One Simple Tip to Make Sure Your Not Pulling Chest

A lot of my students pick songs that require some sort of belting or their higher register voice before they reach their head voice. During that mid range, it’s common to stop being mindful of using your diaphragm support muscles and compromise by using the throat or mouth to manipulate the tone they want to produce. Often times, this creates strain in the throat and jaw. Then the repetitive wrong technique becomes a bad habit to undo. What I have my student do to instead is to simply put both hands on their face, one on each cheek. What this does is it relaxes your tongue and jaw while activating the breathing support muscles that are required to produce a healthy sound and tone. This also allows the singer to not widen their mouth and focus on elongating the vowels which also help with correct placement of the sound. This simple technique ultimately drops the larynx down and helps the student produce a healthy resonating sound without strain. The upper body relaxes while the core does the work. Try this technique and I’m sure you will belt and sing in your mixed range with more ease. For more vocal tips go here.