Do tight throat muscles interfere with your vocal practice? Do you struggle to hit high notes due to reflexive tightness? Try this easy self-massage.
Some trouble-shooting tips for self-directed myofascial release: This should feel like gently pulling skin rather than mashing on muscle. Grab that superficial layer, put it under some light tension, and wait for your hands to eventually glide. The first technique will be slightly more lateral, following the course of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Start under the ear, and drag down toward the sternum. Once you're over the bony surface of the sternum, keep that downward tension on the skin, and do some slow nods to stretch the anterior neck fascia.

The second technique is closer to the trachea, but still on the soft tissue just to either side of the cartilage. Use your finger pads to drag that skin southward, feeling free to move and sing as you do so. Once you reach the bony surface of the sternum, do some gentle chin tucks for a different kind of stretch.

This entire routine should take less than five minutes, and can be applied as part of your vocal warmup. Alternatively, you can apply these self-massage techniques when your muscles are warm after a shower or workout. As with any self-massage, if you feel any pain, please use less pressure, go slower, or discontinue entirely. If you have persistent or severe throat pain associated with singing, please see a physical therapist or occupational therapist who specializes in speech or voice pathology.

Let me know what you think. I'd love to hear how this works for you!

0:00 Introduction
0:30 Myofascial release for singers
1:05 First technique: Phalanges down the SCM
1:53 Demonstration
4:16 Second technique: Finger pads near the trachea
5:17 Demonstration
6:10 Why myofascial release?

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