The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-21

bleoTF, nsSTTG0l1Tt CONNER ss9llS 2fft4 %
have fsfniIiarizsd herself with n4T.sIc m
strurnsuta1Iy. Ttrequirss great patience,
Determination and usGazgInz spplJca~
ton IN bs thoroogh from . musical
standpoint bef0rs she caa hope 20 Be-
proficient from standard Of vocal ex-
ceIlsDcs. Nothing can ~ siightsCi IN
musical study. 20 perfect the finished
artist. apG although a singer has gradG-
ate1 from me masters hands she - con
tinuaHy Studying and Developing and
learning and may he sad never 20 have
finished
Excitement and fatigue, and petty
cares and worry, too, must be tAbooed
by singers. Exercise IN tbs fresh ar, =
light breakfast n take tea and rolls, =
simple lunch and digestion ar accom-
plished fact befors singing liz necessary
Tight clothes have 70 90, too, If shs
hopes ~ breathe and keep up good cir.
eulatfon, and no penpering the appetite
with nuts and sweets and elaborate
menus.
II take black coffee with nay dinner,
never touch the sparkling waters or wa
ter pure and simple, and care little fox
vvine-rnilk giving the best health re-
suits.
TOO much cannot be said about
drafts and talking in the night air
No threats are 50 sensitive 10 atmosphere
and It's changes as those Of singers, and
good thing in going ont az night is 70
be On the safe eide by breathing for some
time through the nostr1Is with closed
mouth before speaking. Girls shOuld
eat plenty Of juicy roast beef and steak,
and get all the rest and sleep they can,
since singing Is an exhaustive drain upon
vitality. Freshness Of voice goes with
freshness Of physical condition.
There Is another point to be urged,
and that is lessons in acting from good
teachers and proficiency in languages.
Foreigners are very exacting, particu-
larry the French, about correct pronun-
citation and lack Of accent, and girl
must take her German and French AID
Italian thoroughly in hand and brush
off her Anglo-Saxon accent while her
voice is being trained; 50 must she act
under suitable instructors.
81 spent two years IN Paris under one
teacher, and at the same time studied
languages and had regular weekly les
sons III dramatic work. / shall never
forget those two years under her able
tuitio.. though before considering my
education sufficiently completed TO ap-
pear on the public stage / sought the
opinion Of other teachers IN London
and elsewhere, learning the various
schools OF music and the ideas ad-
vanced by different recognized authori-
ties.
THE time given to voice culture can
not be set down under any one rule
For instance, Mime. Etelka Gerster,
whose lovely voice charmed the world
during many years, was four years
learning to trill. Hers was glorious
voice, difficult of management and re-
quiring great patience and long practice
to render supple and flexible. Mime.
Emma Nevada, the California girl
whose high notes made her famous, had
throat organ so easy of control that
she was able to sing ''Ernani," Lucia
di LammerInoor, ''Sonnambula," mi
relle" and long list of other operas
after two years study, and that with
summer vacations of three months each
intervening.
THE time devoted TO education must
be governed by circumstances. A girls
aptitude, her natural qualifications and
the adaptability. of certain methods TO
her voice should be taken into considera-
ton. Barring loss of health, three years
is an average for the cultivation of most
voices, though the wiser plan is to take
plenty of time, and neither push the
voice nor retard it, the main object being
to have the training perfect the voice as
nearly as possible, whether it takes two
years or six.
''The same thing may be said as to q
time for beginning. Italians and south
ern girls would begin in most instances
earlier than those born in northern eli
mates. Physique and physical develop
ment should decide the question. Most
girls can stand the strain on vital en-
ergy of singing at sixteen. Many of
them might undertake it earlier. Study
the individual; that is the only infallible
rule" A. VIKING.