Is your tongue in the right position for singing?

When we lack adequate breath support we tend to use other things to support our voices and one of the things we use is our tongue.  We need to maintain a very relaxed position of the tongue to get a beautiful sound when singing.   Let’s imagine that you fall asleep in a chair with your head falling back.  In what position do you find your tongue?  This is the most relaxed position your tongue can ever be in.  The base of tongue is attached to our larynx and then comes up into our mouths.  It is because of this laryngeal attachment we must have our tongue as relaxed as possible.  Practice keeping your tongue in this position while singing scales and start to visualize that relaxed tongue position on all of your vowels.