Ever try breathing with a "360 Degree Breath"?  We usually think about breathing in and out.   But what about side to side and front to back? Try it!  Place one of your hands on your side at the base of your rib cage and the other hand on your belly right below the sternum.  Inhale and think of breathing downward and outward.  Did you feel your rib cage expand?  Did you feel your stomach expand?  Excellent!  If you felt your chest rise- try it again.  Expanding 360 Degrees allows our inhalation to be performed with the most efficient musculature.  In turn, this sets up our exhalation and our singing for the broadest range of possibilities.  All the way 'round!