Name: Exercises to Release Jaw, Neck, and Tongue Tension for Singers
Uploaded: 2023-09-14T22:12:07.167Z
Duration: 4 min 59 s

Hello! Here are a few of my favorite exercises that I use as a professional opera singer to release Jaw, Neck, and Tongue tension before I sing. Sometimes life is stressful and we begin to carry our tension in our upper body, face, and even our tongue. This tension will interfere with our ability to make easy, clear, and beautiful sounds and I'm here to help you prevent that! I hope you found this video helpful and enjoy adding these facial massages to your warm-up routine! 

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Bridget is an award-winning operatic mezzo-soprano and voice technician. She helps students of all ages develop their own unique instruments through healthy vocal production and technique, breath work, movement, and body awareness. She is a warm, nurturing, and enthusiastic teacher who tailors each lesson to the specific needs and goals of her students. She strives to create an environment in which students will gain confidence, feel safe to express themselves, and grow in their vocal abilities. Many of Bridget's students perform leading roles in their high school and community theater productions, are soloists and music leaders in their church worship teams, and have gone on to pursue singing in college and as professionals. Bridget works with singers across genres including choral singing, pop, musical theater, rock, jazz, classical, opera, and more! 

Bridget is a recent Metropolitan Opera National Council District Winner, Mary Jacobs Smith Singer of the Year Winner, and has performed on the stages of The Glimmerglass Festival, Fort Worth Opera, Kentucky Opera, Opera Mississippi, Charlottesville Opera, Shreveport Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera and more! She has taught masterclasses with music majors including those at the University of Southern Indiana working on technique and style in both classical and musical theater repertoire. She has an Artist Diploma in Opera from Texas Christian University, a Master's Degree in Voice Performance from Boston University and a BM in Voice Performance/BA in Film from Western Michigan University. Bridget also performs as a soloist in the Opera-Rock mashup group, The Tapestry, singing everything from Wagner to Van Halen. 

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Exercises to Release Jaw, Neck, and Tongue Tension for Singers

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Bridget is an award-winning operatic mezzo-soprano and voice technician. She helps students of all ages develop their own unique instrument through healthy vocal production and technique, movement, and body awareness. She is a warm, nurturing, and enthusiastic teacher who tailors each lesson to the specific needs and goals of her students. She strives to create an environment in which students will gain confidence, feel safe to express themselves, and grow in their vocal abilities. Bridget works with singers across genres including choral singing, pop, musical theater, rock, jazz, classical, opera, and more!

Bridget is a recent Metropolitan Opera National Council District Winner and has performed with companies including Fort Worth Opera, The Dallas Bach Society, Kentucky Opera, Opera Mississippi, The Natchez Festival of Music, Charlottesville Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, among others. Soon she will join Shreveport Opera as a resident artist making her role debut as Rosina in The Barber of Seville. Bridget recently taught a masterclass with the students at the University of Southern Indiana working on technique and style in both classical and musical theater repertoire. She has a Master's Degree in Vocal Performance from Boston University and a BM in Voice/BA in Film from Western Michigan University. Bridget also performs as a soloist in the Opera-Rock mashup group, The Tapestry, singing everything from Wagner to Van Halen.

Bridget will help you take your singing to the next level, whether you are a beginner learning to sing for the first time or a singer with substantial experience looking to advance and take on collegiate or professional auditions. Send me a message with the Q&A tool today to begin your singing journey!

I cannot recommend Bridget enough, three lessons and i'm already singing way better than when I started. She' s very good at explaining the whys and I love that she gives clear, easy instructions. Would highly recommend!

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Bridget made it incredibly comfortable to do the uncomfortable, and is an exceptional teacher!

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