The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09
THE RELATION OF
 HEALTH TO SINGING
Sound Body is an Essential Interesting Pointers to
 Students

kindly furnished by Signor Umberto Sorrentino, the famous operatic tenor and concert singer of Florence Italy known as the "Mordkin of Opera" be a good singer demanded three things: '.Voce, voce, and voce," Voice, voice, and voice." This axiom has never been disproven, yet to sing Of still greater importance is neces- sary-perfect physical health.
 Lacking robust physique, with diaphram and trans abdominal mus cles under virile control, no singer though she had voice to charm the insensate stones and trees-can ever hope to achieve success.
 Therefore, eat wholesome food get an adequate amount Of sleep, and adopt routine method of living Agreeable, diverting exercise is also form is extremely harmful, because of the irritating action of the smoke and nicotine upon the vocal cords.
 THROAT SPECIALISTS
 IN THEIR RELATION
 TO VOCALISTS
 Of late years the necessity of ex- pert medical advice for conditions pe- culiarly affecting singers has been rec ognized, and many well equipped phy- sieians have adopted this work as a speciality. Dr. Acerbi, of Milan, Italy, was the first of these specialists to make 3 diagnosis Of throat trouble in singers by using the musical scale. His method is to have the patient sing the various notes of the scale, study ing each individual note with refer ence to it's proper degree of resonance. Through slight deviation in resonance Of certain tones he is able to locate physical difficulties and mak 8 diag nosis as to their origin in the chest, lungs, vocal cords. larynx or the nasal passages, and direct his treatment to the particular organs affected, there by facilitating recovery.
 This procedure is followed to very limited extent in this country; one ist having taken it up lately with ex-I success.
 A SUGGESTION FOR
 OVERCOMING NERVOUSNESS
 Those who are inclined to be ex- tremely- nervous when singing would from Signor Ciapini, formerly one of the greatest baritones of Italy, and the first to interpret the role of Ren- ate, in Verdi's esMasqued Ball. He advocated that immediately before singing the vocalist should inha1e deeply several times, and then relax preferably by sitting down and hang ing the arms Imply at the side. This practice makes for smoothness and a more accurate focus The voice will fu1. and devoid Of distressing trern- ulo.
 Of course, a slight amount of ner- vous tension is desirable, but it must be under absolute control. Without it, naturally, the singer will be meth odical. phIegmatie, and Passionless
 Nervousness inhibits the secreting distressing dryness of the mouth. To overcome this, Signor Sorrentino rec that a small granule of salt be dissolved under the tongue before age to chew a piece of apple, reject ing the pulp. This facilitates the flow of saliva and affords almost i'm stant relief.
 irhe singer should avoid speaking much on the day he sings. Rest and give him stamina and endur- Spirit in F'ront-his imaginary enemy, the Public. This is the ghost which even the most stout hearted occasion ally eonJure up. Tho5e mos feaFfui snd wbnse 1ns myriad eyes burn themselves into his quaking soul.
 However, familiarity usually breeds self possession.
 WHAT IS SUCCESS?
 The singer is often asked, What is your criterion of success 2? It is con ceded that when an artist can com mand the applause of the galleries Or clever enough-to capture and hold the interested attention of those crit lcs in the cheaper. seats, is practically he parquet and boxes.
 Many different opinions exist as to he methods of attaining this "eon- summation devoutly to be wished, put Horace has given as the clue--by ndirection He tells us that, Mems sana in corpore sano. "a sound mind n a. sound body. Paraphrase Inls, sVox sana in corpore sano," "a sound voice in a sound body"
 If a singer hasn't a sound body he | lad better make it sound before he 1 ,an hope to attain any degree of suc- .ess If he or she has perfect phy- | ;iqle, is possessed of intelligence. per severance and temperament. and IS willing to work like a gallery slave l Or weary years, then they arrive
 These are the real and substantial secrets the secrets whereby the world famous virtuosi are enabled to | iis p-A DIR. EDWIN F. BOWERS
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