How do I stop raising my larynx when singing?
Try the following suggestions to drop your larynx and leave it there while you make sound:
- Drop and breathe. When you feel the dropping sensation of the larynx, just breathe in and out (inhale and exhale) and leave the larynx in the low position. ...
- Drop and make sound. ...
- Drop and slide around on pitch. ...
- Drop and sing.
Should your larynx move when you sing?
The quick answer is yes. The larynx does (and should) move when you sing, and not just for controversial techniques like belting. Even in classical singing, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies have confirmed that the larynx gently rises up on the higher pitches, and depresses on the lower ones.