The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-12-03
VOICE CULTURE.
Discoveries Made by an Old
Teacher.
The Rarest Voices Only Found
i'm the Ranks of the Poor.


caroled in some out-ot-the-way place
and has been lost to the world because
there was no one 10 cultivate and
bring it out" said a we'll known
teacher OF music few days ago.
THAT 1 have discovered, and have al
50 ascertained that gold cannot buy
great voice, nor can it make piano
almost talk with tine sympathy put in-
to il. | have also ascer,ained that
even among the humble classes there
are people with remarkable voices
which will never be heard, probably,
except in the circle in which they mix,
and will 90 with them to the end of
their existence thoroughly unappre-
ciated.
A FEW SURPRISES.
Now, will give you a few in
stances of what | am talking about.
am not very early riser, and 1t
map be that | do not get up before
haii-past s. Only few days ago,
while | was in San Francisco, Cal.
as lay in bed in a half dOze. | heard
sweet tenor voice, the owner Of
which was passing the house about s
O'Clock. The range OF the voice was
marvellous. liz started III low. deep
barytone and scared mp into the
hig nest tenor, strong, full and melOdi-
Gus. The next morning the same
voice reached my chamber, and In
order to be sure that | was not dream
ing. | inquired of the servant who
was singing in the street. She
laughed, and informed me that it was
the wild game PeddIer. | told her to
bail him the next morning and call
me. The next day met bin.
After | had bought some wild
duck from MIN, | took a survey
of his person. He was tall
and decidedly rough looking and abb
soluteIy devoid of culture. | tried to
draw him into conversation, but l
fou:,d he had but little intelligence.
Finally said: II will give you 3
dollar if you sing song for me"
His face flushed and his eyes flashed
at ME as he said. "Do you want to
make fool of me !? and hastily de-
parted.
"Tnere was a man who had a
marvellous voice which would make
him famous in the world, but 1t is alb
soluteIy thrown away in his daily cry
of Wild game / have heard all the
great tenOrs of the present day, and
/ honestly believe that if that mans
voice was cultivated he would be the
equal of any of them.
Zone day | was a pupils house.
We had finished the singing lesson,
and a very poor singer my pupil was.
| had just opened the MUSHROOM to
leave when | heard 4 magnificent
soprano voice singing The Moon
behind the HILL an old-time ballad,
full of .pathos. The utmost express
sion was almost perfect, although the
songstress was uncultured. L was
about TO eXclaim
WHAT A WONDERFUL VOICE,
When my pupil said, very tartly
Goodness gracious, that servant is
continuously keeping up those dis
NAL shrieks. L am sure that ma
would discharge her if she were not
good cook l was glad that had
not given my opinion of her voice,
for, if had, she would have been
discharged probably.
Nov here is the matter In a nut
shell. Poor children should be taught
to sing, and their voices should be
tested fully. Of course, they cannot
afford to take lessons from instructors
In msicu who have that mode of
making living but there can be as
system of voice culture introduced iDs
the schools by which the vocal powers
of each student can be estimated.
1--WE can only have Patti with Us
for q little while now. She is not
going to give her enemies a chance to
say that she had 10 leave the operate
stage. When she finds that she is
little weak in the high treble she will
absolutely retire. Take my word for
it, she never appears to sing
until she has the sternest critics hear
her voice. She has it tested morning,
noon aud night. And when she Is
gone where will we find her successor?
Probably living In some small alley.
But how can we find her except her
vocal qualities be known?
81 have 10 doubt but that if vocal
culture was taught. and. if children
could graduate with certificates from
the music instructor stating that their
voices were worth cultivating, there
are hundreds of wealthy people who
would interest themselves In the mat.