Advice To Singers

Advice To Singers

Author: Frederick J. Crowest

Year: 1904

by Frederick J. Crowest, 7th Edition, 1904, Frederick Warne and Co., London and New York. Singing cannot be learnt from a book, and so far from attempting any such impossible feat as writing a book which might be called "Singing without a Master," the author's object—frequently insisted upon herein—is to point out the impossibility of overcoming the difficulties of singing without a teacher. At the same time, there are points upon which a master would not feel called upon to speak; nor would he (except, perhaps, in the course of a very long period of training) be likely to touch on many matters which, though closely connected with the life or business of an accomplished singer, yet lie rather outside the province of the voice-trainer. CONTENTS. PRELIMINARY REMARKS ON HABITS, DIET, &c. - Early Rising - Cleanliness - The Hair - The Teeth - Exercise - Dress - Diet - Smoking - Late Hours - General Morality. PRONUNCIATION AND STUDY OF WORDS - Nervousness - Pronunciation - Vowel-Sounds - Consonants - English - Emphasis - Position of Lips - Study of "Words" - General Education - Dramatic Study. VOICES AND THEIR VARIOUS QUALITIES - Voices and their Names - Compass - Soprano - Mezzo-Soprano