AHHHHhhh. . . The Tongue :b

Ohhhhhhh our dear little tongues. *sigh* Most people don't think much about them, but as singers they're often the bane of our existence. While we're all so grateful to our tongues for helping us to swallow (I mean...HELLO, that's a good thing), singers get really frustrated when it jumps in to help us phonate! Tongue tension is something most (if not all) singers have to address at some point or other. It's so very easy to get frustrated with tongue tension and give up entirely. Seriously, no one likes to feel strangled when they're trying to sing and this particular vocal challenge can feel insurmountable for a quite while.

It's important to remember that what we focus on GROWS. Where we direct our energy matters! Meaning, if we focus on the problem (in this case, that blasted tongue) guess what gets tighter and more problematic? Instead, we must focus on the solution, or where to focus our energy instead. Smart Singer @imstephenmoore has been meeting this challenge with a lot of grace and good humor. At his most recent lesson we spent a lot of time working in the SOLUTION to tongue tension - putting focus and energy into straw work to help establish proper stretch of the throat space, encourage good breath support and, ultimately release of the tongue. It IS hard work, but with a commitment to #makenoise and, maybe feel a little bit goofy, Stephen is getting absolutely fabulous results! As his coach I'm so proud not only his fabulous vocal progress and how awesome he sounds, but also his wonderful attitude in learning solid vocal skills along the way. Remember, when dealing with any challenge, vocal or otherwise, if we stay in the SOLUTION, we move forward. Great work Stephen! #studentspotlight #stayinthesolution #solutions