most voice teachers seem to feel that teaching proper breathing is the foundation on which all further vocal progress securely rests. we will discuss breath support first and follow that with breath control. there are many methods of teaching this, but we will focus on one that seems to work especially well with ensembles because a large of singers can comfortably grasp each concept and master it without being confused or needing individual instruction. the method we use should appear to be easy, logical, and based on common sense.