How does SLS work?

“The issue is vital [...] If the speaking principle is applied to singing, there can be and will be, no excess breath pressure [...] For it is this very principle that helps to create correct vibrator and resonator adjustments.”

- A. Herbert-Caesari, author of The Voice Of The Mind

How Does Speech Level Singing Technique Work?

Speech Level Singing focuses on that aspect of voice most teachers and technique tend skim over all too quickly: any breaks or uneven qualities in the voice, balancing and blending the registers of the voice so shifting from one part of your voice into another is one joined voice with an extended range. Speech Level Singing training then strengthens the voice so it stays strong and flexible no matter where in your range you sing, making your singing seem effortless.

Every voice is different, of course, but in order to find vocal balance, stability, and strength, we tend to work with the part of the singing voice that other teachers avoid: that pesky break between “chest” and “falsetto” voice. If you have any experience at all with singing, you know what I’m talking about!

To begin developing a relaxed speech level co-ordination, it is important to ensure the voice is rooted in the natural and stable functioning chest voice – that is, the voice you speak with. Then, by isolating and developing the intrinsic muscles of the larynx, and releasing unnecessary muscles around it by relaxing and/or stabilizing the larynx itself, a newly developing head voice, very distinct from falsetto (note: in SLS terms, falsetto is defined as an undeveloped head voice), will soon emerge to find a blended connection to chest voice. When the voice is developed in a connected, relaxed and stable manner, it stays consistent throughout your entire vocal range, whether for speaking or singing.

Working singing technique in this way ensures that any breaks disappear, the singers range increases all the way to it’s maximum, and the whole voice blends naturally, so that the rich overtones that make every singers voice uniquely special begin to emerge. As a result, your whole voice becomes fuller, richer, stronger, and more dynamic while the overwhelming majority of problems are eliminated. More importantly, YOU sound like YOU: Speech Level Singing preserves the unique vocal signature of every singer while not inhibiting his or her range, their dynamic capability, their creativity, or the development of their style.

For more info on how the Speech Level Singing technique works, have a look here.

Why do so many of todays singers struggle?

Speech Level Singing Instructors around the world know that without developing co-ordination within the vocal folds, and relaxing or neutralizing the larynx itself, spending countless hours of time on breathing, posture OR style (all of which are important for singing), can only help the singer to a very limiting degree. To fully and quickly tap the widest potential of the voice, the singer must learn to manage the balance of expelled air and vocal cord closure in order to sing efficiently and effectively. Indeed, an over emphasis on only one part of the singing mechanism can cause more problems than it might hope to help.

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