I need help with my breath support

Naim

Hey should I contract my Abdominal muscles when I am singing or holding a note can you please explain it to me

Wigs

Yes, the feeling is a combination of pushing down your diaphragm and bracing the transverse abdominus. Do not suck in the belly.

Naim

Hey Wigs thanks man or an other question should I consciously push the abdominal muscles or it will go naturally down on exhale as I sing

Naim

Hey @Wigs thanks man or an other question should I consciously push the abdominal muscles or it will go naturally down on exhale as I sing

Wigs

You should do it consciously as you sing all the time. Relax your abdominals inbetween breaths and phrases but every note should have support. You'll need more support the higher or more chesty you sing.

Naim

@Wigs is there any exercise to increase abdominal strength I feel like little weak on abs?

Naim

@Wigs should contract my six pack muscles or oblique muscles?

Bean

If you can shout HEY! like you're calling someone from a distance then you're ok, if you can take a shit with no problem then you're ok, your abdomen is ok.
It's more about how you use it, you need to separate the abdominal support from the relaxation response from the throat, keeping the abdominal as tense as the singing requires it while not letting your neck get more tense than necessary to create the notes, this is what you should pay attention to, it's more a mental struggle than physical.

Naim

@Bean thanks I am getting it

FrankLapalice

@Bean Why is sucking in the belly not good? I read in books on singing that it's fundamental.