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The Tongue: A Singer’s Guide

Does it ever feel like your tongue gets in the way of your singing?

• Do you struggle with throat or tongue tension that won’t seem to release?

• Have you been told your tone sounds “too far back”?

• Does it ever feel like your tongue has a mind of its own—interfering with your freedom and clarity?

If you want to transform your tongue from adversary to ally, join us for:

The Tongue: A Singer’s Guide

This 2-hour seminar—delivered live, via Zoom—is for classical singers who want to sing with greater ease, resonance, and reliability by improving the way the tongue functions during singing.

You’ll learn practical strategies to reduce tension, support vocal production, and refine articulation, based on a clearer understanding of the tongue’s structure and role.

You’ll also be guided through The Master's Tongue Gym—a focused vocal workout of over a dozen exercises that reduce tongue tension, improve clarity in vowel and consonant shaping, and promote healthy tongue-jaw independence.

You will learn:

• 13 targeted vocal exercises to separate the tongue from the jaw and reduce tension

• A six-step process for encouraging more tongue release in your repertoire

• Correct tongue positions for specific vowels and consonants

• How to identify and avoid common positioning pitfalls

• How the tongue influences laryngeal function and overall vocal coordination

• Advanced techniques: stretching and self-massage for the tongue

• Best practices for monitoring the tongue without over-controlling it

The seminar includes:

• 90 minutes of presentation by Dr. Julia Nielsen

• 30 minutes of singing vocal exercises (participants remain muted)

• Ample time for Q&A after the seminar

• A downloadable 30+-page seminar booklet with handouts and the notated vocal exercises

• Unlimited access to the video replay for two months after the live event (through October 23, 2025)
  

Date: Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm PT
Cost: $85

Level: All levels

Video replay available! A recording of the seminar will be available for two month after the live event (through October 23, 2025) for those who cannot attend in real time, or wish to review the program.

“An advanced level workshop that even a beginner could enjoy–I walked away with concrete and practical tools to help tackle tongue tension, and have a much clearer understanding of how the tongue muscles work!”

—Ariela Morgenstern, Director, Singing Actor Studio