Mindful Mastery Mondays…

By popular request, each Monday I will be posting a “thought of the week” regarding the voice. Think of them as tidbits of technique, morsels of mindful mastery, hors d’oeurves of healthy habits, amuse-bouche of artistic-betterment.
I give you… Mindful Mastery Mondays. Mmmmm…

Mindful Mastery Mondays #1: Your vocal tension (be it tongue/jaw/occipital/etc.) exists for a reason! The body is wise and it’s telling you in no uncertain terms that there IS work to be done. Unfortunately, the work is being done in the wrong place(s)! Consciously give that tension over to stabilizing muscles that CAN help you, and the tongue/jaw/occiput/etc. will release and allow you to access your real potential. Food for thought: What muscles ARE appropriate for stabilizing the voice? How do we engage them?