Tongue Tension

We wanted to help you to relieve another common tension issue that plagues many singers and that is tension in the lips.  Lip tension happens for a variety of reasons but the most common cause of lip tension is inadequate breath support.  When breath support is lacking a singer will actually use their lips to support their voice.  A fantastic exercise for relieving lip tension is to literally hold you upper lip with the index finger and thumb of one hand and your lower lip with index finger and thumb of the other while you are singing.  We believe you are going to feel an immediate improvement in your singing and breath support because you are taking away the tension in your lips. The next step in this process is to starting singing while holding your lips, then let go of them while still singing and keep that same relaxed feeling going in your lips.  Building breath support and relieving tension is paramount to healthy singing.