im good at singing but my throat really hurts because i think i sing from my throat and not my stomach, i think if i sang from my stomach i would be able to sing even better and reach higher notes without hurting my voice, any ideas?
Singing "from" your stomach is all about breath control, and how you breath in and out.
The best way to learn is to place your hand on the centre of your chest just below your rib cage. When you breath in, make sure your hand is lifted up away from your body as your lungs fill with air. Then as you breath out your hand should go back down again.
Do this a few times, making sure each time that your stomach expands as you breath in, and contracts as you breath out.
Now choose a note that’s in the middle of your range. Breath in using the technique above then sing that note for as long as you can until it feels like there’s no more breath in your stomach. Repeat this a few times. Then see if you can sing a scale upwards using one breath to the top, then another to sing down again.
You will be exhausted after this and you should feel your stomach muscles having had a work out.
Hope that helps. If you want to hear me singing, have a listen to http://www.myspace.com/howardalansinclair.
H.