HOW TO SING

BY
LUISA TETRAZZINI
NEW

YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1923,
BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

HOW TO SING. II
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PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
[I][ DON’T WAIT TO BE “FOUND”][9]
[II][ YOUR AIM][12]
[III][ WHY SINGERS ARE SCARCE][15]
[IV][ PERIOD OF TRAINING][18]
[V][ QUALITIES NEEDED][21]
[VI][ GENERAL CULTURE][24]
[VII][ STUDY AN INSTRUMENT][27]
[VIII][ VOICE][30]
[IX][ GOOD AND BAD “MAESTRI”][33]
[X][COMPASS AND QUALITY][39]
[XI][ AGE TO START TRAINING][42]
[XII][ ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY][43]
[XIII][ BREATHING][47]
[XIV][ VOCAL CORDS][51]
[XV][ PLACING THE VOICE][59]
[XVI][ REGISTERS][64]
[XVII][ FAULTS][70]
[XVIII][ COLORATURA SINGING][73]
[XIX][ ENUNCIATION][80]
[XX][ LANGUAGE][85]
[XXI][ STYLE AND INTERPRETATION][93]
[XXII][ HOW I SING AN ARIA][97]
[XXIII][PRACTISING][103]
[XXIV][THE ARTIST AND THE GRAMOPHONE][111]
[XXV][STUDYING A RÔLE][115]
[XXVI][CHOICE OF DÉBUT WORK][120]
[XXVII][REHEARSALS][124]
[XXVIII][CONTRACTS][126]
[XXIX][CONCERT WORK][129]
[XXX][HEALTH, DIET, ETC.][133]