Put your voice in the care of a professional voice teacher for maximum voice development. To breathe properly for singing, you have to forget all those years of trying to hold in your stomach. This does not mean that you should stick your stomach out, only that you have to release unnecessary holding. The lower in your body that you release, the more ease you will have with singing and breath management. You might notice that whether you are sitting or standing, when you release your abdominal muscles you can suddenly sit or stand taller.
Posture is a key ingredient in allowing the breath to move freely through the throat.
As you lengthen, your body can widen for deeper breathing. Never allow the shoulders and neck to be in a rigid military posture. You should be at ease in your body without slouching or pulling down. Karen Oleson drew on her 20 years experience as a voice teacher and her versatility as a performing artist to create warm-up exercises that are enjoyable to do and will improve your singing skills. In 1988, she founded VoiceTech to provide training for the speaking and singing voice.