A graduate of Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business, where he was co-valedictorian, Brian Lipschultz serves the Otto Bremer Trust as both trustee and co-CEO. In this role, he helped oversee the Otto Bremer Trust’s record-breaking 2016, during which it made grants and investments of over $47 million to approximately 550 organizations. Aside from his work, Brian Lipschultz is a talented musician and vocalist.
Proper breathing is among the most useful skills that vocalists can develop, and there are a number of techniques you can use to improve yours. One of the most popular is the hissing technique, during which you inhale air for a period of time, usually somewhere between 1 seconds and 6 seconds, before exhaling it with a hissing sound.
The process is then repeated, often with smaller inhale periods and longer exhales, until you get to a point where you can inhale for 1 second and exhale consistently for 20 seconds.
The key is to ensure the hiss maintains consistency and evenness throughout the exhale, so listen to yourself and keep repeating the technique until you are able to complete it without any changes in volume.
