The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-05-16

forcing the lower register. A wrong
system of breathing.
3. Flat singing, caused by faulty
production.
4. Errors of pronunciation; mis-
pronunciation of vowels and conso-
nants, no articulation, the words run
ming into one another.
l imagine one reader saying No.
point hits me; and another saying No.
2 points hits me; and another honest
enough to plead guilty Of the whole
thing. This is your cure; and the
time you spend with 1t, will amply re-
pay you IN the enjoyment you may de-
rive.
Nasal Tone. Open the mouth fairly
wide, and softly sing long holding
notes to "oh" and "ah." Hold the
head level by gazing at some object
that Is level with the eyes; you may
hold pencil or something else about
six or eight inches in front of the
mouth and direct the tone toward it.
Throaty Tone. Sing long holding
tones to 100" (whoc), change gradu-
ally into "oh,," then gradually into
"ah." Keep the tongue flat, with the
tip touching the lower teeth; this is
important, and small hand mirror
should be used to ascertain that the
unruly member lays perfectly flat;
If 1t lunches up in the back of the |
mouth, there will be no need Of a
surgical operation. Tongue drill |
little perseverance will bring about
the necessary results.
Tongue Drill (a) Turn the tip of
the tongue backward against the pail
ate, and force it back as far as pos
silie (b) turn the tip of the tongue
under and bring the center Of the
the tongue between the teeth; lc)
push the tongue out of the mouth
lengthwise, as far as possible, and re-
peat number of times in succession.
Place the small end of a teaspoon
on the tongue when singing (ah).|
This might assist in placing the
tongue flat
Flat Singing. The ear Of the sing
er corresponds to the work that the
hand of the violinist does; the proper
stopping of the strings brings out the
right tone, so our sense of hearing Il
contracts the muscles of the throat
uncOnsciously, and we are unable to
say how we do it, nor how we control
the tension of the vocal cords; we
only know that we do so satisfactorily
and bring out the tones we desire.
Singing flat or sharp Is caused by
insufficient tension or too much ten
sion on the vocal cords. Good pat
terning from an experienced teacher,
with proper breath control Is the only
cure.
Errors of Pronunciation. The exact
amount of knowledge you possess in
and enunciation, deter
mines your reputation as singer 1t
was the displeasure of the writer at
one time to be in a congregation when
the preacher gave out the first hymn:
Someone will enter the pearly gate.
By and by. -
Taste all the glories that there await.
Shall you, shall l.
l did not have book, and the
hymn was unknown to me at that
time. The congregation commenced
singing. (Tempo, Tempestoso)
knew it was supposed to be an Eng
lish congregation but why they sang
in an unknown tongue, dared not
question. This is how it sounded
lenter the perlig ate. BY
and by q.e
Tastall theglo-ries that there-a wait.
Sha-lew, she-lie. "p
An occasional word sounded like
and had almost concluded
1t was esperanto, when l glanced side
wise on the other fellows book and
caught the number and title. My
thoughts changed instantly from the
sublime to the ridiculous, and I feel
condemned when I say, that l did not
hear a word the preacher said that
evening-it could not be helped. The
displayed in that hymn edu-
Gated me not little. a
We must bear in mind that vowels
carry the sound and consonants stop
it. Let the voice float out on the
vowels; slightly exaggerate the con-
sonants with clear attack; be on
the alert how you release or quit the
consonants; the length of the vowel is
determined by the color or sentiment
you desire to express, but In the main
full about such words as a." day"
hold"
1: aa- e, not aae--; day: da- e, not
dayee; hold: ho- Id, not hO-oo-ld.
The vowels partake of the qualities
set by the shape of the mouth.
The jaw must be perfectly loose.
Good resonance and volume of
.one depends upon the size Of the res
)nator.
Let us try and be equally as pro-
sressive in the fine arts as we are in
he commercial world.
My next paper will be Hints on
Choir-training, Based Upon Voice Gull
ure"
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