Ep.253 The S-Word: Why It's Time to Rethink 'Support' in Singing Teaching with Line Hilton
From Singing Teachers Talk by BAST Training
April 1, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
Line Hilton discusses the complexities of breath management in singing and challenges the traditional understanding of 'support'.
Line Hilton hosts the Singing Teachers Talk podcast and challenges the continued, vague use of “support” and appoggio in breath management teaching, arguing that research shows no single correct breathing strategy among elite singers and that singers often misidentify what their respiratory muscles are doing. She explains how singing uses much larger lung-volume ranges than speech, often requiring controlled braking against passive recoil rather than pushing more air, and notes that trained s...
People in this episode
Host: Line Hilton
Topics covered
- breath management
- singing technique
- support in singing
- respiratory muscles
- lung volume
Keywords
- breath management
- support
- appoggio
- elite singers
- lung volume
- respiratory muscles
- singing technique
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