Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself

Re:Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself by nazgul17 on Sunday February 08, 2026 @04:20AM (#46932727)

I've been taking classes for one year when I was in uni, about 15 years ago. I have always had the problem that I would run out of voice after 1-2 songs. My teacher at the time kept saying my problem was that I had to strengthen and use the diaphragm, which I did but only made little progress. Eventually, since every class felt like defeat, I gave up. Did I just not train enough? Likely. Do you have any advice to share?

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Re:Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself by djtango on Sunday February 08, 2026 @07:32AM (#46933696)

Just like any physical activity it's a balance of technical efficiency and strength/endurance.

I'd argue efficiency is far more important for singing because the vocal system is very delicate and injury prone

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Re:Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself by tame3902 on Sunday February 08, 2026 @08:58AM (#46934228)

I just would get a different teacher. Not every teacher is a good fit for every student.

To me it sounds like you were not using the proper technique or didn't warm up enough and your teacher wasn't able to guide into the right direction.

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