Our Process

What is Speech Level Singing (SLS)?

In the early 70's, Stevie Wonder underwent vocal surgery and came to a man named Seth Riggs for vocal rehabilitation. When Seth returned him to singing stardom, other stars began looking to Seth for help in improving their vocal ability, strength, and style. Seth coached Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole, Liza Minelli, Tina Turner, Michael Boulton, Tamia, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, Bernadette Peters, Josh Groban and plenty of others.

Seth's technique is revolutionary. He calls it Speech Level Singing (or SLS) and he's developed a network of SLS instructors across the country. That's where SING Voice Studios comes in—each instructor is SLS certified or in process of SLS certification. (Speechlevelsinging.com)

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Improve your voice with SLS at SING Voice Studios

Using SLS, you will:

Get rid of inappropriate (but common) muscular tension
Expand your vocal range, and develop a natural sound on even those difficult notes
Connect your entire range, allowing you to move through "bridges," and mix into upper ranges easily
Perform any style of singing with freedom and flexibility
Develop a healthy voice and maintain it throughout your lifetime

In short, we'll give you more skill, more control, and more confidence.

For more on how SING Voice Studios will address your specific concerns, check out Solutions to Common Vocal Concerns in FAQ.

And one thing we're very big on at SING is that you—the student—are here to meet your goals. We won't steer you into a particular sound or style; our technique enables you to maximize success in all genres. Seth Riggs' SLS technique has helped the best singers in pop, rock, country, folk, R&B, classical, and Broadway. High school Madrigals and indy/hardcore frontmen—and everyone in between—have benefited from SLS. However lofty or grounded your dream, you really can make it a reality.

Rapid Progress with SLS

Often, vocal instruction includes vague verbal descriptions of how to get the best sound and improve technique. You may have heard phrases like "put it in the mask," or "make a space in the back of your throat." Some students find this approach helpful, but some find it confusing. At SING Voice Studios, we teach technique differently—more intuitively.

Here's what we mean: We know that singing is an experience. It's something felt. So, we give you specific vocal exercises that gently induce correct vocal technique. You experience the sensation of correct technique clearly, and feel the results quickly.

You don't have to understand the technical aspects in order to improve. Because you feel and experience correct technique, you progress rapidly. It's essentially a case of muscle-memory. As you practice, the new physical sensations become strengthened until perfect technique is second nature.