So it took me another year and a couple of coaches. I still was doing it with to much squeeze. I learned that I had to back WAY WAY off. I can't believe how easy it is! It's like you're not trying. Very little squeeze but the right squeeze. It's so gentle. I was singing wrong for 4 freaking years. I got vibrato and release though which is good. Now my coach has to correct my chord closure lol. I learned the right amount of closure and its SO GENTLE. At first I was like no way this is it, but it is.
I been practicing SLS for over a year now and I learned that it's the same volume as your speech as well. I did Muh, Foo, Wah, and Wee. I would practice them for several hours a day. It finally clicked just recently. There's no need to strain or pull up chest voice which was my problem in the beginning. It's an amazing feeling once you get it.
@@FireboltJB I was diagnosed w MTD ten years ago so I suppose it’s been ten years! :) I have always had a good practice routine… practicing 3-5 times a week. These days I see a vocal coach 2 times a month and I honestly don’t do a ton of practice anymore. I am a vocal coach so I am always sort of in the practice of all things voice. I would say to look at your life and see what will work for you. Find a routine that feels sustainable and good and just keep at it. Also, be flexible and compassionate with yourself.
@@FireboltJB yes :) and our speaking voices can be quiet or loud or somewhere in between! When I approach singing from more of a speaking place it just feels much freer to me. I think a lot of us singers have a tendency to try too hard to sing because we think it’s different from our speaking voices… but it’s the same voice. :)
oh wow! - this is cool : ) It makes it easier to hit higher notes...as a contralto I wanna have more power in the higher notes and with your video it makes it so much easier and natural - thanks!
I have to point out they in my sls training there was never a mention they singing needs to be the same volume as your speech. I think sls doesn't really dictate the volume of the singing, just that it should be as comfortable and effortless as speaking.
@@geromino2007 yes it should be comfortable and effortless like speech! And just like speech the volume of the voice can change too…loud medium or soft depending on what’s being communicated.
@@i-is-alive I have not mastered it completely but I’d say I’m pretty darn good at it. Right now I’m working on really high hard mix belting with speech level coordination. It isn’t easy and some things take a long time to master. I think it’s sort of dangerous to think I have mastered anything because I want to have an open learner’s mind, especially as a teacher. So I would say I know a lot but I’ll never know everything and I’ll always be learning and growing.
@@LizBills That’s good thought.. I want to know if you’ve learned teaching how to connect the 3rd, 4th and even the 5th bridge or any of these bridges with relaxed speech level posture?
@ I focus on the 1st and 2nd bridge. 1st from chest to head and 2nd bridge in head voice. My range is E3 to C6 sometimes E7 - yes I can sing speech level for most of the range I use to actually sing songs which is never really passing G5
@@LizBills I’ve learned the first and second bridges with a totally relaxed posture but there’s a lack of strength and tone in it, can you tell me what to do to help it.
@ hey that’s awesome and normal. You can try doing a mum mum mum (dopey mum cry) and see if that works. DM me on Instagram and I can send voice notes @mind_body_soul_singing
So it took me another year and a couple of coaches. I still was doing it with to much squeeze. I learned that I had to back WAY WAY off. I can't believe how easy it is! It's like you're not trying. Very little squeeze but the right squeeze. It's so gentle. I was singing wrong for 4 freaking years. I got vibrato and release though which is good. Now my coach has to correct my chord closure lol. I learned the right amount of closure and its SO GENTLE. At first I was like no way this is it, but it is.
Great explanation of the important subtle points of SLS.😊
Nice lesson. Thank you
I been practicing SLS for over a year now and I learned that it's the same volume as your speech as well. I did Muh, Foo, Wah, and Wee. I would practice them for several hours a day. It finally clicked just recently. There's no need to strain or pull up chest voice which was my problem in the beginning. It's an amazing feeling once you get it.
It is such an amazing feeling once you get it!!! Yay!!!!!
@@LizBills How long did it take you to get to where you are? Oh and how many hours do you practice a day?
@@FireboltJB I was diagnosed w MTD ten years ago so I suppose it’s been ten years! :) I have always had a good practice routine… practicing 3-5 times a week. These days I see a vocal coach 2 times a month and I honestly don’t do a ton of practice anymore. I am a vocal coach so I am always sort of in the practice of all things voice. I would say to look at your life and see what will work for you. Find a routine that feels sustainable and good and just keep at it. Also, be flexible and compassionate with yourself.
@@LizBills Let's see if I got this right. So majority of the SLS exercises are designed to get you to sing the song in a spoken type of voice?
@@FireboltJB yes :) and our speaking voices can be quiet or loud or somewhere in between! When I approach singing from more of a speaking place it just feels much freer to me. I think a lot of us singers have a tendency to try too hard to sing because we think it’s different from our speaking voices… but it’s the same voice. :)
i’m using this video for my daily warmups now, thank you!
Woo hoo!!
Very good explanation how sls works and really good exercises, thank you.
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oh wow! - this is cool : ) It makes it easier to hit higher notes...as a contralto I wanna have more power in the higher notes and with your video it makes it so much easier and natural - thanks!
Yay that’s why I love speech level singing! Helps so much!
i really love the belt section.. so great how you went from speech to those phrases in jar of Hearts 👏👏
Aww thanks! I love speech level singing! It makes belting so much easier :)
I have to point out they in my sls training there was never a mention they singing needs to be the same volume as your speech. I think sls doesn't really dictate the volume of the singing, just that it should be as comfortable and effortless as speaking.
@@geromino2007 yes it should be comfortable and effortless like speech! And just like speech the volume of the voice can change too…loud medium or soft depending on what’s being communicated.
That was so good! THANKS! and you are so cute! :)
I am 1st...hehe..
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I love you too!!!
Jesus, you sing really, really well. Amazing.
Thank you. It took me a lot of practice to get here! :)
@@LizBills How long have you been singing for, if I may ask?
@@bazingacurta2567 my whole life but training for 12 years now
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Have you mastered speech level singing?
@@i-is-alive I have not mastered it completely but I’d say I’m pretty darn good at it. Right now I’m working on really high hard mix belting with speech level coordination. It isn’t easy and some things take a long time to master. I think it’s sort of dangerous to think I have mastered anything because I want to have an open learner’s mind, especially as a teacher. So I would say I know a lot but I’ll never know everything and I’ll always be learning and growing.
@@LizBills That’s good thought.. I want to know if you’ve learned teaching how to connect the 3rd, 4th and even the 5th bridge or any of these bridges with relaxed speech level posture?
@ I focus on the 1st and 2nd bridge. 1st from chest to head and 2nd bridge in head voice. My range is E3 to C6 sometimes E7 - yes I can sing speech level for most of the range I use to actually sing songs which is never really passing G5
@@LizBills I’ve learned the first and second bridges with a totally relaxed posture but there’s a lack of strength and tone in it, can you tell me what to do to help it.
@ hey that’s awesome and normal. You can try doing a mum mum mum (dopey mum cry) and see if that works. DM me on Instagram and I can send voice notes @mind_body_soul_singing
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