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Before a student can sing a song the voice must have developed sufficient flexibility, via the proper exercises, to meet the various technical demands of that song. There are voices, although they are rare, which have a naturally correct placement. Their owners, without having studied, sing with a good tone quality and much charm, under […]
Firstly, there is the matter of range. Instead of the half-dozen tones which the untrained person uses, the vocal range of the professional singer should embrace from two to three octaves (sixteen to twenty-four diatonic tones). Each of these tones must match in color and quality, and the infinite variations thereof, of every other tone. […]
Singing is a physical act and as such must be thoroughly and scientifically understood by the teacher, but not necessarily by the pupil. For the pupil who learns best by imitation, the teacher should be able to impart the physiological principles in so simple and understandable a manner, and should be […]
Too many singers, artists as well as students, have the misleading habit of attributing their best qualities to whatever teacher they happen to be studying with at the moment. All that his predecessor taught them is forgotten or ignored. Some even go so far as to proclaim that they’ve never had a singing lesson in […]
Selecting a teacher . . . How to judge . . . The mechano-physiological school . . The "natural" method .. . Fallacy of "natural" singing . . . The old Italian method . . . Correct voice placement THE problem of finding the right teacher is the most important […]