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  • I don't know if it will affect singing, since I cannot sing. I do know that you will need to learn how to talk again. Having a piece of surgical stainless steel sticking through your tongue tends to change the ways in which your tongue can move. In fact, for the first week you will talk like Sylvester the cat. After that, you will get the hang of it. The sibilant "S", the "TH" sound, and the "F" sound will probably be the worst for you, but you can work past it if you want. I can speak as well as the day I had mine pierced, but I do click the ball against my teeth occasionally when I pronounce the letter "T." Everything has a price. Good luck!
  • Thank you somecallmeFred
  • When you say you're an opera singer, how serious are you? I'm guessing you're not performing professionally (for pay or in union house) in any major metropolitan market. Here are the "duh" answers: It will negatively effect your diction - especially foreign languages, It adds an unnecessary obstruction to work around (as if mastering vocal technique with your basic parts isn't hard enough), You might not be taken seriously in auditions (because what professional does anything that might hinder their vocal ability?)... At the conservatory I went to, there was an undergrad who had a lip and tongue piercing. One day during our performance class, the instructor (former Met star) told him the truth about how his piercings will negatively impact his progress and his future career. Though he didn't like hearing it, it's true.

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