Show ENGLISH HARD FOR SINGERS chief difficulty Is that language un like german and italian Is not one of broad vowel sounds when nn an audience cant tell whether a song Is being ung tung t in english or choctaw Cho claw it Is time something was done about it and something is going to be done it appears by a group ot of well known singing teachers and performers known as the society of english singers to standardize the teaching of singing in english francis toye who tackles the problem in the london nation points out abe source of the rent real dilli difficulty culty 1 and tells iby hy songs sung in english are often unintelligible that there are difficulties in certain english syllables on certain notes may be admitted says mr toye english unlike german and italian Is not predominantly a language ge of broad vowel sounds it is comparatively awkward for instance to sing fix or her or asua sun with a loud sustained tone on a high note but it if composers knew their business they would not sare safe in very exceptional circumstances ask ther the singer to do anything of the kind halt half the imag imry difficulties of singing english arise from tho the incompetence of many composers in setting it to music they seem neither to think in terms of singing nor to study the natural rhythm of the language |