Shen Chongsui discussed the questions concerning the temperament it both "Nan qu"(southern songs)and "Bei qu" (northern songs) in his two books, "Xuan suo bian e"(discuss on the traditional opera songs) and "Du qu xu zhi"(Basic knowledge of singing songs).
沈宠绥的《弦索辨讹》和《度曲须知》对南北曲演唱中的声律问题作了系统的论述，提出了一些具体的演唱方法。