Voice Science Explained

Tongue Tension – a.k.a. Sounding like Kermit

Tongue Tension in Singing: Why You Might Sound Like Kermit For most people, singing (at first) tends to involve unnecessary tension – especially tongue tension. Sometimes this is extremely obvious, e.g. veins and tendons popping on their neck. Sometimes it’s moderately obvious, e.g. the vocal tone sounds strained. And sometimes it’s downright invisible. I’ve seen […]