Voice Techniques: Hissing Breath Exercise | Singing | Vocals | Voice | Berklee Online

Enroll in Popular Singing Styles: Developing Your Sound: Become a better vocalist with Berklee: In this video, Jeannie Gagné demonstrates the hissing exercise. The aptly named hissing exercise will improve your breathing technique through controlling the release of air and breathing slowly. Inhale for a set number of beats, hold your breath for a set number of beats, and then for 16 beats, hiss like a snake. You’ll be surprised with the results, and what it does for your breathing when you sing. View other videos in this series: Voice Techniques: Clean vs. Breathy: 3 Voice Techniques: Legato, Staccato, Vibrato: Voice Techniques: Mixed Voice: About Jeannie Gagné: Jeannie is a world-class vocalist who has been teaching vocal lessons and performing for more than three decades. She has sung with Philip Glass, Cher, toured with reggae legend Frankie Paul, and opened for Baren