Thanks, glad to hear you found it useful!

Thanks for watching Christian! If you want you can have a look at my blog over at completevocalcoach.wordpress.com - it's a place where I collect my thoughts and tips on singing, teaching and learning (the video's are there too). And yes, teaching singing is fantastic! Where in Colombia are you from by the way? Colombia is on my wish-list of places to visit! Take care, Katja

Hi Kajta, I have been seeing your blog and I have found great resources there. I really liked the mini-lesson inspired in the Sivu's video. About your question, I'm from Cali, Colombia. You should come to Cali one of this days, you will love it. Have a nice day, Christian.

Thanks! Yes, hope to visit Colombia and Cali soon!

+Brian Smith Hi Brian, yes that's unfortunately the case - this was one of the first videos I ever shot, and for some reason the audio settings seemed to go wrong during the upload. I only figured it out many months after having uploaded the video. Thanks for reminding me that I should upload a new one with the audio boosted :) Luckily one always learns things in the process of making something, and so I have learned to check the audio on my future videos before (and right after) uploading ;)

+somi semwal Hi Somi, I'm not sure I understand what your question is so let's check :) The exercises in the video are all connected to breathing, yes. The last exercise is for feeling what should go on during singing (breath support) - the area of the solar plexus ("upper hand") stays open and bulged, while the abdomen around the navel ("lower hand") moves slowly inwards in a gradual movement. In the exercise we do this on an out breath on a hissing sound, but you could also do this while singing one long note, or a phrase from any song you're working on. Hope this helps!

thanks for explaining again but now i know what i hve to do lol :) but thanks dear for the lesson again :)

Hi! What's important to remember is that there should always be movement in the abdominal muscles. I can understand that the word "tension" can lead to some confusion, because the word itself can have several meanings or associations for different people. Some singers tend to "lock the movement" when they think of "tension". In this context, think of "tension" as "activity", "active muscles". Meaning the muscles are active, but moving, not stiff. And it should not feel uncomfortable - no singing exercises should. I hope this helps!

Ik it's to late to change it this is just for future endevers

Thanks! Yes it's true there was a typo there! Great thing you noticed :)