Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-11-29
HINTS TO MUSICAL DAMsELs.

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ed manner. Never turn up the eyes, or
swing about the body, the expression you
mean to give, if not heard and felt will new
er be understood by those foolish motions,
which are rarely resored 10, bu, by those
who do not really feel what they play
Brillancy is natural gift, but great execu.
ton may be acquired, let # be distinct, and
however loud you wish 10 be, never thump.
Practice in private, music far more difficult
than you play in general society, and aim
more at pleasing than astonishing. Never
bore people with ugly music, merely be-
cause it is the work of some famous compo-
ser, and do not let the pieces you perform
before people, not professedly scientific, be
too long. II you mean to play at all, do so
at once, when requested these who require
much pressing are more generally severely
criticised than others, who good humoredly
and unanectedy try 10 amuse the company
by being obliging Never carry books about
with you unashed learn by heart variety
of different kinds of music to please all
tastes.
AS regards singing, practice two or three
times a day, but at first no longer than ten
minute. at time, and let no one of those
| times be before breakfast. Exercise The
exiremilies of the voice, but do not dwell
long upon those notes you touch with diff
Guilty open the mouth at all times in the
higher notes especially, open il TO the ears,
as if smiling. Never dwell upon conso-
nan,s. Be distinct from one note to another
yet carry them on gidingly. Never sing
with the slightest cold, or sore throat. Vo-
calize always upon A, and be careful to put
BIS before it. Never take breath audibly.-
Begin TO shake slowly and steadily. Prac-
tice most where the uoice di pstto and me
roiee di gola JOIN, so as to ascertain the art of
making the one glide impercePtibly into the
other. The greatest sin singer can com
nit is TO sing out of tune. Be clear, but
not shrill deep, but not coarse.
When you intend TO sing, read the words
and see that you understand them, so as TO
give ,hs proper expressions. Let all your
words be heard. 1t is great and common
fault in English singers TO be indisiinct.-
Study nexibili,y. Practice both higher,
louder, and lower than you sing publicly,
and when practising, open your mouth
wider than would be graceful to do in com.
pany. Do not change the sound of the let
ters sing as much like speaking as you
can. |, is better TO sing quite plain than tc
| ,La rill
when attempted at all, should be executed
very neatly. Study simplicity it is better
10 give no expression than false expressions
Never appear 10 sing with effort or grimace
avoid affectation and pecuiariy. Never si
when you sing, if you can possibly help it
but stand upright. Give more strength il
ascending than descending Do not suffe
yourself to be persuaded TO sing too soor
after eating.
Accidental sharps ought TO be sung will
more emphasis than accidental flats. The
Italian vowels and always have the same
sound, but has Two different ones the
first like a, in pain, the other ike ca ii
tear, spear. o has also two sounds, on,
like o in tone, the other like du IN gaudy.--
The voice is said TO be at its best at eigh
and twenty, and 10 begin to decline soor
after forty, when, the more you strain anl
try to reach the higher notes that are begin
ming 10 fail you, The quicker you hasten lht
decay Of your powers. Children shouI'
never be allowed TO sing much, or 10 strait
lheiy voices before that age the middl,
notes only should be dwelt upon, or you ruI
the risk of cracking, as it is termed, tn
notes Never force the voice in dam
weather, or when in the least degree un
wall many often sing out of tune at thes
times, who do so at no other. Take nothing
10 clear The voice but glass OF cold water
and always avoid pastry, rich cream, coffee
! and cake, when you intend 10 sing,-Natton
al Itelligencer.