Study voice with iari

“My daughter’s voice, confidence, and song writing skills vastly improved under Iari’s tutelage.”

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“He is a patient teacher and takes the time to explain philosophies and techniques behind his methods.”

The Method

Speech level singing

Iari teaches a method of singing that is founded in Speech Level Singing. It is simple to understand, easy to use, and is streamlined to focus on 3 basic concepts (called the ABCs of singing) that are essential for a singer to find true freedom with their voice. It is a method of singing used by numerous Grammy Award-winning artists, on-Broadway performers, and even Opera singers who appear on The Met. Singers who utilize this method will quickly experience the following:

  • Improved vocal range, both high and low

  • Seamless transition between vocal registers (chest - mix/middle - head/falsetto)

  • Improved resonance and vocal quality

  • Improved breath management (diaphragmatic breathing and breath support)

  • Greater pitch accuracy and intonation

  • Greater emotional connection during a performance

“I can with 100% confidence say that lessons with Iari have helped my vocals improve more in 6 months than I could by myself in nearly 7 years.”

IARI Melchor

Vocal Coach

  • Iari Melchor is a music artist who was born and raised in the SF Bay Area and has over three decades of professional recording and performing experience.

    It is part of the unique DNA that allows him to connect with the singers he works with, and has allowed him to cultivate a successful 24 year career (and counting) as a contemporary voice teacher, specializing in training singers in the Pop, Rock, RnB, Jazz and Music Theatre genres.

    Not only does Iari understand first-hand what a professional-level music performance demands of a singer and their voice, he is an expert at fine-tuning a singer’s technique and realizing its fullest potential to handle the demands of a performer's schedule.

    Iari teaches Speech Level Singing, a methodology that specializes in training singers to seamlessly transition from low to high without cracking or flipping and without vocal strain by singing with a balance of muscle and air similar to that of speech.

    Helping singers understand and improve their own vocal facility by training the muscle-coordination of the voice through specified vocal exercises, and helping them discover their own personal vocal style through different song and genre exploration, is truly at the heart of Iari’s mission as a contemporary voice teacher and singing coach!

  • As a performer, Iari has shared the stage with RnB great, Jeffrey Osborne; sang the National Anthem for the SF 49ers 3 years in a row, including the last full-season of Candlestick Park, and won countless Best Performance awards at West Coast Songwriters sponsored events and competitions.

    Additionally, Iari has been the featured vocalist for SF Bay Area legends, A Touch of Brass Big Band Orchestra, notably for their tribute sets to Frank Sinatra, Tower of Power, and Earth Wind and Fire!

    As a songwriter, Iari has co-written with some of the industry's best songwriters, including Jen Adan (co-writer of Blake Shelton's #1 hit, She Wouldn't Be Gone), won numerous Best Song awards through the West Coast Songwriters, including the RnB Category for West Coast Songwriters Association's International Songwriting Contest in 2017 ("Drowning" - co-penned with Jen Adan) and again most recently in 2022 for his co-write with songwriter Alicia Rangel ("Constant Reminders").

    Last but not least, Iari is frequently hired as a music producer and/or consultant on other artists’ music projects.

  • As a vocal instructor, Iari has taught numerous master-classes in the SF Bay Area, including at the West Coast Songwriters Association’s Music and Connection Conference (https://westcoastsongwriters.org) held annually in the San Francisco Bay Area.

    Iari has also taught internationally on several occasions at the Green Voices Institute (http://www.greenvoices.de) in Munich, Germany.

    Iari is a former affiliate of Speech Level Singing and Vocology in Practice, and is a current accredited affiliate in good standing with the International Voice Teachers of Mix (IVTOM).

    Artists who Iari has worked with include Pat McCloskey of TikTok fame with his band, First In Flight (https://firstinflightband.com) ; Bay Area Neo-Soul and RnB artist, Tracy Cruz (https://www.tracycruzmusic.com); The Voice season 16 participant, Anthony Arya (https://www.anthonyarya.com) ; and Tiffany Joy and Maqui Reyes Copete of the Colombian Duo, Individuo (https://www.individuomusic.com) .

    Iari offers coaching in voice technique (specializing in developing a singer's "Mix"), vocal performance in most contemporary styles, songwriting and music production!