Does Your Tongue Pass the Waterballoon Test?

31/08/2023

In case you didn’t know yet: I have a tongue fetish! 👅😝

Restricted tongue mobility can severely impact your singing. Even slight restrictions can make a significant difference in your ability to control your voice. It can have an effect on jaw tension, breathing and vocal range, leading to a struggle with intonation, dynamics, resonance, vocal agility, and much more.

I currently offer 3 webinars on the tongue in The singsing! Sofa Library:

Releasing the Larynx, Tongue & Jaw by Sarah Algoet

Tongue Tie in Singers by myofunctional specialist Jessica Luffey

The Tongue, Lips & Jaw Gym by myofunctional therapist Emily Kirkcaldy

Here’s a nice experiment to check whether your tongue is relaxed or is holding excess tension…

The Waterballoon

In 2020, I shared this challenge in The singsing! online community Facebook group and I’m challenging yoù now to do the test!

Stick out your tongue & let it rest on your lower lip.
Tilt your head from left to right.
Observe what is happening with your tongue.

The members of the community had interesting observations to share…

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What does this test tell you?

The goal is that you feel your tongue “falling” from left to right like a dead weight, along with the tilting of your head. Kind of like a waterballoon.

If you have excess tension, you will feel activity like shivering, contractions,… Or the tongue will not fall from left to right, but stay in the middle. So Olivier, Liese, Paulina and Janet have some tongue tension to attend to. Val and Haike have happy, relaxed tongues!

What were your observations? If you didn’t have the waterballoon-feeling… Welcome to these three webinars!

Do you want to release tension in your tongue, jaw and around your larynx?

Subscribe to the Library, watch the webinar Releasing the Larynx, Tongue & Jaw, and enjoy the benefits of stretching muscles you might’ve never heard of!

Do you want to learn much more about tongue ties? Are you eager to do the self-assesment routine and identify whether you have restricted tongue mobility or even a tongue tie?

Subscribe to the Library, watch the webinar Tongue Tie in Singers led by myofunctional specialist Jessica Luffey and don’t let a hidden condition hold back your singing!

Do you want to get to work with myofunctional exercises for the lips, soft palate, jaw and tongue – for people with ànd without tongue ties?

Subscribe to The singsing! Sofa Library, watch the webinar The Tongue, Lips & Jaw Gym, led by myofunctional therapist Emily Kirkcaldy and exercise your lips, soft palate, jaw and tongue in function of optimal oral tone, tongue posture and breathing!

All singers should use these Myofunctional Therapy exercises!

Gemma Milburn - UK based Singer and Vocal Coach - Takes voice lessons with Sarah Algoet and has completed Myofunctional Therapy with Emily Kirkcaldy

The Tongue, Lips & Jaw Gym by Emily Kirkcaldy

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Gemma Milburn - UK based Singer and Vocal Coach - Takes voice lessons with Sarah Algoet and has completed Myofunctional Therapy with Emily Kirkcaldy

All singers should use these Myofunctional Therapy exercises!

https://www.singsing.be/onlinecourses/testimonials/gemma-tongue-lips-jaw-gym/

The Tongue, Lips & Jaw Gym by Emily Kirkcaldy

As always, feel free to send me your thoughts, questions, and feedback in the comments below this blog, via the contact form or in the singsing! online community