How to Relax Your Tongue for Singing

How to Relax Your Tongue for Singing | Tongue Root Tension |

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8 жыл бұрын

How to sing with less Tongue Root Tension. “You can’t sing with it, and you can’t sing without it!” Your tongue plays a crucial role in your singing, but equally, it can get in the way and ruin your performance. So I guess we better learn a little bit more about how to manage that unruly beast inside your mouth…
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@o.t.f.onetouchfitness4859 8 жыл бұрын

tonge tension is really a big problem for me, thank u for talking about it Dr

@linobovenzi4238 4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. I actually think this little exercise helped me tremendously lol

@jlylbyd 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the advice !

@melodypudding 7 ай бұрын

WOW this video!!!! thank you!!

@blerine3 3 жыл бұрын

Im so glad i found you, Dr. Dan 😊 and what an amazing video editing

@sempopo 6 жыл бұрын

this is valuable information..👍

@DayneReedy 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Dr. Dan

@chayaleaguggenheim 3 жыл бұрын

What a super exercise!!!thanks!

@DrDanRobinson 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@heatherfeather1293 3 жыл бұрын

I am learning so much! Thank you

@DrDanRobinson 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@HillbillyDix 8 жыл бұрын

Fabulous :)

@MaxOakland 4 ай бұрын

This is helpful

@JamesWilliams-se3vr 5 жыл бұрын

Great lesson, cheers!

@DrDanRobinson 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video James Williams. Thanks for watching.

@peterrobannsobrepena6029 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dr. DAN, released the stiffness of sound and pitchiness

@DrDanRobinson 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video Peter Robann Sobrepena. Thanks for watching.

@carllouis438 8 жыл бұрын

Hello Dr. Dan! How are you? I thank you so much for continuing to post such awesome content. My greatest singing problem is tounge root tension. I can feel a stiff tounge under my jaw the higher I sing. Causing my higher notes to sound strained, or even overly nasally. I'm very glad I found this video. You'r first tip was working on breathing, and I just really watched a video of yours on the subject. I know how to 360 diaphraghm inhale correctly withought raising the shoulders, but singing on the exhale I don't know what to do. Whether I tense the "lower abdominals"(and this someohow also tenses my throught), or at that point just simply sing(which is what I have been doing). I think this is the root of the root tension ;) because either way I tense. And I don't really feel like I'm supporting. Dr. Dan could you tell me what to do on the exhalation? And are there any other excercises to incorporate im.my warm-up for reducing tounge tension. I am terribly sorry for bothering you with such a long question. I know you have many other students. However any help is appreciated.

@marvricch007 Жыл бұрын

This is so easy to do. I will try this Dr Dan's thanks a lot

@DrDanRobinson Жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😊

@goldenlotus9629 6 ай бұрын

I have sleep apnea.. I am getting palate expansion.. & need a tongue tie release surgery!!. I am going through myofunctional therapy.. .. this will help get rid of the sleep apnea.. & sing better I am a mouth breather.. it's gotten better since I started my appliance therapy!!!. The tongue out the mouth you just showed is part of myofunctional therapy!!!!.. I think many people have a tongue tie & need this procedure & don't know it!!!. Thank you so much 💓

@johnbywater452 6 жыл бұрын

Dan you a great improvement with Lady GA GA THANK YOU

@DrDanRobinson 6 жыл бұрын

John, I'm glad you found the exercise helpful.

@nicsster1 7 жыл бұрын

thanks very much.which u the best

@jeannojj29 7 жыл бұрын

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@zauberfrosch11 2 жыл бұрын

Little funny and quite interesting, thank you for that :)

@DrDanRobinson 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video käämper typ. Thanks for watching.

@teys6847 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, is it fine to do 8 different warmups before singing? If no,what's the reason?

@honeyydeww___ 4 жыл бұрын

I always feel tense at the base of my throat (I guess where my trachea is) right above my collar bone. It's always at the front and is also where I feel pain when I sing (which I can't for more than a minute without pain.) I'm not sure what this issue is caused by but am wondering if it is caused by tongue tension?

@charzard1000 3 жыл бұрын

you might have muscle tension dysphonia, do you know what that is

@sistasangferrell9451 5 жыл бұрын

Dr Dan I don't want to teach my students improperly and you have inspired me to give them what I never had in teaching and if you can offer some guidance or I can use your videos to show my students will that be a good thing to do you have video on Coral teaching it would be greatly appreciated and they're high schoolers 11 graders and I'm in Colorado it's not a large class and I'm teaching acapella I do thank you for your time and your wonderful videos

@DrDanRobinson 5 жыл бұрын

I encourage you to look through the video library on my channel and source what you feel your choir needs at any given time.

@claudiasebastianson1206 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Dan! Absolutely great video about tongue root tension! Ive noticed after 10 years of singing that this is my absolute greatetst issue! Just got ONE question from you. My tongue keeps wanting to go backwards even performing this exercise you demonstrate in the video, but can I possibly use a face towel to hold my tongue out (without forcing ofocurse) and do this excercise to train my breath management? Sincerely claudia

@DrDanRobinson 5 жыл бұрын

Claudia Sebastianson, the following video may prove helpful - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r5eCas-UyLCrlo0.html

@preciousreyanne7399 Жыл бұрын

Please answer my question, should I be doing this everyday or just before I sing? Will doing it everyday help so that the next time I sing I won't feel tension again? thank you and have a nice day.

@ANTONYTHEDRAWINGMAN 4 жыл бұрын

Dr Dan...fondest regards from the uk...what i wanted to ask you is will the tongue root eventually stay stretched when doing these exercises or will it retract again if you were to stop them.also is it a good idea to include these in your 'warm up'.

@DrDanRobinson 4 жыл бұрын

Managing tongue root tension, for many, will be an ongoing process...but it should get easier with time.

@helenepage9616 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Dr. Dan, when I do the tongue sticking out exercise I get a really airy, weak sound. Is this because my chords aren’t contacting each other properly? Do you have any exercises to correct this or is it just learning to use more support / get better air flow?

@DrDanRobinson 5 жыл бұрын

Helene Page, the following video about removing breathiness may prove helpful - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fKybm653qLnal2w.html

@abhishekkumar-hn2hc 5 жыл бұрын

Dr. Your videos are really helpful ..I've been doing tongue stretching exercise for around 3 months but ...I think yesterday I just strained my tongue while stretching ....and it is little painful ............ please tell me the correct way of stretching the tongue .....I will wait for your reply sir ?????

@DrDanRobinson 5 жыл бұрын

Don't overstretch the tongue. Three times should do it. As always, if it hurts, STOP!

@theshankarzone3267 6 жыл бұрын

Sir....loved all your videos.....can you make a video on how to use the sternum, lumbar muscles and rib cage while singing?

@theshankarzone3267 6 жыл бұрын

Dr Dan's Voice Essentials Thank you so much Sir, that's really kind of you!!!!

@michaeljrbriersacurom0310 3 жыл бұрын

Hi sir thanks for this video its a nice sir But sir can u teach me how to sing high notes😊

@DrDanRobinson 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Michael Jr Brier Sacurom. You may find my online singing course helpful - drdan.co/onlinesinginglessons. Feel free to check it out sometime. The first module is free to preview!

@inDTM 3 жыл бұрын

What does it mean when you do that exercise and your checkbone/jaw begins to get tight and hurt?

@DrDanRobinson 3 жыл бұрын

India Moon, the following video may prove helpful - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fK2CrMmqvN2nlac.html

@aarontabuchi5693 5 жыл бұрын

Any extensive resources for this topic? I’ve reached an impasse with singing and it’s my tongues fault.

@DrDanRobinson 5 жыл бұрын

Aaron Tabuchi, the following video may prove helpful - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i8dofsKHyLXPl4U.html

@elemidouglas3633 5 жыл бұрын

Wednesday sir

@ICT_Midnight 4 жыл бұрын

I used to have this problem, it literally feels like your throat is trying to swallow your sound, it sucks. It was because of my poor breathing and I had too much tension on my vocal track, relaxation responses are literally great habits and really improve your voice. I like breathing in my larynx now or use the beginning sensation of a yawn without using tongue or jaw tension and keep that position to sing. It does feel super free and effortless.

@wowawewah 4 жыл бұрын

You didn't explain how to stretch or relax the tongue? Do we just hold it out, or stretch as far as we can or only slightly???

@amandarosehargreaves884 3 жыл бұрын

Just hold it out enough so that if you were to look in a mirror, you could clearly see if it is retracting or not. You could even use paper towel to hold out, that way you can feel if it is pulling in.

@Mijn24 2 жыл бұрын

the back of my tongue keeps directing my voice into my nasal passages :(

@neverbeenfrustrated 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your videos! They're great but not very helpful for me :( my throat gets sore every time after singing ( can you tell me why, you're a doctor right

@neverbeenfrustrated 8 жыл бұрын

+Dr Dan's Voice Essentials here, I sang a scale that demonstrates what I'm doing wrong, and I don't now how to fix it, could you help me? ( cloud.mail.ru/public/Ar1D/Yz7maB4eS

@neverbeenfrustrated 8 жыл бұрын

+Dr Dan's Voice Essentials the second I do that my voice flips into falsetto

@neverbeenfrustrated 8 жыл бұрын

+Edwin Myers or what sls teachers call "head voice". Basically the childish sound that every man has

@neverbeenfrustrated 8 жыл бұрын

***** alright thanks for taking time to answer)

@thefourfamilyvlogger9172 5 жыл бұрын

Me to

@JosephFabs 5 жыл бұрын

Ariana?

@alanschilke6996 4 жыл бұрын

My throat aches during singing??

@DrDanRobinson 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, DONBETHELLEONE. You may find my online singing course helpful - drdan.co/onlinesinginglessons. Feel free to check it out sometime. The first module is free to preview!

@coraimagarcia541 7 жыл бұрын

I seem to produce ALOT of saliva when singing ?

@coraimagarcia541 7 жыл бұрын

how can I control that?

@coraimagarcia541 7 жыл бұрын

another question mariachi music I can do that but I noticed it's powerful and strong how can I do less of that and more singing lol less screaming more singing?

@JosePerez-nn2sj 4 жыл бұрын

@@coraimagarcia541 a trick is imagine the tongue is at the teeth at all times but requires some movement on the top teeth on some constants, try the speech level like method like if you were speaking or talking but don't tense it. People might not know it that it's connected to your vocal control and cords that's where the tongue (swallowing muscles) end. This position it's the same position when we speak

@blerine3 3 жыл бұрын

Im so glad i found you, Dr. Dan 😊 and what an amazing video editing

@DrDanRobinson 3 жыл бұрын

Hey caribbiannesea. Welcome to Voice Essentials. Thanks so much for subscribing. I really look forward to getting to know you here on KZfaq.