human showing traces, bronchial tubes, lungs and heart When a student or parent contacts me about voice lessons, I always spend a good half-hour in a Zoom “meet and greet” with the potential student. During this time, I ask about their goals, age, previous musical experience, and any instruments they’ve studied to get a sense of the student. A common theme I hear is, “My voice teacher/chorus teacher told me to belly breathe, and I was too embarrassed to ask what it means.”