Guest Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hey all, what are some good exercises to relieve "bad" vocal tension? There are lots of types of tension that can be bad imo jaw, tongue, neck, sometimes even shoulders. What are the most effective way to remove these? - JayMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoHere Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 learn to do the lift and create space in the back of the throat.. this takes tension off the neck muscles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Carvalho Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Lessons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Korzec Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 All good replies, particularly Felipe's I would add that posture is crucial. Misaligned posture during any physically demanding singing is a recipe for disastrous tension in all the wrong places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin H Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Owen, I kind of disagree with that statement. The question is.... if you can sing what you want to sing without any problems does posture then really matter? If so, what is the right posture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Owen, I kind of disagree with that statement. The question is.... if you can sing what you want to sing without any problems does posture then really matter? If so, what is the right posture? The one used by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. Man, that was an easy question. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Korzec Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Owen, I kind of disagree with that statement. The question is.... if you can sing what you want to sing without any problems does posture then really matter? If so, what is the right posture? Not sure what you are saying here. The way I see it, the more physically difficult (for your voice) the material you are singing is, the more important posture is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin H Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Owen, I'm just interested in knowing what the right posture is? What is right and what is wrong when singing difficult material? Jud the head forward, backwards.....or leave it dangeling? If people are going to spend time everyday to find good posture in regards to their singing...then by all means...show me what good singing posture is!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny82 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Owen, I'm just interested in knowing what the right posture is? What is right and what is wrong when singing difficult material? Jud the head forward, backwards.....or leave it dangeling? If people are going to spend time everyday to find good posture in regards to their singing...then by all means...show me what good singing posture is!!! Imo good posture is any posture that doesn't disturb the muscles you use for singing with unneccessary tension. For example, if you stick your head forward you will cause unneccessary tension in your neck muscles and it gets more difficult to apply proper neck anchoring. Personally, I am just keeping the sternum slightly upward and my ears in line with my shoulders. Also try to have no tension in the shoulder/upper back area. That's usually enough. There are also some "posture tricks" that can support a correct singing setup, but they are not really neccessary. For example, for some people it is useful to take a step backwards with one foot which sometimes triggers a good pre-tension in the support musculature and a mental focus "down and backwards". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 Someone who has shoulder tension: perhaps this would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoHere Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 posture is all about alignment, alignment mean efficiency, alignment means reduced tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Starr Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 When you can swag it out on a couch live Marvin. I know it's only simple but he's keeping it together there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Carvalho Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Back aligned, looking forward, shoulders not arching/forced forward and a slight, very slight bend on the knees. Weight distributed well, not backwards and not forward. Of course, to sing difficult material what you need is to study to make it easy, not posture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Korzec Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Owen, I'm just interested in knowing what the right posture is? What is right and what is wrong when singing difficult material? Jud the head forward, backwards.....or leave it dangeling? If people are going to spend time everyday to find good posture in regards to their singing...then by all means...show me what good singing posture is!!! Head straight, not tilted up or down too severely, and kind of kept back instead of letting jutting forward...the whole "ears lined up with shoulders" idea and the "imaginary string pulling up the top of your head" stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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