Bad Habits and How to Avoid Them

From: Finding Your Breath

by Jonathan Estabrooks

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Description:

I will demonstrate bad habits that you might notice in your own breathing that you definitely want to focus on getting rid of. A lot of these are pretty common, so don't beat yourself up! These bad habits can affect the quality and tone in your voice, so I'll go over ways to overcome them.

Lessons:

1: Introduction
2: The Singers' Breath
3: The Warmup
4: The Warmup Part 2
5: Consistency of Breath in Singing
6: How to Apply Healthy Breathing to a Song
7: Phrasing 101
8: Bad Habits and How to Avoid Them
9: Effective Practice For Healthy Breathing
10: Recap and Conclusion

Instructor: Jonathan Estabrooks

Hailed by the New York Times as ‘a robust baritone’, award-winning performer and Juilliard alum Jonathan Estabrooks continues to leave his mark on the opera, musical theatre and crossover genres. Appearing in his native Canada, the United States and abroad, his is impressive vocal performances have led to debuts at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center and performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Israeli Chamber Orchestra and alongside Broadway stars Ashley Brown, Aaron Lazar and Kelli O’Hara. With over half a million views on YouTube, he has been featured on the front page Billboard.com and twice in the New York Times, CBC Television, CNN and NBC.