How do I know if I am using my diaphram when singing? And how do I sing vibrato?
Whenever you inhale, you’re using your diaphragm. It sits below your lungs in an upturned bowl shape and when it contracts, it creates negative pressure in your lungs, sucking air in. When you release your diaphragm, the muscle relaxes and pushes the air back out. So you’re always using your diaphragm to sing. The trick is to control it. The best way to sense if you’re drawing a big breath is to notice how the diaphragm pushes on your internal organs in your abdomen and creates a pressure and you should also feel the lower sides of your lungs expanding out a bit. The chest will rise, too, but it shouldn’t rise too much. A puffed out chest will give you a shallow breath. Vibrato is a natural aspect of the voice after puberty. If you are not singing with tension, there should be a natural wobble. If you want to find a way to create artificial vibrato (a way to help you find your natural vibrato) try alternating singing two notes close together and speeding up until it’s a trill or (this
