Chapter I: Front Matter

HOW TO SING

LUISA TETRAZZINI

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Signature: _Luisa Tetrazzini_]

HOW TO SING

BY

LUISA TETRAZZINI

NEW YORK

GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1923,
BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

HOW TO SING. II

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

HOW TO SING