Let Your Own Ears Convince You
Now, that is all there is to it. I am not striving to found a method or anything of the sort; but I have seen students waste years on what is called "voice placing" and not come to anything like the same result that will come after the accomplishment of this simple matter. Try it out with your own voice. You will see in a short time what it will do. Your own ears will convince you, to say nothing of the ears of your friends. All I know is that after I discovered this, it was possible for me to employ it and make records with so small a percentage of discard that I have been surprised.
It remains for the intelligent teachers to apply such knowledge to a systematic vocal course of exercises, studies and songs, which will help the pupil to progress most rapidly. Don't think that I am pretending to tell all that there is to vocal culture in an hour. It is a great and important study upon which I have spent a lifetime. However, as I said before, I have nothing to sell and I am only too happy to give this information which has cost me so many hours of thought to crystallize.
| Typographical errors corrected by the transcriber of this etext: |
| Talmadge=>Talmage |
| Artious=>Artibus |
| citadal=>citadel |
| Wohltemperites=>Wohltemperiertes |
| liebenswurdig=>liebenswürdig |
| Délibes=>Delibes |
Words not changed: unforgetable, skilful, Beyreuth, marvelous |