❗️❗️❗️ Guys, this helped me OVERNIGHT! I literally did ONLY ONE exercise for like 30 min with a total concentration on my breath. The day after, my breath automatically switched to the place where it belongs! Singing is my passion and I'm a self-taught. I have to admit, this exercise isn't new to me. In fact, I was told to do this exercise in my first vocal class back in 2014 (I stopped attending after a year cuz I didn't have time). But I say thanks to Ronja for putting it out here and help everyone and for reminding me that it actually WORKS! Can't wait to put it in action and make better stuff cuz now, everything I record feels unconfident... Guys, take your time and practice! Focus on what you're doing! That beautiful sound you wanna achieve is the result of these exercises! THANKS!!! 🙏😌
When your ribs pushed out during the exercise, did your stomach also push out? (Like her inhalation video shows) It's hard for me to do both at the same time
My biggest struggle is losing my breath as I ascend higher, especially in head voice/falsetto. I really hope I can conquer this and be able to sustain higher head notes longer!
I've watched so many videos on breathing with the diaphragm and for whatever reason left confused each time. My vocal coach told me the trick of trying to hold "open" that space for your diaphragm but I think I was using my abs more than thinking about pushing my ribs out to the side to hold in place. Hence I only half got the concept. This video is beginning to bring it all together for me. Since I am a visual learner, and it helps to know more about the science of our muscles, I had to watch an animated video of the diaphragm first. Then I watched a video titled "How To Stretch Your Diaphragm | Diaphragmatic Excursion" for a more medical care perspective (apparently stretching the diaphragm has benefits for alleviating lower back pain!). Right after watching that, coming back and watching this video made perfect sense. Yay! I think this is removing my conceptual blockage for "how" to perform this technique finally. Now I just have to get used to this at first seemingly non-typical technique of stretching a muscle I can barely feel (if at all) on demand and holding it in place. Non-typical only because we use our diaphragm so often without trying or thinking about it, and you have to overcome/reverse that for this technique to work. You have to "feel" (conceptualize, if needed) and command your diaphragm to do what you want. Anyway, great video! Thanks for sharing!
When your ribs push out during the exercise, does your stomach also push out? (Like her inhalation video shows) It's hard for me to do both at the same time
You know, I took singing lessons for almost 5 years (on and off, on and off) and I think nowadays the two things that I struggle the most with are: breathing, and tension-be it throat, chest, shoulders, tongue, jaw, da whole package, sista. So I was wondering: I take a breath (nose or mouth, super deep or not so much) and even though I feel the ribcage and diaphragm working and all, I still feel that some of it stays in my chest, so there's this tightness blocking the voice from coming out freely and loose, if you will. Thoughts?
Maria, I think you should let yourself go and try NOT TO SING, but more likely to breath or to shout (like you're calling someone). Remember that releasing feeling and try to use it while singing a song. I think a lot of vocal problems appear when students are trying to sing so hard, like they're standing in front of a examination commitee.
thanks i was in doubt about the exhaling part, i was always trying to hold my belly as open as possible to the end, which made me tense, but now releasing it slowly is much better
I've been working on strenghtening and enhancing my control of my diaphragmatic breathing for a while, but hadn't yet seen anyone mention keeping the ribs expanded like this. such a huge difference, thank you! :)
I've been doing these inhale, exhale exercises for ever. So many vocal coaches have demonstrations. Yet, NO ONE shows how it actually works when singing. I can inhale for as long as anyone. I can hold by breath for as long as anyone and I can exhale for as long as anyone. But when I actually sing a song I run out of breath. Obvoiusly, something is not working.
This is brilliant. I wish I found these 10 years ago. BTW, I didn't have a lot of problem with the Inhalation Technique video, but the Exhalation kinda gave me nausea. Might be cuz I have gastritis problems, and have been finding it hard to breathe and sing my favourite tunes lately. Would you agree? Nonetheless, I'm gonna slow myself down and come back a day or two later, for new lessons. Keep up the brilliant work. Thank You.
This really helped cuz I definitely struggle with breathing normal. Im a chest breather so its hard for me to find how im supposed to position myself when I do it. :D
You're so cool, I've produced a track and written a song, and I've made it hard for myself, I was told to step out my comfort zone, I'm not a singer more a rapper, but I need to sing it, and nail it... so thankful for your lessons right now, there is so much to this... I've got Nosal issues..
very interesting video sis, i will be playing and learning more from you, i am very happy to discover your channel, thank you for the good information,i reall been searching for a channel likke yours, thank you
Hi Ronja, I stumbled on your videos today and I've been geeking out with them for a couple of hours! I just tried the exercises in the inhalation video (inhaling with diaphragm against a book) and came back to the exercises for exhalation in this one, and it feels difficult to push forward with the diaphragm while at the same time pushing sideways/outward into the ribs. Will they both happen together with practice? Is it supposed to feel or look like opening an umbrella, if we compare our torso to an umbrella? Thank you and I love your videos!
I'm here because I want to audition for a musical review and one of the audition pieces is dead mom from beetlejuice :(. I love the song but dear God I don't love the notes I have to hit.
PLEASE HELP ME: When I am belting in my chest voice and I'm done with the note I exhale even more instead of inhaling again. It feels like no air is coming out and it sounds nice but it feels all muscle and no breath. My neck is also really tense and i don't no how to stop. Please help.
I came to learn how to keep my breath in order to finish lyrics! There's this song called " Love Power " from the movie " Disenchanted " and there's this beautiful part where she's singing but it's almost like she's doing it in one breath. I know I can hit the notes, it's just keeping the breathing that gets me
Hi Reem Rostom, Great question. Yes, it is quite normal, especially of you are hungry or if you just drank a lot of liquid. As long as you are not hurting in any way then you should be fine :)
Now I finally understand those youtube thumbnails with the person that looks like they are sucking in their stomach on things about breath support! I had my inhale down but I never knew the mechanics for exhaling properly just that I needed practice using all my air, so thanks! Love the turtle neck btw
Thank you for sharing this video my coach somehow tells me the same thing but I'm still confused coz it feels like holding the air and I feel something heavy on my neck part and ended up sounding like strained...I really want to resolve this but I dont know how.( help me figure it out huhu)
Should I be like flexing my diaphragme aka keeping my belly up kind of like a contraction, almost as if i was flexing my abs? I dont understand how to extand my rib cage lol
so this is how you breathe when singing? what about when you are humming your mouth is closed so you can't breathe through your mouth? I tried breathing through mouth then nose and still people say it is wrong I just want to be told the right way so I can do it
Everytime I tried to inhale and exhale to try to make my voice high from Bruno Mars songs I don't know he did that to make his higher voice to those lyrics
im into voice over and i love this. seen similar videos but this helped me exercise alongside you and feels somewhat better control on diaphgram breathing
I did take in air like you said n now I can’t even sing cuz it feels like a balloon Pls STOP confusing ppl with taking on too much air. Everyone should n must improve their intonations. Singing shouldn’t be this hard. Did you know that MJ didn’t read music? Was all 👂
Great vid and well explained…. Thanks! Miss your very nice phrase at the end of some of your sentences “yeah?” Don’t let anyone change your authenticity! 😎
So if you breathe in your stomach should like go out not go in? So the way I breathe for a long time is wrong? When I inhale my stomach would go in also not go out and I'm just trying the inhale and stomach out way and it's so hard.
Oh yeah I’m super pitch i think I kinda know how to breath better what do u do first inhail or exhail I’m guessing inhail not sure what to do when I start singing I’m trying to get better at singing for when I post my next song
Hi! is there a way to buy VocalQuest as amazon.de is not shipping to a US address or is there a way to buy it as ebook or kindle or iBook ? Is it okay to only get stage3 as I am only a hum to myself singer and not a talented real actual singer like you or your students?
Listen Kumar, brown people like it (and me) who come straight out country just shouldn't say she is beautiful it supports this idea that we are all pervs
I am chinese live in malaysian my school has a class a choir my teacher also teach us ssssssssss next time we will pratice who get in A class or B class
❗️❗️❗️ Guys, this helped me OVERNIGHT!
I literally did ONLY ONE exercise for like 30 min with a total concentration on my breath. The day after, my breath automatically switched to the place where it belongs!
Singing is my passion and I'm a self-taught. I have to admit, this exercise isn't new to me. In fact, I was told to do this exercise in my first vocal class back in 2014 (I stopped attending after a year cuz I didn't have time). But I say thanks to Ronja for putting it out here and help everyone and for reminding me that it actually WORKS! Can't wait to put it in action and make better stuff cuz now, everything I record feels unconfident... Guys, take your time and practice! Focus on what you're doing! That beautiful sound you wanna achieve is the result of these exercises! THANKS!!! 🙏😌
What exercise did you do?
When your ribs pushed out during the exercise, did your stomach also push out? (Like her inhalation video shows) It's hard for me to do both at the same time
I come here because I want to have a longer breath because when I take a high note I will faster lost my breath (sorry for my English)
MWajdi Meeyyyie wajdi gaming and Real life breath in and breath out slowly, will helps
All about breath control and how powerfully you attack your notes
I'm new to singing. These lessons especially the exercises are really helpful. Thank you Ronja 😊
I'm so happy to hear. I'm sorry for my veeery late reply. I hope you are still singing :)
@@singgeekI doubt it
My biggest struggle is losing my breath as I ascend higher, especially in head voice/falsetto. I really hope I can conquer this and be able to sustain higher head notes longer!
If you were out of breath in the high notes; you were attacking them too hard.
I've watched so many videos on breathing with the diaphragm and for whatever reason left confused each time. My vocal coach told me the trick of trying to hold "open" that space for your diaphragm but I think I was using my abs more than thinking about pushing my ribs out to the side to hold in place. Hence I only half got the concept. This video is beginning to bring it all together for me. Since I am a visual learner, and it helps to know more about the science of our muscles, I had to watch an animated video of the diaphragm first. Then I watched a video titled "How To Stretch Your Diaphragm | Diaphragmatic Excursion" for a more medical care perspective (apparently stretching the diaphragm has benefits for alleviating lower back pain!). Right after watching that, coming back and watching this video made perfect sense. Yay! I think this is removing my conceptual blockage for "how" to perform this technique finally.
Now I just have to get used to this at first seemingly non-typical technique of stretching a muscle I can barely feel (if at all) on demand and holding it in place. Non-typical only because we use our diaphragm so often without trying or thinking about it, and you have to overcome/reverse that for this technique to work. You have to "feel" (conceptualize, if needed) and command your diaphragm to do what you want.
Anyway, great video! Thanks for sharing!
When your ribs push out during the exercise, does your stomach also push out? (Like her inhalation video shows) It's hard for me to do both at the same time
You know, I took singing lessons for almost 5 years (on and off, on and off) and I think nowadays the two things that I struggle the most with are: breathing, and tension-be it throat, chest, shoulders, tongue, jaw, da whole package, sista.
So I was wondering: I take a breath (nose or mouth, super deep or not so much) and even though I feel the ribcage and diaphragm working and all, I still feel that some of it stays in my chest, so there's this tightness blocking the voice from coming out freely and loose, if you will. Thoughts?
Maria, I think you should let yourself go and try NOT TO SING, but more likely to breath or to shout (like you're calling someone). Remember that releasing feeling and try to use it while singing a song. I think a lot of vocal problems appear when students are trying to sing so hard, like they're standing in front of a examination commitee.
I love singing. I would say that running definitely helps me improve my lung capacity as well.
Great tip. Thanks for sharing😊
I’m trying to learn to sing these are helping so thank you so much for this.
6:53 came and made me lose my breathe in an instant 😂
I want to know how to sustain my voice
thanks i was in doubt about the exhaling part, i was always trying to hold my belly as open as possible to the end, which made me tense, but now releasing it slowly is much better
Just discovered your channel. I really like the way you explain the theory. Short, sweet, authentic, likable & of course informative. Thank you!
I've been working on strenghtening and enhancing my control of my diaphragmatic breathing for a while, but hadn't yet seen anyone mention keeping the ribs expanded like this. such a huge difference, thank you! :)
2:00
3:04
3:58 fast breath
4:22 finally
5:16 keeping diaphragm expanded during exhale
Im new to improving my singing and your tutoril helped me alot
I've been doing these inhale, exhale exercises for ever. So many vocal coaches have demonstrations. Yet, NO ONE shows how it actually works when singing. I can inhale for as long as anyone. I can hold by breath for as long as anyone and I can exhale for as long as anyone. But when I actually sing a song I run out of breath. Obvoiusly, something is not working.
Thank you for your videos. They seem like they'll be a big help for me. Just discovered you today and can't wait to put these lessons into practice.
Thank you so much ma'am you always help me with my voice
This is brilliant. I wish I found these 10 years ago. BTW, I didn't have a lot of problem with the Inhalation Technique video, but the Exhalation kinda gave me nausea.
Might be cuz I have gastritis problems, and have been finding it hard to breathe and sing my favourite tunes lately. Would you agree?
Nonetheless, I'm gonna slow myself down and come back a day or two later, for new lessons.
Keep up the brilliant work.
Thank You.
This really helped cuz I definitely struggle with breathing normal. Im a chest breather so its hard for me to find how im supposed to position myself when I do it. :D
THIS IS EPICCCCC I FINALLY GET ITTT OMG THANK YOU SM
Any other deathcore vocalist here? Lol
You're so cool, I've produced a track and written a song, and I've made it hard for myself, I was told to step out my comfort zone, I'm not a singer more a rapper, but I need to sing it, and nail it... so thankful for your lessons right now, there is so much to this... I've got Nosal issues..
very interesting video sis, i will be playing and learning more from you, i am very happy to discover your channel, thank you for the good information,i reall been searching for a channel likke yours, thank you
When I do this is it supposed to feel like I just got done with an exercise for beginners
You are so much beautiful
Hi Ronja, I stumbled on your videos today and I've been geeking out with them for a couple of hours! I just tried the exercises in the inhalation video (inhaling with diaphragm against a book) and came back to the exercises for exhalation in this one, and it feels difficult to push forward with the diaphragm while at the same time pushing sideways/outward into the ribs. Will they both happen together with practice? Is it supposed to feel or look like opening an umbrella, if we compare our torso to an umbrella? Thank you and I love your videos!
Clear explanation and easy to understand with the drawing ! Good job ! Keep watching your short video.
I'm here because I want to audition for a musical review and one of the audition pieces is dead mom from beetlejuice :(. I love the song but dear God I don't love the notes I have to hit.
PLEASE HELP ME: When I am belting in my chest voice and I'm done with the note I exhale even more instead of inhaling again. It feels like no air is coming out and it sounds nice but it feels all muscle and no breath. My neck is also really tense and i don't no how to stop. Please help.
I came to learn how to keep my breath in order to finish lyrics! There's this song called " Love Power " from the movie " Disenchanted " and there's this beautiful part where she's singing but it's almost like she's doing it in one breath. I know I can hit the notes, it's just keeping the breathing that gets me
Meanwhile Tanjiro: Sun Breathing style Hinokami no kagura
Actually this execiese are helpfull l started resently ....
Hey...when i do the breathing exercises my stomach makes weird sounds when I'm inhaling is that normal😂!?
Hi Reem Rostom, Great question. Yes, it is quite normal, especially of you are hungry or if you just drank a lot of liquid. As long as you are not hurting in any way then you should be fine :)
@@singgeek thank u 😘
Who came here because they have an audition the next day
Now I finally understand those youtube thumbnails with the person that looks like they are sucking in their stomach on things about breath support! I had my inhale down but I never knew the mechanics for exhaling properly just that I needed practice using all my air, so thanks! Love the turtle neck btw
Thank you for sharing this video my coach somehow tells me the same thing but I'm still confused coz it feels like holding the air and I feel something heavy on my neck part and ended up sounding like strained...I really want to resolve this but I dont know how.( help me figure it out huhu)
Do meditation 🧘♀️ it’s the best medicine for singing 🎤 🎶 🎵
Thanks for explaining so thoroughly!
You are very welcome. I wish you all the best with your singing :)
Should I be like flexing my diaphragme aka keeping my belly up kind of like a contraction, almost as if i was flexing my abs? I dont understand how to extand my rib cage lol
so this is how you breathe when singing? what about when you are humming your mouth is closed so you can't breathe through your mouth? I tried breathing through mouth then nose and still people say it is wrong I just want to be told the right way so I can do it
U teach it in a proper way .
Thank you 🙏 😊
Hey! Great video! Although I'm finding it near impossible to expand my ribs without breathing through/expanding my chest. Any tips?
Breathe from your pelvis or your toes meaning breathe deeper
Same, I can’t feel my ribcage expand
Bravissima!! Una simpatica ed eccellente maestra . Altamente raccomandabile.
7:00 why was world made
Everytime I tried to inhale and exhale to try to make my voice high from Bruno Mars songs I don't know he did that to make his higher voice to those lyrics
Thank you so much ma'am for taking effort to help us. 😘😘
I watch this cuz i can't control my fire breaking technique ✌️
wearing black makes it hard to see what the ribs and belly are doing. you said the ribs expand, but does the belly expand or go in when you inhale?
I don't expand anywhere nearly as much as you do. It would help if you indicated where your belly button is.
When you push your ribs out, should your stomach also push out, like your last video taught? It’s hard for me to do both at the same time
My ribons isnt moving at all but stomach. I dont know what to do. My ribons are moving whem I chest breath
im into voice over and i love this. seen similar videos but this helped me exercise alongside you and feels somewhat better control on diaphgram breathing
Wow i found a great teacher. Thank you very much
Damn it ronja i was busy exhaling and you have to ruin it by making me laugh with that lifes mysteries comment…
It need to try everyday?
I want to know because I want to sing well.But I thought that I had a bad voice.
If I told you how to walk , you’d be as confused as I’m now.
You're just ordinary people John! 😂
@@TT-fl8jt hey Mr T
what are you?
Some kind of an 👾? 😂
But I do t understand, do you do this while singing or just for exercise before you sing?
do you inhale with your mouth? I am having difficulty due to nasal allergies
My shoulders gon move when I breath in ... Ain no way they aint con move good lord
Any Indian here?
What
Me
Hm...
What's wrong with me I don't know on how to inhale and exhale
Damn girl, you just made it easy to understood.
Love that example on the breathing
So happy to hear! Have fun singing :)
Long inhalation 5s
Gradually exhale
Open ribcage
Keep it open
I cannot feel my ribs moving what do I do?
How can you exhale for so long AaaaaaaHHHH
I did take in air like you said n now I can’t even sing cuz it feels like a balloon
Pls STOP confusing ppl with taking on too much air.
Everyone should n must
improve their intonations.
Singing shouldn’t be this hard.
Did you know that MJ didn’t read music?
Was all 👂
Its really helpful tips thank you so much mam
Hi Santosh Meti, I'm happy to hear that it helped you. Thanks for letting me know and good luck with your singing :)
Tqu mam
Great vid and well explained…. Thanks! Miss your very nice phrase at the end of some of your sentences “yeah?” Don’t let anyone change your authenticity! 😎
I'm finding it hard to expand my rib instead my belly is expanding forward while breathing... Any suggestion plz on how to expand my rib sideways
Don't make me ;augh when eshaling ie life's mysteries
good
My stomach's paining when I sing I think it's because I move my stomach inward and my solar plexus and rib cages expanded when I sing
I wasn't able to expand my rib cage as far and I got lightheaded...! Wonder if with practice it will get better or am I at my lungs capacity?
So if you breathe in your stomach should like go out not go in? So the way I breathe for a long time is wrong? When I inhale my stomach would go in also not go out and I'm just trying the inhale and stomach out way and it's so hard.
Oh yeah I’m super pitch i think I kinda know how to breath better what do u do first inhail or exhail I’m guessing inhail not sure what to do when I start singing I’m trying to get better at singing for when I post my next song
Hi! is there a way to buy VocalQuest as amazon.de is not shipping to a US address or is there a way to buy it as ebook or kindle or iBook ? Is it okay to only get stage3 as I am only a hum to myself singer and not a talented real actual singer like you or your students?
Thanks Ronja! You are just amazing and so warm!
Aww thank you Vaishali Chakravarty, That makes me so happy to hear :)
I notice when i put my hands on my stomach, and inhale to inflate my ribs, my hands don't move apart that much....is that bad?
Surprisingly my sis doesn't get aggressive when I try to sing once I stopped caring who heard me 💀
Very helpful lessons thanks ma'am😍
WAIT AM I THE ONLY WHO STOMACH SUCKS IN WHILE I EXHALE AND SUCKS IN WHILE I INHALE ???? MAKES THIS SO MUCH HARDER 🤦🏽♂️
i want to sing in like opera
but my voice is no good
and i can't breath in stomach
help me
and your are beautiful girl
Listen Kumar, brown people like it (and me) who come straight out country just shouldn't say she is beautiful it supports this idea that we are all pervs
@@dgrdst5810 it was a compliment. It has absolutely nothing to do with supporting the idea that yall are pervs
@@Tjejify bruh, some guys ask to marry a bih, Without even knowing her like dafuq. That's a bad rep
@@dgrdst5810 You fuggin stupid brah. People do it all the time
@@dgrdst5810 you're dumb as fuck. All he said was that she was beautiful you scat
when you expand your ribs, is your stomach supposed to move outwards too?
yes,
Mam l,m just now started my singing journey and your company help me to singing loudly and openly thanks
Scarlett Johanson
Great Technques..Thanks for ur valuable guidance maam.
6:51 that caption on the screen lol
DID I SEE DROOL! 6:06!!!
I love these videos they are so helpful
You're mahh favorite teacher and you'll remain and yahh you're mahh first vocal teacher 💜
I love your aura
Looked your smille and all pain relive
3:09
Your videos really helped me a lot.
By the way ur voice and accent is very good. ❤
Can someone make an accurate list of everything I need to know about singing so I can study? -1?-2?-3..etc...
Hi !
Does it works the same for opera singers ?
Thank you !!
I really love u , you help me a lot now my voice better than before and I can control my voice
my breath looses before my finger reach my another finger XD
Thaks teacher. teach me. more.... 🎉😂
I am chinese live in malaysian my school has a class a choir my teacher also teach us ssssssssss next time we will pratice who get in A class or B class