Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-27
TO GIRLS WHO SING.
A SINGERS ADVICE TO THOSE AK.
loUs TO STUDY MUSIC.

bani's Long Course Of stady.
Ny first thought. IN giving advice To a
young girl de'irous Of becoming q singer.
would b. 10 warn her Of the very prrat
obstacles 70 ~ surmountei. to give her an
IDEA of the courage and patience which arc
Necessary 10 success. and 10 ask her n she
wa. perfectly SURE that she was destined
ani flttcd for this CAREER.
" hcr yuicu really warrants cultivation.
and n she has the necessary dctermlnn.
uon, would then say, Go ahead. aud
godspocdW ! succeeded, aud why should
not she succeed alsof
~ the same time 10 often seems 10 me as
" many pupils Of vocal culture In our DAYS
begin, aud arc permitted to begin, In the
wong way. They often begin too late;
and more than this. not enough weight i
placed upon what consider the absolute
necessity of thorough. all round musical
education. waa particularly fortunate In
This r'-rvct, md I attribute q rrcat deal Of
my sncocss ~ a singer to the fact that
was we'll trained Ia all the other branches
Of music.
When Twas eight years old was thor.
0ughly conversAnt with nearly all the
classical pianoioftc music, aud could play
most Of the Beethoven and Mozart sonataa.
When left Albany and went 10 PARIS 10
study was seventeen ycars old, aud al.
though my whole idea wns 10 study music.
strangely enough had no idea OF heuom.
Ing singer.
studied In Paris the pianoforte aud
organ playing. composition aud also tho
voice. Dear old Duprez. my master. finally
told me that ought TO give up oil tho rcit
aud devote myself solely 10 singing, and
this determined 10 do.
AZ that iimu Prince pouiAtowaki, the
well known Polish musician aud composer.
told mo thnt the French school was not
suited Tor my voice. aud Insisted that I
should stuuv IN Italy II was finally dc.
cldcd that I should 10 10 l.smpcrti, the
celebrated Milanrso master. with him I
remained nine monihs. This may At nr.t
socm short tlmo. but it must he rcmen.
burd how much aud how thoroughly
had studied before.
cam W rms VOICE.
" student has the real genius u song
u viii show itscli very sonu under pfunor
teaching u she u drstln.,i b. sing she
Will singi aud although u "a very Tar FROM
my idvs 90 recommend slovcuuncas Or
ahlrkingi II isalso trnc that the m'r tm'n.
INK ui the voice can D. oycri1uc.
Assuming that tho beginner has reached
The point where her public career IL about
u h'gin, The time coucs when some pally
valuable tdyicr can b. given. Up ~ that
time hrr master will b. hur helper aud
guide She must, Of course, take tho great.
est care u her health. for anything which
h ha,l tot tho general health Of the bcdy u
al.p lad iuf the yoluo. and ylco ycn.a.
II IL ESPECIALLY necessary that the stom.
arh hni digestive urfaus should b. ina
thoroughly good condition. aud Tor this
mason a singer should avoid ali indlgrstl
bio fool Nuts. cakes aud candle afu g.
lscially bal for the voice. aud strength.
ming. simple diet u the licsi 20 ADOPT
4 great deal u cxrruisc aud fresh air arc
absolutely uc0osary. Dor nn opem singer,
who h probably getting plenty Of artl,a
exercise "a the stage, consider driving to
h. tho best of-n aIr exercise. and there /.
never a DAY, M matter what the weather
may b.. that DO not drive for an hour aud
= bali. making special point oi this On
singing days.
InE riRsr ArrEAnAxcE
With nvinni 90 clothing. the chlcfthlnr,
n c1ufne, IL not 10 catch cold. s.ns,fs
ihould DO CAREFUL not % munio ~ their
htoats. Tor TIL, only makes that prrclons
irTan tho mum susceptible 20 exposure.
Conversation II 10 b. avoided nu singing
lays, bat otherwise u l. an excellent rs.
'fcisr iur tho vnirs. aud 20 b. recommended
within moderate limits.
lhrar simple precautions Arr not difficult
% follow. They DO not Inconvenience 10
my great extent, aud tl.ey rrnay tenf1lI
o. lot q
'lwhyn b. a very trying occaalon, but 10
ier her ATT must b. -acrrd, aud she must
I've np 10 H. highest canona Not only
must shr show what shc has learned, hut
Ilso what shu 10 herself Tho voice ltsslf
omsa from God, and the requirement VI
'neAl technigir ishmufe matter uf fuuiinu
b IN he singing itsolf. the phrUins and
he defamation. that the artist elbows what
> her very own--her artistic Personality
Probably The young cantatflcu will h Ia. /
osleaied ~ hvr iirt applause II b.. ln.
o'd' the most grateful of all tributes 10
be artist bat she must not b. Induced By
hs 70 think that hhe Il perfect Artists
honld never cease 10 study, and they will
nj that however well they sing. II 10 al. ,
rays possible 10 Improve.
have been particularly Fortunate Ia tho 7
egrre ~ success ! have obtAlnel during
ny rnnor' but this hHs not declared mo
rom constantly studying Even now. IN
ny oldest oprrai, often Ind that an i'm,
fo'rnnent may bo made Ia the manner u
'hgins some Of the passages aud phrases .
wAoSIR's Nusio.
II 4 very necessary thing for singer
. take a vacation every year. during which
Iine all singing Il absolutely gwen %.
Although Vacations arr undoubtedly
cersstry, both Tor the student aud Tor tho
niahed singer still thoy should not 10 too
ing, Tor la that ease ground would be Loaf
.hich II might b. a labououa matter 20 to
over
boioTe closing want most especially 10
lcak u Magnors musle 10 IT, relation 10
10 sinRur. because wish nio.t ptsltiyoly
, deny the Theory that II l. 10 itssll lulurl.
w % the voice. OF course inost OF hi.
lhuiiful music Il very dinlcult 10 sing.
ne intervals arc new aud unusual. and
ieru AFu many Nory long sustained note,
nj eantAbllc passages which must 10 sung
Ireiully. Hut maintain that % a mon.
" trained singer, and there L the whole
lint OF my hrgumsut. Wagueris music
'od have no tsrfOrs
" young aud ineNperienoed artist M.
mpts 10 sing these parts, IL il very likely
.n' the result will be- Injurious. Tbe
hool days are only Just over, and the yoico
u not Yet learned how best 70 make u.e
ia ireodom. Il IA always best 10 bsgln
va simple tasks In any art or professlont
u ~ TIE casa ~ a singer, whom a f,,y
afA have brought experience and self rs.
,noe, she should be able 10 sling ANYTHING
ItAuut injury 90 her voice, Always mn.