It seems that the majority of suggestions in this case relate to "support" when the issue is a raised larynx. In a raised larynx the suprahyoid muscles are pulling the hyoid bone superiorly and anteriorly. In this condition exercises are needed that disengage those muscles and make more use of infrahyoid muscles that will put the larynx in a lower position. Certain affectations (such as a bit of a dumb quality in the sound) will create this relationship. Repetitive use of these exercises will make the body convince the mind that the high larynx position is not necessary and ease the voice into the upper registers. Once that is dumb, you can then shape away from the dumb sound to a more normal production.
Boiling everything down to support is one of the most common faults teachers make. Richard Miller has a wonderful essay on this (What you need is More Support) in On the Art of Singing.
Randy Buescher
|