How do you know if you're singing with the diaphragm? does the voice sound deeper? higher? more clear? help!

The voice will be richer and fuller. You won't have a strained throat and you will feel the tightness in your diaphragm and you will know the muscles are working properly. Basically, you can sing a long time without getting tired.





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What does ';support'; mean and how can I do it? When someone says you're singing ';with support,'; they mean you're using your diaphragm properly. Singing with support is the most natural thing in the world. Watch a newborn baby cry loudly; you'll see their diaphragm visibly move. Babies can cry loudly without hurting their voices because they do so without undue tension and with good support.





There's really no such thing as a ';weak'; diaphragm. If you weren't using your diaphragm, you'd be dead, because you wouldn't be breathing. However, sometimes singers have what I call a ';lazy'; diaphragm; that is, they tend to be lazy about their support. Your singing teacher can you give tips and exercises for a ';lazy'; diagraph, but here are a few to get you started.





Shout ';Ha!'; as if you had to be heard across a football field. You should feel your diaphragm move, and will probably be able to see if move, if you watch yourself in a mirror. Do staccato singing exercises, being sure that you're not singing with undue tension in your throat, but are truly using your diaphragm to create that short, staccato sound. Place a fist against your diaphragm and push in a little.





Lie down on your back and put a heavy object on your diaphragm. A large, fat dictionary works well, as does a small toddler. Sing this way, and you should notice your diaphragm moving.





Sing while lifting a fairly heavy object. A piano bench with music books in it works well.





Do not push your diaphragm in and out methodically; this will not create ';support.';How do you know if you're singing with the diaphragm? does the voice sound deeper? higher? more clear? help!
You can tell the difference between head voice and chest voice. Both of them use your diaphragm. A head voice, is deeper and uses more energy to sing. A chest voice is easier to sing, and which makes a person to sing a wider range. Like me, I can be an alto and a saprano, and a tenor because of it.