Learn to Sing
EVERYBODY sing, now! Come on, take a deep breath and . . . .
What’s that? . . . You don’t sing? . .. You don’t know how?
Nonsense! Everybody sings, whether they know how or not, so that shouldn’t stop you! Besides, you can learn how, quickly and painlessly.
Singing—whether at the Metropolitan Opera or merely in the family bathtub—can do so much for you in the way of health and beauty, improvement in your speaking voice, and the psychological uplift that an interesting hobby always gives. So much indeed, that there’s no excuse for anyone’s vocal light being hidden under bushels of inertia or shyness.
Yes, everybody sings. And everybody talks. Yet very few persons sing or talk really well. Why not? Surely the fact that one is singing or speaking for fun instead of for a salary check should not excuse one’s shortcomings! Why not do one’s very best? In many cases latent ability may prove quite surprising. There have been numerous notable examples of singers whose voices were discovered by accident.
But if the hope of being a great singer doesn’t intrigue you, you are still not relieved of the responsibility of making the most of your voice, for no matter upon what plane you live in either the social or business world you will go farther, and faster, if your speaking voice is one of distinction and charm. A cultivated voice, correctly modulated and smoothly produced because properly "placed" acts as an important passport to respectful attention anywhere, and under all circumstances. And, such a voice can be acquired.
Therefore, gentle reader, whether you intend using your voice for fame or for fun, this website is for you.
For the serious student who contemplates a professional career I present plenty of free instruction and sound advice. I have also prepared a list of three excellent courses which may be purchased separately and used to supplement the text of this website, if desired such as Singing Success.
In my endeavor to simplify much of the mystery which surrounds
the study of singing I have omitted, insofar as possible, all technical
and scientific terminology, and for this reason I feel confident that the person of, may I say,"lesser aspirations," will be able to derive equal benefit therefrom. The records too should be used by both types of student, for it is fully as important for the speaker to keep to the correct path of tone placement as for the singer to do so.
As for that innocent bystander, the person who neither sings nor speaks, but enjoys hearing the other fellow, may his pursuit of this little road map give him a clearer understanding of the myriad problems and difficulties of the professional, for with such understanding he will find ever-increasing enjoyment in performances still to come. Moreover, psychologists are agreed that a person lacking executant or creative ability may still be suitable for musical education. Such persons, despite their seeming lack of talent, may nevertheless have such a deep love of music, so keen a sensitiveness to it, as to amount to a talent, and may therefore derive immense benefit from the proper opportunities for study.