Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-10
TO GIRLS WHO SING.
A SINGERS ADVICE TO THOSE ANx-
louS TO STUDY MUSIC.
The Task That Lies Before the Young
woman with Taste for an Extensive
Musical Education Nine. Emma Al
banis Long Course of stsdy.


Woman with Taste Tor an Extensive
Musical Education Nine. Emma Al
bani's Long c"urs" of stady.
My first thought, in giving advice TO n
young girl de.irou- OF becoming "a singer,
would he to warn her ot the very great
obstacle, % he sarmounted 90 give her an
idea of the courage aud patience which are
necessary To success aud 10 ask her II she
was perfectly sure that she was destined
and fitted FOR this career
II her voice really warrants cultivation,
and II she has the necessary determine.
tion, would then say, "Go ahead. and
godspccdr' ! succeeded aud why should
not she succeed alsui
At the same time IL often seems to me ms
il many pupils Of vocal culture IN our days
begin, and are permitted To begin in the
wrong way They often begin too late:
and more than this, not enough weight Is
placed upon what | consider the absolute
necessity Of Thorough. all round musical
education. was particularly fortunate in
this respect, and attribute great deal Of
my success as singer 90 the fact that
was well trained ia all the other branches
of music,
When ! was eight year, old was thor
oughly convct~aut with yearly all the
classical pianafafte music, and could play
most Of the beethoven and Mozart sonatas.
When | left Albany and went to Paris to
study was seventeen years old, and al
though my whole idea was to study music
strangely enough had 40 idea of becOm
ing singer.
studied ia Paris the pianoforte and
organ playing, composition and also the
~
told me that ought 10 give up all the rest
and devote myself solely TO singing, and
this determined to do.
At that time Prince Poniatowski, the
well known Polish musician aud composer,
told me that the French school was not
suited ,1r my Voice, and insisted that |
should study Ia Italy II was finally de
cided that | should go to lamperti, the
celebrated MiIaue,e master With him
remained nine months This may at first
seem a short time. but it must he remem-
bered how much and how thoroughly !
had studied before
CARE on TnE VOICE.
II student has the real genius of song,
1t will show itself very soon under proper
teaching. II she is destined To sing she
will sing and although II Is very far from
my idea to recommend slovenlincss or
shirking, IL is also true that the mere train,
ing OF the voice can be uvcrdone.
Assuming that the beginner has reached
the point where her public career is about
to begin the time comes when some really
valuable advice can be given Up TO that
time her master will bc her helper and
| guide. She must, Of course, take the great
est care Of her health, for anything which
Is bad for the general health Of the body !,
also bad for the voice, and vice versa
Ii is especially necessary that the stom
ach aud digestive organs should be in
thoroughly good condition, aud for thii
reason n singer should avoid all indigcsti
BILE food Nuts. cakes ard candies are es
| pecially bad FOR the voice. and strength
| eniug, simple diet Is the best to adopt.
4 great deal of exercise aud fresh air ar,
| absolutely necessary For mn opera singer
who is probably getting plenty of actiy,
exercise on the stage. consider driving I,
be the best open air exercise; and there /
never n day no matter what the wcathe
| may be, that do not drive for an hour an,
half, making a special point Of this o.
singing days.
THE fIEsr APPEARANCE.
With regard 10 clothing, the chief thing
of course, is not TO catch cold. singer
should be careful not to muttlc up thei
throats, for this only makes that preeiou
organ the more susceptible to exposur,
Conversation j. TO be avoided on singin
days, but otherwise II i an excellent eS
ercise for the voice. and 10 be recommends
within moderate limits
These simple precautions are net diflicul
to follow They do not Inconvenience I
any great extent, aud they repay teHfold.
The first appearance OF "A beginner wi
always be a very trying occasion. but I
her her art must be sacred, and she mus
live up to its highest canons. Not onl
must she show what She has learned, bu
also what she is herself The voice itse
comes from God, and the requirement {
vocal technique Is a mere matter of routin'
IL Is in the singing it-elf the Flrasing an
the defamation, that the artist shows WIN
Is her very own-he artistic personality
Probably the young cautatrice will bc h
toxicatcd b- her first applause. II Is, il
deed, the most grateful Of ali tributes
the artist; but she must not be induced I
this to think that she Is perfect Artis
should never cease 60 study, and they wi
find that. however well they sing. 1t is a
ways possible to improve
have been particularly fortunate In u
degree OF success | have obtained durir
my career, but this has not debarrcd u
from constantly studying. Even now,
my oldest operas. often lind that AN Ia
provemeut may Ice made ia the manner
singing some nf the passages aud phrase
WAGsEK's MUSIC.
1t is very necessary thing for sing
TO take a vacation every year, during whit
time all singing is absolutely given up
Although vacations are und0ubted
necessary, both for the student aud for 4
finished singer, still they should not be Z
long, for IN that ease ground would be 10
which II might be a laborions matter TO
cover
Before closing want most especially
SPEAK Of Waguer's music ia Is relation
the singer. because wish most positive
To deny the theory that IL Is ia Itself iniu
: Gus 10 the voice. OF course most OF I
beautiful music Is very difficult to sin
: The intervals are new and unusual, al
: there are many very long sustained not
, and cantabile passages which must be SUI
carefully. Bnt maintain that 70 pro
erly trained singer, auI there Is the who
point Of my argument, Nagneras mui
ueed have no terrer-
9 II a young aud inUN pcyience3 artist
tempts u sing these parts, it j. very like
] that the result Viii ~ Injurious. I
school days are only just over. and the vol
has not yet learned hpw Jest To MAKE 4
| OF its freedom. Il J, always best 20 beg
with simple tasks Ia any art or professio
l but in the case OF singer, when a f
years have brought experiences and self
9 lance, she should ~ able 70 sing anythi