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How to Sing Part 2

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In part one we learned an exercise for improving the rate in which you can fill your lungs with quality air ready for singing.
The other side of the coin is exhalation and it's this topic we'll be looking at more closely in this article, kind of like what goes up must come down! As you know by now, singing is all about control over your breathing and both motions of your breath need to be controlled with the same focus and expertise.
When inhaling we wanted to fill our lungs deeply and quickly however with exhaling we are looking for a smooth and very even release of that air.
This even release gives your singing a solid platform upon which to stand and of course will provide you with the sustain needed for so many songs.
One exercise you can do is with a feather.
Try blowing it up into the air as far as you can by using a long stream of air.
The important, and most difficult, thing here is to try to maintain an open and expanded chest as you blow.
If you collapse your chest it's not correct for singing, instead we want to feel that our chest has remained open in the same position while only the abdomen has contracted.
Once you have finished your exhalation you should feel the immediate need to inhale again.
Something common which occurs in singing class is yawning.
Not because all singing classes are boring, well some of them are (!), but because your body can become disorientated with the uneven amounts of air being drawn in and out of your lungs as you practice these kinds of exercises.
Don't get embarrassed for this, it happens to lots of students in singing class and is completely natural.
In part 3 of this article we'll look at something just as important as breathing when you sing - your posture.
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