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The Tongue: A Singer’s Guide

Have you ever felt throat or tongue tension while singing that you couldn’t figure out how to release? Has anyone ever told you that your tone was “too far back”? Have you ever felt like your tongue was conspiring against you as a singer?

The Tongue: A Singer’s Guide is a 2-hour seminar and accompanying vocal exercise routine—delivered live, via Zoom—designed to help you understand the powerful role your tongue plays, not just in diction, but in vocal production. You will also experience the Master's Tongue Gym: a sequence of over a dozen exercises and tools to facilitate tongue release in singing!

You will learn:

• The anatomy of the tongue

• 13 exercises for accomplishing separation of tongue and jaw, and releasing tongue root tension

• Correct tongue positions for specific vowels and consonants, and common positioning pitfalls to avoid

• The relationship between tongue and laryngeal function during singing

• Advanced tongue stretches and tongue massage techniques

• Best practices in monitoring the tongue while singing

The seminar includes:

• 90 minutes of interactive presentation by Dr. Julia Nielsen

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

• Ample time for Q&A

• A 27-page seminar booklet, delivered electronically, including handouts and the notated vocal exercises

• Unlimited access to a video recording of the seminar for 30 days after the live event

Date: Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm PT
Cost: $70

Level: All levels

Recording available! A recording of the seminar will be available for one month after the live event (through September 6, 2022) 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