Mouth Posture Phase 0: Basic Awareness/Training and Reset | Master your Tongue to Sound Native!

This is the most important lesson in the course and might be the most important pronunciation lesson you ever watch! But it won't be easy! You'll learn how to break out of your language's posture with the dead tongue sound, control the front, middle, and back of your tongue independently (meaning that you only move that part either up, down forward, or back without the other parts moving), as well as some throat awareness and control basics. The three parts of phase 0 are: language awareness (your native language and American English), ear training (if needed), and training the tongue. I wanted to include the other two parts because they're so important and basic to the process, but we won't spend a lot of time on those here. REFERENCE RECORDINGS FOR PRACTICE: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... Recommended English/Language Learning Books on Amazon (affiliate link; takes you to Amazon): https://a.co/etqTWaY Want a fantastic way to improve your listening skills? Try Audible Premium Plus and Get Up to Two Free Audiobooks (affiliate link; takes you to Amazon): https://amzn.to/3B5Bbu0 Sign up for consultations with me! Learn more here: https://italki.com/teacher/1507633 Download the English Hacks Ear Trainer Software (for Windows): And don't forget to download your FREE English Hacks Phonetic Transcription guide (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JaEG...) and learn more about it in this video:    • New Tool: English Hacks Phonetic Transcrip...   Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @eh_katlynn   OR Support English Hacks on Patreon!   / english_hacks   Don't forget to subscribe for more natural American English videos that help you think like a native and learn English better: https://www.youtube.com/UCTnrAJf55Cqt... Free resources for pronunciation, prepositions, and other areas of English: 1) Want to practice speaking? Create an account at italki.com, the best place to find language exchange partners (free) and teachers (paid)! Use my referral code and both of us will get $10 USD in italki credits after you take your first lesson with any teacher! https://www.italki.com/i/AF0ACA?hl=en_us Want to improve your reading (and listening) with a specially designed interface that makes it fast and easy to look up new words and review them later? Check out LingQ, which I've personally used myself. (Affiliate referral link:) https://www.lingq.com/?referral=Saiduk Transition Credit: B Roll provided by https://www.videezy.com/ Intro: (0:00) Phases: (0:38) IMPORTANT NOTE: (1:11) A) Language Awareness Training + Exercises: (1:59) Exercise 1 - General Noticing/Playing: (2:25) Exercise 2 - Compare and Adjust: (2:54) Exercise 3 - Observe Americans in YOUR Language: (3:18) Exercise 4 - Observe Americans in English: (4:08) B) Ear Training: (4:23) C) Tongue Training: (5:17) C Part 1 - The Dead Tongue: (5:42) Exercise 1 - Reset the Tongue: (5:59) Exercise 2 - Reset the Throat: (8:53) Exercise 3 - Basic Tension: (9:36) Exercise 4 - The Dead Sound: (12:15) Dead Tongue Common Traps: (12:30) Introducing Practice Routines: (14:00) Routine for Dead Tongue: (14:51) C Part 2 - Basic Throat Awareness and Control: (15:15) Exercise 1 - 4 Directions with the Throat: (15:19) Exercise 2 - Throat and Breath Together: (17:43) Routine for Throat: (18:50) C Part 3 (MOST IMPORTANT!) - Tongue Training: (19:15) IMPORTANT - BRACE!: (20:21) Exercise 1 - 4 Directions for the Front: (22:09) Routine for Front of Tongue: (26:24) Exercise 2 - 4 Directions for the Back: (26:43) Back of Tongue Upward: (28:24) Traps for the Back Upward: (29:56) Back of Tongue Downward: (32:12) Traps for the Back Downward: (33:23) Bonus Exercise - Begin with the End in Mind: (34:55) Bonus Tip - Micro-Adjustments: (37:02) Back of Tongue Forward: (38:12) Traps for Back of Tongue Forward: (39:10) Back of Tongue Backward: (39:54) Routine for Back of Tongue: (40:45) Exercise 3 - 4 Directions for the Middle: (41:24) Middle of Tongue Upward: (42:07) Traps for Middle of Tongue Upward: (42:51) Middle of Tongue Downward: (43:54) Traps for Middle of Tongue Downward: (44:41) Bonus Tip - Relax Under the Jaw if Needed: (46:01) Middle of Tongue Forward: (46:21) Middle of Tongue Backward: (47:25) Traps for Middle of Tongue Backward: (48:23) The Middle also Affects the Flow of Sounds!: (49:08) Routine for Middle of Tongue: (49:49) D) Control the Vellum to Sound Less Nasal: (50:43) Exercise 1 - Play with Nasal/Non-Nasal Vowels: (52:42) Exercise 2 - Speak while Holding your Nose: (53:57) Exercise 3 - Create a Vacuum + Routine for Vellum: (54:17) Total Routine Summary for Phase 0: (54:44) DON'T MOVE TO PHASE 1 UNTIL...: (55:58) Outro and Up Next: (56:21) #MouthPosture #TongueTraining #SoundAmerican #SoundNative #EnglishHacks