How to Solve Your Larynx Position Problems when Singing Musical Theatre (3 Steps)

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If you type in the words “larynx position” or “laryngeal control for singing” or “what to do with my larynx” 🤯 into YouTube, you're going to get a wide variety of opinions on where your larynx should be when you sing.

You may not know the context that the teacher is speaking from or the style that they are referring to when they're telling you to put your larynx in any certain spot.

I've definitely been through the ringer when it comes to this question, and I've had a lot of experience of trying to adhere to certain technical rules I thought I understood.

When I found out that your laryngeal position is something that can vary and have a lot of freedom, it changed my singing life. I hope the tools and experiences I share with you in this video will offer you a framework that will set you free to explore your particular instrument to make the sounds and craft the artistry that you want to create.

If you’re new to my channel, my name is Dan Callaway. I teach musical theatre voice and vocal pedagogy at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. I’ve performed on Equity stages for over 25 years, helped music theatre performers work sustainably on Broadway, national tours, and at top regional houses. I’ve taught at top music theatre programs for over 10 years (Elon University, and BoCo). I help music theatre singers build skill, gain confidence, and get to work.

You can find out more about me here — https://dancallaway.com/about/

If you’re a singer who likes to tell stories, and you want to do that in a satisfying, wholehearted way, you’ve landed in the right place.

I make videos knowing that if I help one person learn a game changing skill, carry away a helpful tool, or hear something that makes their life better, then it’s worth it. I hope this helped you today.

Chapters

0:00 Intro
1:23 Who am I?
3:01 What I’ll show you in this video
4:05 Background, how did we get here? And how my opinion changed
7:39 Western classical aesthetic and its influence on current teaching
11:21 Many ways to make sounds, finding your own way
15:17 Determining your body’s arrangements and IDing your inefficiencies
18:44 Approaching the work through play
19:12 INSIDE OUT characters
21:55 Playing with different laryngeal neighborhoods
22:47 Yodel magic, modal sandbox
27:18 My big laryngeal lightbulb
31:21 Laryngeal orientation and basic acoustic principles
32:26 Robot voice
33:44 Practical examples from musical theatre
37:35 different laryngeal coordinations within the same show and style
39:20 More ways to play with laryngeal position
42:53 Counterintuitive coordinations to help your brain and neural networks, also leverage for low notes
44:34 Overview
46:27 The larynx’s singular structure, honoring its physiology and working with it
47:26 Check out other videos, ask me questions

Video links:

How to increase your vocal range for musical theatre singing playlist:
   • How to Sing High Notes in Musical The...  

Breathing videos:

Breathing in:    • This Simple Tool Will Free You Up Bef...  
Moving air out:    • Move that Air Out of Your Face Like a...  
One point of focus that’ll help you with dynamic support:    • This One Point of Focus Made Singing ...  
More than one way to breathe:    • #2 Thinking there's one right way to ...  

Artists I mentioned:

Liz Callaway:    / @lizcallaway  
Danny Burstein: Just google him :)
Jason Danieley: https://jasondanieley.godaddysites.com/