| Show SINGING AS A FINE ART I j Correct Breathing at the Bottom of All Success gay Melba I cannot too forcibly Insist that tho moro possession of n lovely voice In only tho basis of vocal art writes Mine Motba in the Century Magazine Nature occasionally startles one by time prodigality of her gifts but no student has any right to expect to sing by Inspiration In-spiration any moro than an athlete may expect to win n race because huts hu-ts naturally hoot of foot Methods of breathing attack and tho use of the registers must all bo perfectly understood by tho successful i singer who should likewise be complete com-plete master of nil details relating to tho structure and use I of those parts abovo the voice box and bn convinced of tho necessity of a perfectly controlled con-trolled chest expansion In tho production produc-tion of tone for perfect singing correct breathing breath-ing strange as It may Bound is even mote essential than a beautiful voice No mutter how exquisite tho vocal organ or-gan may be Its beauty f cannot bo adequately ade-quately demonstrated without proper breath control Hero Is one of tho old Italian secrets which many singers of today wholly lack because they are unwilling to glvo tho necessary tlmo for tho full development of breathing power and control Phrasing tone resonance expression all depend upon respiration nnd In my opinion must cal students even when too young to bo allowed the tree use or limo voice should bo thoroughly taught the principles prin-ciples of breathing |
