question out... sorry if it seemed bothersome to you, didn't mean to offend nobody! i watched planty of your videos and i feel like you do quite good on technique!!
You quoted Richard Miller. But you do the opposite to what he says. At 50: 21 in the link of Miller in a Masterclass, he starts to talk about support and then shows what you say to do but tells the lady she shouldn't do. AT 50:55 he starts by saying, "Don't pull in at all". Then demonstrates not to do what you say. Appoggiare means to "lean" more than "support". There is a lean that occurs when the sound is activated with the Diaphragm while singing. It causes an open free gesture. Not a collapsed gesture that goes with the expulsive action of the abdominal or expiratory muscles. The Abdominals should not activate while singing. The lean is on the Diaphragm not the larynx or voice. You quoted Miller in the beginning of your video, but you did not understand what he said. There is a feeling when you hold the breath (not with the larynx) and maintain that hold. This is the "equilibrium". This feeling is what you sing on. This hold feeling. As you sing the Diaphragm is engaged and you feel a lean. Which sounds weird because the Diaphragm is a muscle of inspiration only. But this is what happens when we sing and support correctly. th-cam.com/video/nLRwCT0e8A0/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your interesting point of view. I would have to respectfully disagree on some of your points. 1. I agree with Richard Miller that you shouldn't pull in. What I am saying is that there should be a juxtaposition...Neither pulling in, nor pushing out. 2. There is definitely increased abdominal muscle activity. Richard Miller: " In deep inspiration, as in preparation for singing, the diaphragm , and the thoracic and abdominal muscles increase their activity." 3. I agree with the sensation of the equilibrium. Could you please make a video on how you breathe so I can understand more fully your approach?
@@joshualindsayvoicestudio6022 No problem. Just trying to point out What I see Lamperti is saying via Miller. I do not dismiss your process as it is used by many. I feel I do not have adequate scientific information to question certain methods of support to make a video. Especially as many singers can say they do different things. Great singers like Ruffo and Ponselle advocated pushing out while singing. Some say hold. Some say pull in. All have some possible merits. I prefer something on a an initial lean and a sustained hold. I can see how the lower abdominal activation can come into play. In the end it is about how the function is affected and the sound produced. I do like your exercises from 9 mins onwards. I will give them a try. I might do a video in the future. Breathing and support is complicated. I am always scared not to say the wrong thing. Otherwise, we do more damage than good. It is always in the back of the mind as support is very important in singing. I think there is a lot of confusion on the subject.
Great info, and if I may be permitted to say, I find this a lot more obvious than when a 98 pound vocal couch tries to explain appoggio, and I'm just there going "I heard what she said, but I can't see what she's doing". Seeing this in something more akin to my own physiology really helps me to understand what I should be doing physically.
😂 I love it! Thanks for watching!
Great breakdown on the fundamentals of breath support! The detailed explanation of posture, diaphragmatic breathing, and the exercises are super helpful. The Ferrari analogy really clicked-thanks for sharing these insights!
Thank you for the comment! I’m glad you found the exercises helpful. Keep singing!
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Excellent content and instructions. 🙏🏼
Thank you so much for watching my video! I’m glad you found it helpful.
These are great exercises for breath support. I especially like the video you made a few weeks ago with the repeated scale. I've been able to do it for the 5 reps, required, so am very pleased. Thanks, Josh.
You're so welcome! I’m glad the videos are helping you!
Finally someone has clearly explained the appogio. The best explanation on TH-cam and the best teacher. Bravo. Joshua do you have Patreon or others form how to support your channel??. You deserve it.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I feel honored!
Muchas gracias por compartir tus videos. Me han ayudado muchísimo 🤩🤩 y he notado una mejoría en mi voz. ¡Eres un excelente maestro! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you so much for watching my videos!
Amazing job. Wonderful exercises!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you found the exercises helpful.
OMG I love the way you explain everything. Thank you ever so much for doing these videos
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Thank you so much for watching! I hope it is helpful in your singing!
Are there any major differences in operatic singing and contemporary singing? Thank you for the videos.
Thanks for the comment! There are commonalities between all of the genres of singing, but there are also some major differences. Some great pop singers, like Whitney Houston or Adele use great breath support in the same way that opera singers do. An operatic sound is achieved by arching the soft palate whereas contemporary singers don't open too much in the back of the throat. I'll make a video about this to show the differences.
@@joshualindsayvoicestudio6022 Thank you for the nice reply. IMO most of the contemporary singers are using a microphone which makes all the breath support and such classical techniques not so important. So I think they can get away with so-called 'bad' technique, right? But I am not sure.
Some singers sing with with bad technique and can make a decent sound, but the best singers definitely have a superior vocal technique, including breath support.
@@joshualindsayvoicestudio6022 Agree. How long do you have to do this exercises everyday?
@@ANOOPBAL I do a variety of vocal exercises every day, depending on what my Voice needs that particular day, whether it be breathing/support, phonation , resonance, etc. I use the vocal exercises as a fine-tuning mechanism.
Wasn't this guy Thor in the movie The Incredible Hulk Returns? Who knew he was an opera singer as well.
Take off the shirt, man! ❤
Isn't apogio about the sound you make to produce the opetatic sound? Breath exercises are great but i think it is often times easier to think about the type of sound and feeling you get from doing these things to really do them as a pasive mechanism in you body!
Thanks for the question! Here is an AI overview on Appoggo: Appoggio is a breathing technique for singers that involves coordinating the respiratory muscles and vocal folds to create a balanced, efficient vocal sound. The term comes from the Italian verb appoggiare, which means "to lean on" or "to support".
@@joshualindsayvoicestudio6022 Thank you, i m actualy not really educated on this... i haven't went to collage or anything like this and to me the italian words for these stuff are unknown, this is why i pointed the question out... sorry if it seemed bothersome to you, didn't mean to offend nobody! i watched planty of your videos and i feel like you do quite good on technique!!
No offense taken! Keep on singing beautifully!
You quoted Richard Miller. But you do the opposite to what he says.
At 50: 21 in the link of Miller in a Masterclass, he starts to talk about support and then shows what you say to do but tells the lady she shouldn't do. AT 50:55 he starts by saying, "Don't pull in at all". Then demonstrates not to do what you say.
Appoggiare means to "lean" more than "support". There is a lean that occurs when the sound is activated with the Diaphragm while singing. It causes an open free gesture. Not a collapsed gesture that goes with the expulsive action of the abdominal or expiratory muscles. The Abdominals should not activate while singing. The lean is on the Diaphragm not the larynx or voice.
You quoted Miller in the beginning of your video, but you did not understand what he said. There is a feeling when you hold the breath (not with the larynx) and maintain that hold. This is the "equilibrium". This feeling is what you sing on. This hold feeling. As you sing the Diaphragm is engaged and you feel a lean. Which sounds weird because the Diaphragm is a muscle of inspiration only. But this is what happens when we sing and support correctly.
th-cam.com/video/nLRwCT0e8A0/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your interesting point of view. I would have to respectfully disagree on some of your points.
1. I agree with Richard Miller that you shouldn't pull in. What I am saying is that there should be a juxtaposition...Neither pulling in, nor pushing out.
2. There is definitely increased abdominal muscle activity. Richard Miller: " In deep inspiration, as in preparation for singing, the diaphragm , and the thoracic and abdominal muscles increase their activity."
3. I agree with the sensation of the equilibrium.
Could you please make a video on how you breathe so I can understand more fully your approach?
@@joshualindsayvoicestudio6022 No problem. Just trying to point out What I see Lamperti is saying via Miller.
I do not dismiss your process as it is used by many. I feel I do not have adequate scientific information to question certain methods of support to make a video. Especially as many singers can say they do different things.
Great singers like Ruffo and Ponselle advocated pushing out while singing. Some say hold. Some say pull in. All have some possible merits. I prefer something on a an initial lean and a sustained hold. I can see how the lower abdominal activation can come into play.
In the end it is about how the function is affected and the sound produced.
I do like your exercises from 9 mins onwards. I will give them a try.
I might do a video in the future. Breathing and support is complicated. I am always scared not to say the wrong thing. Otherwise, we do more damage than good. It is always in the back of the mind as support is very important in singing. I think there is a lot of confusion on the subject.