A singer must inhale using the diaphragm and continue to tighten his stomach muscles to control the supply of air flowing out. A good indication of whether or not proper breathing technique is being used is to look at your stomach during the breathing process. If a person inhales and their stomach expands, they have engaged their diaphragm. One way to look at it is backward breathing: inhale and let the stomach expand and when the inhale is exhaled, let the stomach return at a steady pace. Breathing support is particularly important because if not used correctly, the vocal cords can be damaged. “Standing at the glottis can be very harmful to the throat.” (Breath and support