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Tongue
Down, Palette Up
Although tension in singing is a really broad
and complex topic, here is a fast an easy way to test by feel for
whether or not you are tense. This will deal specifically with
tongue tension. Push your tongue down inside your mouth, as
though it was being pulled down into your lower jaw. Notice that
when your tongue goes down, your soft palette, the soft muscles at the
upper back of your mouth, move up automatically. Not the most
comfortable feeling in the world, is it? Leave it there long
enough and it will start to feel like your soft palette is tight and
worn out! Unfortunately, I hear lots of singers trying to sing in
this state all the time. This particular position causes a lot of
stress in the voice. Relax the tongue and let it come back to a
more neutral position and it will be much easier to sing. When
you are singing difficult passages, check to make sure that your tongue
stays in a neutral position and that the soft palette stays
relaxed. It’s much easier to sing with these two parts relaxed.
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