What is a diaphragmatic attack?
Again, Im not sure what is meant by this. Its an idea promoted by the same teachers who promote attack in the mask; as weve already seen their ideas about singing are strange, to say the least. They say a ‘diaphragmatic attack’ has something to do with belting or shouting. If youve read my page about how the diaphragm functions you will realize that when you initiate phonation (vibration of the vocal cords) the diaphragm has finished its function and is relaxing. Therefore you cannot attack with the diaphragm or do anything else with it; its simply impossible. Shouting or belting has nothing to do with the diaphragm as the diaphragm has one job and one job only to breathe in. After which it is on vacation until the next inhalation (breath in). I believe with a diaphragmatic attack they are simply describing a heavy or glottal attack. Heavy singing with too many unneeded glottal attacks is a poor approach to breath management; it puts too much (sub-glottal) pressure on the voice. Please
