This is hard to explain (as I'm not a vocal teacher) but I'll give it a go. It is something you'll feel for yourself. You need to take a deep full breath 'into your stomach'. This is a proper breath which many people don't do. To breathe in correctly, your stomach should move in and out, and not just the lungs. Many people just use the lungs which is inefficient. You can just use your lungs (poor), just use your stomach (much better) or both together (the best, but harder to acheive). This 'stomach' breath is actually your diaphram 'pulling your lungs down and out thus increasing lung capacity... which pushes your stomack out to make room for the extra lung space. This is also a much more controlled breathing... you can hold your breath longer and control it better... all important things for the singer. Practice this deep 'stomach' breathing by 'pushing' your breath 'down' into your stomack when you breathe in. You should notice that when you breathe out, pushing again but using your stomach, your breathe is much more powerful and rich. This is the breath to use to carry your voice. Try not to sing a note, but instead try to breathe out in this way and 'push' the note from your stomach. I'm not sure if I've explained the technique clearly enough, but give it a go. Practice breathing in and out of your tummy, and then try to originate the sounds from there.

One good practice I've learned is to breathe through a straw. The sucking motion you do is similar to that of breathing through your diaphragm. EDIT: Sorry, if you do it right then it works. If you want an easier way to do it, then try bending over til your hands touch the floor (but your legs are still straight) and then breathe. If you feel your lower back region, you'll notice that is expanding and you are actually breathing through your diaphragm.

Here's a process that worked for me when I was trying to learn this technique: 1. Imagine you are a tube of toothpaste... :-) 2. From the *bottom* of the tube (i.e. using your lower abdominal muscles) squeeze *all* the air out of your body, 'til there's absolutely none left. Your abdominal muscles should be very tight. 3. Now relax. As your abs loosen, the air will rush into your lungs and your belly will drop. This, in exaggerated form, is one singer's breath. When breathing correctly there should be no movement above the breastbone. Your chest should not rise and fall. Rather, your belly should move in and out. (Singing is no place for vanity -- lol!) Practice this method of breathing often -- it must become habitual to be effective. Singing staccato exercises is helpful to integrate the technique into your singing.

When I couldn't seem to "get" the correct breathing, my vocal coach had me lie on my back and do it. This forces you to breathe correctly, and then you can see how it feels. She told me that is why babies seem to be able to scream forever. . . they are using their diaphragms!

When people say "sing from your diaphragm" they are really referring to control of breath flow through the larynx. Everyone sings from the diaphragm naturally, since the diaphragm is an involuntary muscle associated with breathing. One cannot breath at all without the use of the diaphragm. What is really being referred to is "controlling the diaphragm", or its ascent to a full exhale position when singing. If the diaphragm rises too fast, the lungs will empty their air faster resulting in poor sound quality and endurance. The control of the diaphragm is done through the rectus abdominus (stomach) muscles, as well as the intercostal (rib cage) muscles. If these muscles are kept taught (not overly tight, as some voice teachers suggest), then the diaphragm can be prevented from spilling out all the air as if you were just exhaling. Another for of breath control involves the closure of the glottis, or space between the vocal folds. You must keep the folds pressed together to keep air from leaking out too fast. Think of it like a valve used to control water flow through a pipe. If it is wide open, water spills out quickly. If it is mostly closed, only small amounts of water go through the pipe over time. Balance of the glottis closure with the rectus abdominus/intercostal muscles as the breath is expelled through the larynx constitutes what one generally refers to as "breath control".

Do 'Mmmmmmm' exercises, but you need to feel your lips vibrating, sort of. That's a trick on how to know if you're singing from your diaphragm, and also a great exercise to do following the scale.

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I think people worry about this too much - if you aim to make a beautiful sound then the breathing comes more or less naturally IMO. You only really need to worry about it if you find you do not have enough breath for long phrases - in that case, work on talking fuller breaths. I suggest NOT only thinking of "pushing out the stomach", although this should happen a bit in a full breath, but also expanding round the lower ribs/back. I also completely disagree with the "you chest shouldn't move" school of thinking as IMO a breath ONLY taken into the low part of the lungs is a bit weak (but a breath where the top of the chest expanded but the air didn't go low as well would be weak too). Watch videos of famous classical singers of the past and present with great voices and you will often see their chest expand and rise a bit when they take a breath. Just my thoughts. However, it is also possible to over-breathe. You usually don't need to take a massive breath. Also, I don't feel you should worry much about either pushing out the air from the diapragm (this will just force it out too quickly) or pushing out or down with the abdomen to retain it. In my experience these things just casue tensions. With focussing on making a clear, strong tone the "support" seems to find the right balance more or less on its own. Just some thoughts from someone who has spent a many years experimenting with my voice.

The key is to remember that low breath... Each of the previous posts has good ideas contained therein. My tip is to remember where good singing breath takes place. As you breath you should get "fatter," it is the only way to breathe if you want to sing well. And as you exhale remember post number one and this will make your diaphragm more involved. These are real techniques used in vocal instruction and which I employ in personal singing and in my instructing my students.

My college vocal instructor had me buy a tight elastic belt or something similar (if you want to get extreme, try getting a fully boned, lace up corset or waist cincher). It really makes you more aware of your breath from your diaphram when you have a band or something around that area that you can practice pushing at while you take a breath.