Telegram-herald., 1888-05-20


ThoaxA pfiuAsily devoted - ths voice |
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dress i<x words 20 yeunz psosis saess
sork IA lils vii nzks dsmslds nPen tie
speaking ysies enly. csa t1e<s - . s2rsr |
ps.spors - sscrsss t1sa eaitiss1sd sd-
axsssf A1a sos large part tAs seses kAs
- play Ia ne Art Of mfnsisns With oar
lel1xmsni How qaick and ksen the dis
spposnsasss II fron tAs iips 81 sssssy
tbsrs l4ll th= sccxats Of crude AID IA
formed voice. Aas great sAs lsss shsa
thoaghss tat hrsxsAs xsc wards tai bern
are boFn shaddsFing a. the E2ansr Of their
dslissryl Rs6aemsnt Of thoasht bessta re-
Gasnsnt or Eim6rs ana accsnt, % % sure.
and coai2ct vita the world has much - do
zifh isnins down tAs saacAeFis Of yoath,
but ne magic power OF Hasic Ia speech y
rsysr acquired incidentally; there must Be
directed EFFORT. la ths nrst instance there
must &c sErength IA the muscles that OPP
crate tia lnngs. and ths very exercises tnat
the student must 90 through 10 enlarge
sanselss and lungs will establish that
msatal eeaiT0l over them whose
perfect h3ssr il touch. What Do you
meaa 90 .oachy' s0nzeone asks. and tbs
question IS very pegtlnsat. Touch Is tbs
accurate adjustments OF forcs % resistance.
snd Is possible only when there Is : clearly
defined meaial smzse Of ths processes ~
wDieo a. act - performed and an adroit-
reas u muscular effort that results after
many rspstiti0ns OF tbs effort. Nest read
ers ~ill recall the scene ia ''fhe fslism al"
where Salaain and Richard perform char
actsFistic isats Of saordsmanshIp. The one.
o. the exquisite use OF al exquisite weapon
ssgers hoatiag gzazs. the other sends his
sNoEd crashing through . considerable d.
anetsr OF metal. The one exhibited touch
and tie other force. Also the story OF
man Who bad acquired such nicely OF touch
upon the lever controlling sn enormous
trip hammer that be could makeit descend
vita lighEning speed and haroilessiy caress
a isllo~-w hand or change the
contour Of mass 0f steel. All this ap
plies 10 the generation Of voiee-the touch
OF DFeatn upon the vocal chords Now
will be considered the reinforcement Of tone
by the shaping Of the mouth and the po-
siiion Of the lips. The grandest tones that
orator or singer produce wouid be insignin-
cant If the initial vibrations were not
magnihed By tie mouth or pharynx.
IL - possible 10 80 change the voice
Of canary, By placing the bird IN u reson-
ancs chamber SIMILAR Ia shape 10 the
human mouth and phsrynx, that II be-
comes like the blast OF = clarion, but u Is no
harder work fOr the canary, and IL IS upon
this fact that the modern system OF voice
development is founded-rsinf0rcemen
without undue force. The first paper was
devoted 10 the vowel "e' and those shades
OF other vovels which are given tbs loo
form by form is meant that position OF
/ 4 fha nd hat IN ha q
est resonance and puress quality OF tone.
and at the same time admits OF the proper
shading OF ths vowel TO illustrate: Both
syllablss of the word amen" are sung with
toe mouth and lips in the Lab" position,
vet the first must be ''ah" and the second
"eh." The meeting Of the lips, necessitated
By the IN" must be instantaneous. and
here must be the slightest anticiPatory
movement OF tongue. lips or cheeks IN the
| way Of geftin i, ready for the articulation of
| the consonsns.
| The distance from the larynx to the lips
/ is greatest in loo" next greatest in 10
| and least In la" the ''lo' form is more
| dificult than "loo," and comes next 70 II in
/ the order of development. There are no
other voweis sung or spoken to that form, so
| that its accomplishment occupies relatively
little time. Use the glass while practicing.
/ 50 as 20 secure perfect correspondence be-
II
ture. Practice from e." first line (tsnor
/ or treble clef determined by SEX to "b''
/ third line, in easy voice TO 10 alone half q
| dozen times, then 10 other consonsnts. The
tone must seem 10 the student TO be pro-
| duced in front OF the tip of the tongue. IL
is equally pure and OF larger volume than
| loo.
The Ia form provides for all the shades OF
| "A" short az" as in men) long 81, short
i s.fA III. ,txfr N pof
provided for by the loo form. Most of the
bad singing with which this country has
been afflicted was occasioned by q misap-
| prehension OF the Italian vowel "Ah."
| The ambitious Yankee singing teacher
would come home from Italy, impressed
with the beautiful vocaiizing he had head
on that vowel. and mis- pupils we're immedi-
ately set 10 singing An" Instead of sing
| ing il e. the tongues tip, as did the
Italians. our American students sung IL a
little in front Of the digestive organ. per-
| haps bat the tone did not indicate IT, Then
they were required to chase the phantom
| "Flexioiiity' and Compass" over acres OF
| ford 'vOcaliZsr" where hurdles octaves
high. and dltches, octaves deep, abounded,
before they could sing scale of eight tones
without suggesting TO the listener as many
different voices" Is the over-buttoned
SLOPPY" could prod1cs IN hsppiest mo-
| menls.
This state Of Affairs finally induced the
belief still widely entertained, that our
languages Is not singable. which is as far
as possible from the truth. The vocal stu
dent must begin with the simple instead oil
the compiler. Loo is easy, Ia Is TO the be
ginuer impossible. Loo establishes in the
mind OF the student = correct ideal of to1e
quality and location, and until that ideal is
established. the student IS working IN the
dark.
The next paper win treat ofphrssing. tths
Management Of the breath viii be consider
ed unoer this head. and style.
EENEsT l. BAILEY, Vocal Teacher.