How to eliminate jaw, throat, and neck tension for singers
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- Опубликовано: 9 янв 2014
- Learn how the position of your head can affect tension in your throat, jaw, tongue, larynx, and neck. Singers pay attention, especially if you are singing with a mic. Don't stick your chin forward towards the mic!
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This video helped me IMMENSELY. I used to have a lot of jaw pain while singing and in 10 seconds you showed me the main source of my problems. Thank you.
+Lily993 Wow! That's really great to hear! You're welcome!
Lily993 I know right!
Same ❤
This helped so much! I feel like I have a nice voice but I’ve been struggling with tension and breath support. Thank you!
Great! You're welcome!
I feel the same way about myself I hope this helps!!
Omg this cured my throat tension! I’ve always stuck my neck out like a giraffe bc I’m 6’1” and although the position from the video feels like my neck is short 😂 it really did help a lot. Thank you!
Hey, I know this video was put up like 10 years ago but I appreciate the teaching rather than snarky youtube shorts that say just don't do it. This is a bad habit that I want to break. Thanks for the example and straightforward instruction.
I don't stick my jaw out that much but since I've starting singing more and practicing vocal exercises daily for about 6 months now I'm having pain in my neck and now it has gone to the back of my neck, wow thanks for this video man
Awesome Guy It's ok to lean forward when playing the guitar, as long as you're not sticking your chin forward!!! You can lean forward but keep the chin down and back of the neck elongated. Takes a little practice to get used to, but it's pretty simple to get down initially.
@Nobody
Thank you, Marnell. Well done. I never saw this maneuver and it really helps with posture of upper body.
. I've was a touring professional opera singer in my younger days. At that time the higher range roles did not seem attainable. This young man has given me the key to unlocking those higher elusive notes, which is just brilliant at the age of 68. I never thought I was capable of singing and enjoying the higher tessitura roles. . Thank you so much. You are providing great tuition.... Paul Waite.
Paul Waite Wow! I'm speechless. Thank YOU for such positive feedback. It's really encouraging.
Marnell - thank you. You are truly an awesome instructor. I sang in choirs in my younger years and just in the last three have started soloing in a band... and I've got so much to learn! You have a straightforward easy-does-it style that just works, and I plan to go through all your videos multiple times. I have subscribed and look forward to more great tips. :)
jleedee Thank YOU for such great feedback. :) I am happy to hear that you are receiving the instruction well. I have more videos on the way. If there is any topic in particular that you would like to see, just let me know and I'll see what I can do.
Congrats on your solo parts too!
Hey Marnell! Just wanted to leave a comment and thank you for all these videos. RUclips is so full of 1-2min singing tips that it's absurd. I really like the way you're approaching this by picking a topic and going over it clearly and systematically in steps. I always feel like I've really gained something of value from watching one of your videos. Keep it up!
+Juuso Perälä That's great to hear! Thank you!
Glad to have found you--great teaching and clear examples
I'm grateful for you sharing techniques to help release tension! Very helpful and easy to get with your explanations.
You are the most helpful singing instructor on youtube! Thank you for your videos sir, you are the best! :D
David Merlin Thanks, man! I appreciate the kind words.
Thank you, Marnell, that was very much to the point and helpful.
Thank you! Extremely helpful!
Holy mother of god
This changes everything - the thumb technique JUST WORKS
Thank you! I am a classic singer and I really find it useful!
I saw 5-10 vids like that about this subject, and none of them talked about it! I was doing that! Thank you so much
I never realized until recently that I stuck my head forward because it was such a habit it felt neutral! I literally was getting headaches from singing (I sign for a living, so I could still sing passively. It it always feels harder than it needs to) anyways so happy that this one simple thing seems to be addresssing all the problems I’ve been having!!
Thanks for sharing! The thumb exercise you showed is kind of what I've been using the past few weeks. Except that I put my thumb and index finger in the shape of an L - with the tip of my thumb slightly touching my Adam's apple and the index finger touching the tip of my nose.
This way, I can also check if my voice box stays in a neutral position.
Far the most usefull video i've stumbled upon yet! Thank you for the upload
Nicolai Selck You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Perfect...I noticed a difference immediately. Thanks brother
this technique is sooo helpful thank you
What a blessing you are. Thanks
This video completely blew my mind. Thanks man!
You're welcome!
Thanks for the great tip, +Marnell Sample! This was such a timely video to re-watch. Yesterday I was reminded of the importance of keeping a neutral head position by re-reading notes from our lessons back in 2011, and the difference is night and day!
I was watching a video today of a singer who's known for her "effortless" high notes, and I noticed for the first time that she sticks her chin out for all of her high notes. Yikes!!! Many listeners have no idea how constricted and lacking in resonance that type of sound is.
+Jen V You're welcome!
And yes, this is a problem that can definitely creep up on you rather easily, and then you wonder, "Well, why is my throat feeling tight here all of a sudden!" Keeping the head back over the shoulders definitely helps in keeping the efficiency of the production a lot.
This is incredibly helpful. Thanks :)
Thank you so much Marnell! This is my main issue I think. I get pain in my neck and I am certain that this is it.
Very good teaching! Thank you
Finally an useful singing video 🎤
Hey man,I really respect your work,I'm donduck12 from modern vocalist forum,you helped me with this video,post some more and u will help many other people in the future !
Thanks a lot! More videos are on their way!
Awesomeness
I appreciate you, bro 🙏🏾
Sierra Bogess in concert in Sydney, I noticed on her high soprano notes n belt big notes her head went forward! The difference in full tone sound was evident as a result.
When you start noticing these things in other singers and can HEAR the effect it has on their voice, it feels like a 1000 light bulbs just went off. Makes you think twice before you start doing those same habits again, huh. Hahaha.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thank you Sir.It's very helpful because I experience the back throat tension oftentimes and I think my chin stick forward because of my eye glasses.So thank you very much !!!
+Fe Marie Casquejo You're welcome.
Thank you so much. Although my jaw is still slightly tense, this really helped.(:
+Sadie Bee You're welcome.
Wow thanks so much. Makes so much sense i tend to push chin forward and its a quick and easy tip to fix it, and also knowing what huge impact it makes on resonance.
Robert Gillmer Awesome! Glad it was helpful.
Fantastic! Thank you so much. This is exactly what I've been doing. So, now I may be able to avoid the tense jaw and neck.
You're welcome.
Thank you, brother!
Insane !!!! THANKS 😭❤️
Oh my goodness, this is totally my problem! My son video taped me singing in Church and I’m constantly putting my chin up and forward. Even my neck muscles LOOKED tight and strained in the video. I’m going to work on keeping my head properly aligned!! Thanks for the advice!! 👍🏻👍🏻
You're welcome.
Wow this is ENLIGHTENING. I knew my posture mattered but I didn’t realize I was sticking my head out at all.
awesome video !!! thank you so much - already spreading the news in Athens, Greece
Huge respect…. My teacher❤
Thank you Brother.It help me a lot.
Been having this problem forever!! Amzing stuff :D thank you!!!
+Jessica Flores You're welcome!
Nice!!!! I always had trouble with my throat, you are a my savior!!!!
Omega-Xis I'll accept that title, haha. Glad it helped you. :)
You are great! Thank you so much. helped me a lot.
You're welcome.
Oh my gosh
Tysm
Keep going plz
Still watching this and very useful ❤❤❤
Wow thanks for the tips. It helped me a lot!!
Danny Nguyen You're welcome.
thanks a lot very helpful!
Thank you so much! Will try that tomorrow!
Damien Kiefer Sounds good. Hope you have success with it!
Excellent advice!
Thank you!
Really helpful!
thank you! I only sing for fun in the car when nobody else is around but a lot of times my jaw hurts so I don't do it as much as I would like. I didn't realize I was sticking my chin out but I must have been because the pain in my jaw went away as soon as I made a conscious effort to keep my chin tucked down. now I can sing freely in the car :-)
That's awesome! I'm happy to hear of your progress. Keep enjoying the newfound freedom you have in your voice. :-)
Thats does help TY with neck pain
Damn man you help me so much, for a sec I thought there was something mentally wrong with me.. its funny because I feel much more alive & confident for some reason, thank you..
aBram Bam Feeling alive and confident is very good for life, period! You're welcome.
Very helpful thanks to your videos I'm preparing to audition for the voice
Eric Holman You're welcome. Good luck with your audition!
Thanks, a very useful lession.
You're welcome. :)
Thank you! That's really helping me! :D
nice man this helped me out a lot!!!! thank you so much dude
Joshua Jarrett You're welcome!
Wonder ful sir effective exercise.
Ranzel Tagle You're welcome!
One of my teacher's used to say, in opposition to the idea of p r o j e c t i n g -----> the sound, to just sing as far in front of you as the length of your arm extended in front of you....he hoped to stop singers from pushing too much breath out of the mouth....your excellent video reminded me of this notion, although you were mainly speaking about neck alignment, which is also a tremendous aid in keeping the pharynx open, as you point out....To the point and right on with facts imho.
Thank you so much 🙏🏾
This is relevant for most of us who breath and talk! thank you
+Emma Dickinson Yes, very true.
Thank you.
Now that is a practical exercise to correct tension. Thanks a lot!!! :D :D :D
My voice got much better immediately! Thank you!
Glad it helped.
Amazing video, A+
I thin my issue may be more severely damaging then these because as I try to sing AAAAAAHHHHH my throat is automatically vibrating and it sounds like I'm purring WTH??
Great video. Thank you so much.
You're welcome
I don't know if you have another RUclips Channel amigo Marnell but if this is your 1st one let me say that I believe you will be helping many people in the future! You can Teach nice & calm & to the point~ ;) Keep up the good work & you'll see many good things coming your way! :) God Bless~
Thanks so much. :)
I have sent you a private message.
Most welcome~ :) I didn't find a msg friend. :/ You are welcome to send to my E-mail: giveorlooseit@yahoo.com Tc!~
GiveOrLooseIt I guess the message has gotten lost in cyber space, lol. I've sent you an email instead.
GiveOrLooseIt
Since I know you play Flamenco music, I just thought I'd share some of my recent teaching videos with you since my student also does Flamenco. I hope you find them helpful. :)
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Marnell Sample thank you so much for this tip
You're welcome.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
FACCKKK, Thank you so much
This helped me on first try
So helpful
IT WAS REALLY PRACTICAL TNX
great video! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
thank you! helped a lot.
You're very welcome.
I have a slightly lanky frame and tend to stick my head out a bit at higher volume, I tried this and retracting my head gives me less resonance and makes my larynx feel squished. But yes, I frequently have to massage the muscles in my head, neck and face
Thanks man it's really worked :)) Thank you very much :)
Excellent
not necessary just for singers I meant to add
Very helpful. I have this problem to the extreme because of my strange setup which i really need to change. I got used to it so might be hard to stop lol.
+blood lord (Chaotic Sonics) You're welcome.
The way you have your equipment set up definitely influences a lot of this.
Really good and helpful vids
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! All the best to you!
Thanks bro
Thankyousomuch bro!!!
You're welcome.
Great video :)
I feel like the forward movement doesnt impact my singing too much :/ ? Hmmm
still its helpful thank you a lot !i needed this
Really Helpful ! :D Thanks bro ! :)
Mike Wazowski You're welcome!
You are very intelligent and well spoken. Thanks for the video
Jessa Stone Wow, I think that's the nicest compliment ever. Thank you!!!
Love that comment.
damn dude thank you! I been doing this every day for 7 years ....I been so dizzy and my ears ring and jaw hurts and back Hahaha, ear been ringing cause of my jaw and I'm dizzy cause I'm straining my neck all the time haha , well now I know
You're welcome!
really good teacher !
Thank you!
very helpful thankyou!
+D2BDbanana You're welcome.
Wow! Thank you!!!! I lean in to get closer to a usb mic... I need to figure out a way to not have to... but... Thank you!!
You're welcome.
Thank you!
+Bitoshiron You're welcome!
What an awesome video! i love learning about singing, am motivated to improve as much as i can vocally and knowledge vise, have been for the last 2years, and so many of your videos have talked on topics and given tips that are not easy at all to find (ive searched pretty much the whole internet) i assume that a lot of the content you are giving out is worth a lot! ive had vocal programs and they don't even mention such important topics and tips, if you ever come out with one, i for sure will buy it! one of the most helpful youtuber teachers there is, and well, overall!.
+Misael V. Thanks so much! I try to bring unique, fresh information because, well, what's the point in repeating the same thing everyone else is saying? It adds nothing new. We don't need another 50 videos saying, "Oh, just make sure you keep your throat relaxed."
I AM actually working on a program, although it's taking me some time to put together. In the meantime, if you ARE looking for a good program, I would recommend Phil Moufaregge's The Pro Singer's Vault. I am actually a part of the FB group and respond to some of the questions people have, so it would be kind of being in a program with me. Plus, Phil is good anyways. We share very similar views on most of this. :)
You can find his program here: www.grow-the-voice.com/best-online-singing-course.html?nab=0&nabe=6739790155218944:1
Marnell Sample i totally know of phil!! awesome coach too! ive seen you 2 work together in some videos, both awesome coaches, i totally have phil on my list, i never want to stop learning so ill always have it on my list, besides, i have only like 3-4 left in my list of info to buy, used to have like 15.
Totally agree that your information is unique, like i said ive had many systems, most of the mainstream ones, and you say things that have been mentioned in non, which is why i said what i said, awesome job you and phil do, you are indeed unique and separate yourself from the usual youtube coach that indeed just repeats things.
I also like that you don't seem to stick to a "structure" as in SLS, and such.
Misael V. Thanks a lot! Phil is definitely awesome. We're working on doing some more videos together.
And you're right, we don't stick to any one dogma -- we just use what we know that actually works and cater it to the person in front of us. :-)
Which are some of the other programs you intend to get?
Marnell Sample intend to get ken tamplin, but have heard phil has worked with his program so i was guessing he will use some of his stuff, so i would get sort of a 2 on 1, hopefully that would be the case.
Intended to try jamie vendera content, but i think his sort of montly subscription program expired, will have to check on that.
Always wanted to try robert lunte, but have always been kind of not top priority, mostly because i already have enough info as it is to diggest and teach to my voice and body, and it can be tough schedule wise to fit it all in as it is.
Ive seen his program can get really anatomical and such, which i don't intend to want, don't want to overcomplicate things, i mean some day for sure, but the way it seems, its that way, and i rather stick to stuff that just clicks easily instead of having to read a bunch of stuff on it, even though am not agaisn't it, i will for sure some day, but that kind of throws me off right now.
Some other sources that i don't remember right now.
I once had an argument with kevin richards, but it was more regarding the way he seemed personally and me not agreeing with some certain topics, but thats all, ill maybe try out his program too someday.
I just study as much as i can from everywhere, and use the best i can find from each program, every program ive bought has had certain exercises that are unique to them that are not on the other ones, and thats usually what i look for, so i can ultimately make my own sort of personal vocal regimen, that can be the most effective for me personally, or in general, my own sort of vocal tool kit.
So yea thats basically it, hopefully i can learn more gems from you, already use some of your stuff on my daily routine, even though i can be horrible at training consistenly due to busy schedule, which hinders my development a lot, 2 years and still have trouble with that, have to work at it.
Misael V. Phil was influenced by Ken Tamplin, so you will see some of that in the program, but also a lot of things which are unique to Phil due to his varied background.
You definitely don't need complex anatomical explanations. That's only necessary if you want to become a voice scientist. Simple, practical information is what will help you the most.
One thing I will mention, though. Unique exercises aren't necessarily needed to improve the voice. You can use the most basic exercises and improve tons. But HOW you do the exercises is what matters. That's what Phil and I take great lengths to focus on.