>Is it normal for the high soprano/tenor larynx to raise in the upper
>register? I have a very small larynx, in fact, I am a very small person.
>Could this have anything to do with it?
It depends on the style- i think some choral styles- especially shrill,
straight certain renaissance styles (such as marenzio) call for a slightly
raised larynx. But then it depends on the conductor. I think a raised
larynx is the cause of an unstable voice style, no matter how 'right' it
sounds. Most rock singing is with a raised larynx, a sign of a constricted
throat and tension (i've been there), especially as a lot them emulate other
voice types- and most rock singers i know couldn't care less if this is
incorrect.
But in opera, the raised larynx is out the door for light tenors.
Fritz Wunderlich certainly wouldn't have raised his larynx. And he is the
ultimate high tenor model in my mind.
and you'd never catch high sop. Edita Gruberova raising her larynx. It's
all *big open throat and go, go, go,* for those singers.
I think if you were a bass, faking a tenor timbre, you'd be inclined to
raise the larynx, in order to shorten the vocal tract so you could get the
notes- but that's a bit of a guess, since I'm not a bass. I've only seen
them do it (my current choral director when he tries to instruct our tenor
section).
Mirko
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