How to Sing

One of the most influential of all singing guides by one of opera's first international superstars. Famed for her dramatic presence, powerful and flexible voice and great repertoire, Mme. Lehmann offers inspiration and sound advice in every phase of singing, from how to breathe correctly, produce a ringing head tone and execute a proper trill to important nuances of vocal expression, language and role interpretation. Of special interest: the great singer's recommended vocal exercises and guidelines for proper care of the voice.

CONTENIDO

My purpose
Preliminary practice
Of the breath
Of the breath and whirling currents (singing forward)
The singer's physiological studies
Equalizing the voice - form
The attack and the vowels
Nasal-nasal singing-Singing toward the nose- Covering the tone- Chanter dans le masque- Nasal twang
The head voice
Sensation and position of the tongue
The sensation of the nose-the nose form
The sensations of the palate
The sensation of the resonance of the head cavities
On vocal position - there are no vocal registers - Propagation-from
White voices
Theodor Wachtel and the vocal technique of tenors
The highest head tones-Staccato
The tremolo
The cure
The tongue
The position of the mouth (Contraction of the muscles of speech)
Connection of Vowels
The lips as a mean of expression
The vowel-sound AH of former days
Italian and german
Auxiliary vowels
Resonant and disconnected consonants
Practical exercises
The great scale
Velocity
Trill
How to hold one's self when practising
Pronunciation-consonants
My own practice in singing
Concerning expression
Before the public
Interpretation
Indispositions
In conclusion
Note: A good remedy for Catarrh and Hoarseness