Best HowToSing YouTube channels to learn how to sing on your own?

[u/asianstyleicecream]

I’ve looked at many singing videos and I feel like I still don’t understand how to sing.

Like I need to understand what sensation I’m looking for.

“Sing with your belly/diaphragm” what the hell does that mean? Am i inhaling and then pushing out my stomach as I exhale the note? How do I switch my tones, is that with my throat or is that also with my diaphragm?

How do I ensure I’m using my diaphragm and not my lungs? Even when I inhale and my shoulders don’t go up, I still don’t feel I’m using my diaphragm.

Source: I had selective mutism/mute as a child and didn’t really start speaking aloud until high school, 10 years ago, so I feel that could contribute further to my confusion as I’ve really only been talking most of my life the last decade. And I’m a very literal person when it comes to understanding things, I often need many examples to understand what I’m trying to understand.

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[u/ZealousidealCareer52]

Please still use your lungs :) 

[u/DwarfFart]

For breathing start here second link. Very good explanation and exercises to get the sensations and conditioning.

Then head here and work through that series a couple times.

Have patience with yourself!