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Hiss and suspend

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Breath · Beginner · Every style

Hiss and suspend

A thin, steady "sss" shows at once whether the air is even. Stopping the air without closing the throat (the suspension) teaches the body, not the throat, to manage breath.

How to do it

  1. Breathe in for four.
  2. Hiss on "sss" for the count, as evenly as a tyre losing air.
  3. Pause the air with the ribs, throat open, then hiss again.

Remember The hiss never wobbles.

Where it comes from

More breath

Farinelli breathing Beginnerno pitch Equal counts in, hold and out, getting longer each round. Breath pulses: S and SH BeginnerPop and R&BGospelno pitch Short, sharp pulses on S wake up the muscles of the belly that support the voice; long S and SH test the steadiness in between.. The growing phrase Intermediate Each phrase is two notes longer than the last, so the breath has to last a little longer every time.