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HowtoSing 10001281
HowtoSing 10001281
L I L LI L E H M A NN
RI C H A RD A LDR C I H
N E W A N D RE VI S E D E DI TI O N
Nzfiu gm
M A C M I L L A N C O M P A NY
1 9 14
A ll ri gh ts r es er ved
C OP YRI G HT, 1902 A ND 1 9 14 ,
B Y T HE MACM I LLA N C MP A Y O N .
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. . . .
PREFACE T O THE REVI SE D E D ITI O N
SCHARF LI NG , M O NDS E E ,
1 9 14 .
C ONTENTS
MY PUR P O S E
M Y TIT L E TO WR IT E O N TH E AR T O F S ON G
S E C TI O N I
P R E L IM I NA RY P R A C TIC E
SE C TI O N II
OF THE B REA TH
S E C TI O N I I I
S E C TI O N IV
TH E S ING E R S PH Y S IO L O G I C A L S TU D I E S
’
S E C TI O N V
E Q U A L I z I NG TH E V OIC E FO R M
S E C TI O N V I
TH E A TT A C K A ND TH E V OW ELS .
I
S E C T O N VI I
NA S A L NA S A L S I NGI NG
C O NTENTS
S E C TI O N VIII
TH E HE A D V O IC E
S E CT O N I IX
SE NSA TIO N A ND P O S ITI O N O F TH E TO NGU E
SE C T I O N X
TH E SE NSA TIONS O F TH E NO S E
S E C TI O N XI
TH E S E NS A TIO NS O F TH E PA L A T E
SE C TI O N X II
TH E S E NS A TI ON O F TH E RE S ONA N C E O F TH E HEA D
CA V ITIE S
S E CTI O N X III
O N V O C A L RE G I S T E R S — VOC A L RA NG E S
SE C T I O N XIV
DE V EL O P ME NT A ND EQ UA L I Z A TI O N
S E C TI O N XV
WH IT E VO ICE S
SE C TI O N XV I
T H E O DO R WA C HT E L
S E C TI O N XV II
TH E HI GH E S T H E A D TO N ES
C O NT ENTS
S E C TI O N XV III
TH E TR E M O L O
SE C TIO N XI X
TH E C U R E
SE C T I O N XX
TH E T O NG UE
S E CTI O N XXI
PR E P A RA TIO N FOR SI N G I NG .
S EC T I O N XXII
P O S I TI O N O F TH E M O UT H
S E C TI O N XXIII
TH E C O NNE C TI O N O F V OW E L S
S EC TI O N XXI V
TH E L IP S
SE C T I O N XXV
TH E V O W E L S O U ND AH O F FOR M E R DA Y S
SE C TIO N XXVI
I T A L IA N A ND G E RM A N
SE C T O NI XXV II
U
A XI L IA R Y V O W E L S
C O NTENTS
SE C TI O N XXV I I I
RE S O NA N T C O N S O NA N T S
S E C TI O N XXI X
PR A C TI CA L E XE R C I S E S
SE C T I O N XXX
TH E G R E A T SC A L E
S E C TI O N XXXI
V E LO C ITY
SE C T I O N XXX II
TR IL L
SE C T O N I XXXIII
How To H OL D O NE S
’
SE L F W H N P R A C TIS IN G
E
SEC T O N I XXX I V
P RO N UN C IA TION CO N S O NA N T S
S E C TI O N XXXV
CO NC E R N I N G E XP RE SS I ON
S E C TI O N XXXV I
BE FO RE TH E PUB L IC
C O NT ENTS iii
x
S E CTI O N XXXV II
I N T E R P R E T A TI O N
S E C TI O N XXXV II I
IN CO NC L U S I ON
NO T E —A G OO D RE M E DY F OR CA TA R RH A ND
H O A R S ENE S S
2 H O W TO SI NG
fully .
g g
a e ment , and the teacher could spend so
much time in correcting them that the pupil
learned to pass judgment on himself properly .
factories that is in
, ,
SO -
called conservatories ,
or
sa crifice .
4 HO W TO S I NG
M y artistic
ons cience urges me to disclose
c
“ ”
benefit O f art ; and to give up my secrets ,
M Y TITLE TO W R I TE O N TH E A RT O F S O N G
plays ,
and farces . Thereafter in D anzig I
sang from eighteen to twenty times a month in
coloratura and soubrette parts ; also in Leipzig ,
myself ,
learned Something from everybody ,
peri en ces ,
and studies that will be
,
Of use . I
regard it as my duty ; and I confide it to all
who are striving earnestly for improvement .
GRU N E W AL D ,
O ct 3 1, 1900
. .
10 H O W TO SI NG
“
For Heaven
’
words ,
s sake don t say such
,
’
things ,
or we could never keep our conserva
H
tory going ‘
complete understanding .
H ow is this to be attained ?
Through natural gifts among which I reck on
,
years Of work ,
deserve the title Of artist ;
only such have a right to look forward to a
lasting future and only tho se equipped with
,
most ,
Of breathing in and ou t ; Of an u n
,
1
In physiol ogy when the mu scl es resu me their normal
st at e they are sai d t o b e relaxed
, B u t as I wi sh t o avoi d
.
to it . Thus ,
f or instance in ,
Adelina Patti
everything was united the splendid voice , ,
.
,
nature a union ,
Of all those qualities that
all other singers must attain and possess
con sci ou s ly Her
vocal organs stood in the
.
tranced . M oreover ,
she was beautiful and
gracious in appearance .
R ed li n es d t di i i f t h b th i
eno e v s on o e re a n the c
r es o n an e o f th e
h d c viti hi gh g
ea a es , r an e .
SECTI O N II
O F TH E B RE A TH
chi ef task .
H ow do I breathe ?
pressure ,
which includes abdomen ,
di aphragm
and chest muscles is Often named,
At emst au en
“ ”
(breath restraint ) and St au pri n,
z ip (law o r
back the
breath and to stiff en the entire vocal organs
instead of making him realize that only from
an eternally alive form with elastic muscu lar
OF THE B REATH 29
nate .
inner lips ,
we do not have under control
either as beginners or as artists . We do not
feel them . We first become conscious O f them
through the controlling apparatus Of the breath ,
breathing apparatus ,
or the Skill with which
they are used are different in diff erent individ
,
palate ,
fi ll this form soaring through all
,
i ts
corners with its vibrations . It makes whirl
ing currents ,
which circulate in the elastic
form surrounding it and it must remain there
,
pitch strength
, ,
or du ration the tone 1s I mper
,
to
ascertain such mistakes and false adjust
36 H OW TO SI NG
young Singers ,
and especially from b egin
ners, and never fail to make an impression .
“
O n such unconscious singing directors ,
managers ,
and even conductors ,
b uild mi s
t akenly their greatest hopes . NO one hears
what is lacking ,
or what will soon b e lacking ,
overexertion ,
indisposition ,
an unaccustomed
“
situation anything can blow
,
ou t the u n con
”
cious One s light at least make it fli cker
’
s ,
or
THE S I NG E R S
’
PHYS I O LOG I CAL ST UDIE S
40
42 HO W TO SI NG
nerves ,
sinews ligaments
, ,
and cartilage ,
all
Of which are used in singing but all Of which ,
them .
D i d dl e ran g e .
ce, lo w ra n g e .
R ed li n d
es t
en o e the c
reso n an e .
THE S I NG ER S
’
PHYSIO LOGI CAL ST UD I ES 45
d e a
y , y , y , y ,
oo
F or this reason ,
if for no other ,
singers
hould seek
S to acquire ac curate knowledge
of their own organs as well as Of their func
,
burnt ,
cut ,
and cauterized by unscrupulous
physicians . Leave the larynx and all con
n ect ed with it alone ; strengthen the organs
by daily vocal gymnasti cs and a healthy ,
reason ,
in two hou rs everything may have
changed .
are hoarse ?
I . Oh I practise and see whether it still
,
troubles me .
remedy ,
but could not sing above A flat ,
E Q U A LI Z I N G TH E V O I CE . F O RM
'
(See plates ) .
fore give
,
it much more head tone than the
Single tone requires (Very important ) When . .
That is ,
the bran ch stream Of the breath ,
“
keep in thi s way the form that is the , ,
prop
”
agati o n form ,
ready for the next higher tone ,
other words ,
a strain . The contraction Of
the muscles must go only so far that they
can be slowly relaxed ; that is can return ,
to
THE ATTA C K A ND TH E V O WE LS
TH E ATTA C K
contrary because
,
of the tone form necessary it ,
It
is possible to sing twenty different 6, a ,
ah, 6,
’
00 s which in their own nature already mixed
, ,
a strength ,
b rightness ,
place deter
mi ning vowel ,
note line upon
which the tone soars .
m
pressed down
2 ”
y 7 77 artificially with
a
i n s t r uments .
e.
g,
. begin to pronounce from y.
THE ATTAC K AND TH E VO WELS 75
By means Of the y
-
form which,
is closed toward
the back Of the mouth the tone is kept forwar d ;
,
the nose over the palate over the back and root ,
e ,
e
p p
r en cu
balanced ,
and still keep united the various
muscles put in play .
“ ”
able to (to markieren
outline a composition
by accenting cert ain notes) because they let
go Of this elastic but energetic strength Of the
position and have nothing left but a dis
”
(t -
-
or . (t
We must hold
the enlarged form round and cut O ff and make
all helping vowels like e, a , 00 still more flexible
than with other letters .
express .
SECTI O N VII
NA SA L . NA SA L S I NG I N G . S I NG I N G TO W A RD
TH E N O S E . C O V E R I N G TH E TO N E . C HA N
TE R DA N S LE MA S Q U E . NA SA L TW A N G
88
90 H O W TO SI NG
’
TO fix the pupil s attention on the nasal tone
and the elasticity Of the palate he shou l d Often ,
“ ”
confounded with nasal twang which is pro ,
dan s le masqu e
.
TH E H EA D V O I C E
freshness ,
is given by the overtones that
sound with every tone . Height , youth fresh ,
is ,
on account O f the thinness that it has by
nature the neglected step child Of almost all
,
-
singers ,
male and female ; its step parents -
,
tones ,
according to the expression required ,
individual case ,
according to the genius or
R ed li n d
es t
en o e v o c l
a s en s a ti o ns o f so p ra no an d t i g
en o r S n ers .
THE H EAD V OI C E 1 03
Of all singers ,
male and female . It should
n ot b e treated as a Cinderella or as a last ,
resort ,
as is Often done too late ,
and so
without results ,
because too much time is
needed to regain it when once lost — but
, ,
’
organs and mistakes which are one s second ,
an example .
S E N SA TI O N A ND PO S ITI O N OF TH E TO N G UE
(See plate ) .
tal resonance .
(O n
ly in the head tone with
ou t the added palatal or chest resonance h as
the tongue no furrow ; it must ,
however ,
it lies flat ,
presses against the larynx and
produces pinched or otherwise disagreeable
tones ) .
PO SI TIO N OF TO NGUE 111
C o rre ct In c o rre ct
sound aou ,
as if about to yawn .
and keep to it .
it as for example
, , ,
n which must be pro
n ou n ced in singing an d thus renewing the
nose functions three times in on e letter not
,
TH E S E N S A TI O N S O F TH E PA LATE
1 15
1 16 H OW TO S I NG
f
o voi ces .
H ere , too ,
Is the explanation Of singing
in the n eck . The breath in all high tones,
ph ra m
g , palate , or nose must act with especial
,
controlling apparatus ,
Of the beauty Of hi s
voice ,
as well as Of the art Of song as a
whole .
SECTI O N X III
O N V O CA L RE G I S TE RS . V O CA L RAN G E S
1 34
ON VO CAL REGI ST E RS 13 5
SO , in every voi ce ,
on e or another range may
be stronger or weaker ; and this is in fact , ,
.
, ,
voice ,
all three form registers when e agX
gerated but they should be shaded
,
o ff and
melt into each other . The organs through ,
(S o ran o , o n ra o , an d e n or )
.
I II a
Red lin d
es t ch g
en o e an e of a tt ac k . (B as s an d it
b ar on e )
.
SECT I O N XIV
DE VE LO PME NT A ND E Q UA LI Z ATI O N
on e or two connected
ranges Of his voi ce than to a voice perfectly
equalized in all its accessible ranges . For
this are required many years Of the most
patient study and Ob servation Often a long ,
Unfortunately ,
stubbornness enters largely
into this question and Often works in oppo,
I ,
t oo, learned to do thus " ,
sou n d hi gh en ou gh .
W H I TE V O I C E S
“ ”
tire compass ; such voices are called white .
1 63
164 H OW TO SI NG
TH E O DO R W A C HTE L
were perfect ,
musically without a blemish .
TH E H I G H E ST H E A D TO NE S
TH E TRE M O LO
1 78
THE T REM O LO 1 79
Vo c al C or d s .
lost . H ow pitiful
If the first and second stages of tremolo
are di ffi c u lt to remedy because the causes
,
TH E C URE
O nly slowly ,
V ibration upon vibration can
the true pitch be won back . In the word
“
soaring lies the whole idea Of the work .
18 4
1 86 H O W TO SI NG
scious understanding ,
as should have been
done in the beginning .
“ ”
abled voices like best to try .
magic cures ;
and there are teachers and pupils who boast
of having effected such magic cures in a few
weeks hours
"and
or .
already indicated .
lo w .
THE 19 1
higher ,
the lary nx must be lowered . This
Often happens in the highest ranges and one ,
much t oo short .
is se n s b y s re e a ar e n ar es e a a o e
ch t by t h d w i g d w f it fl ; I I I d f m th
,
es e ra n o n o s oor an so or s e
pply ch m b fe t h b th ; IV i di c t th p
,
su a er r e re a f n a es e re ss u re o
th g i n t t h ch s t t n i m cl ; V t h tt c k
,
th b e rea a a s e e e s on us e e a a .
198 HOW TO SI NG
O F TH E M U SC LE S O F S PE E C H )
them ?
The best positi on Of the mouth the means ,
CO NNE CTI O N O F V O W E LS
a very well -
Then (supposing for
defi n ed y .
,
2 04
2 10 HO W TO S I NG
C C -O ah-a
‘
With a e and , ,
ah the lips are drawn
back .
With 00, o, u ,
and 0 they are extended far
forward .
of an e
.
Opera ,
fo r hours at a time . That gave me the
certainty Of being mistress of my resonances
down to the last note ; and very Often I felt
able to begin it all over again SO must it be .
,
pupils at first on
,
on e, then step by step on two
and three connected tones etc ,
.
TH E LI PS
2 16
SECTI O N XXV
TH E VO WE L-
SO UN D AH
‘
OF F O RM E R DAY S
vowels ,
on the high arched palate
-
. TO permit
this it must be mingled with
, 00 . The fur
rows in the tongue must also be formed j ust ,
the reverse .
tremes ,
and had satisfied all demands . I
like to teach it because its use makes all mis
,
action .
ITA L IA N A ND G E RMA N
by practice .
Twelve endings on n
“
Sediziosi voci ,
voci di guerra ,
avoi chi
V ha
’ ’
alzar Si attenta presso all ara del D io
chi presume dett ar responsi alla vegente
Norma e di Roma affrett ar il fato arcano
,
.
umano
From the Italians we can learn the connec
tion of the vowels fr om the French the use
,
muscles ,
which ,
though feeling always in a
state Of relaxabi lity, appear to me like flexi
ble steel ,
of which I can demand everyt hi ng ,
others .
tonal resonance ,
and thus produce colors
whi ch shall benefit the tone and thereby the
word and its expression .
words ,
or tones alone are conne cted the law
, ,
A UXI L I A RY V O W E L S
a ,
e, and 00 are auxiliary vowels ,
Of who se
aid we are c onstantly compelled to avail our
selves . It will perhaps sound exaggerated
when I present an example Of this but as a ,
”
Fraulein ,
I must first and before all else
, ,
23 0
AUXI LI ARY V OWELS 23 1
syllables and so on
,
. In this way the pupil
learns to hear But he must learn to hear
.
An d thi s is done ,
n ot only in case of a doub
ling of on e consonant but whenever two
,
co n
bind -
en ; in these the nasal sound plays a
specially important part .
apparently f or an instant
, .
RES O NANT C O NS O NANTS 2 35
PRA CTI CA L E XE RC I S E S
on e .
Red lin d n t t h t wi t h t h i
es e o e a e nsp i ti f b t h l t h
ra on o rea z e di p h gm
a ra
i bly t tch d b c kw d ; I I l g th c p city f t h
,
is sen s s re e a ar e n ar es e a a o e
c h t by t h d w n d w
,
es e ra o n o f it fl s ; III d
o or an so f m th
or s e
upply ch mb f t h b t h ; I V i d ic t t h p u f th
,
s a er or e rea n a es e re ss re o e
th g i n t t h ch t t i mu cl ; V t h tt ck
,
b r ea a a s e es ens o n s es , e a a .
SECTI O N XXX
TH E G RE A T SCA LE
"I do
.
2 42
TH E G REAT SC ALE 24 3
tongue ,
larynx ,
and diaphragm , after every
energetic attack pliable and elastic by relaxing
,
”
which we used to j okingly call clu ckeratu ra,
“ ” “ ” “
Leiiid, Lau u u ne, Feu yer, etc ) . As
auxiliary vowels they are only means to an
end a bridge a connection from one thing to
, ,
else form
,
the connection with the nasal quality
for the whole scale .
, ,
capes it .
rely on them .
degree
in pit ch power and duration
, , , or in a single
vibration of the propagation form .
SECTI O N XXXI
V E L O C I TY
25 1
H OW TO S I NG
'
25 2
-
0
ah ha ha ha ha
L o i s elet
’
. C h pi
o n-Vi ard o t
The turn ,
t oo, based on the consistent con
serious song .
whi ch ,
without changing the resonance ,
TRI LL
as heavily as possible ,
upward nasally ,
.
,
25 8
T RI LL 25 9
.
2 60 H OW TO S I NG
permissible .
2 64 H OW TO SI NG
Long -
continued exertion shou ld not be
exacted of the voice at first ; even if the effects
of it are n ot immediately felt a damage is ,
ure in it .
PRO NU N C IA TI O N . CO N S O NA NTS
. e
convex .
D ark vowels C ,
b ri ght vowels con
sonants
All vowels ,
all consonants need auxiliary
vowels . A vowel by itself with its finest shades
274 H OW TO S I NG
for example
strongly accented .
nance of d o and o
”
other in which
,
one must pronounce or Sing .
Art
The weakest as well as the strongest tone
which the singer is able to give depends on the
energy of the experienced artist ,
upon the
lesser or greater tension of all the muscles of
"
one s self a beautifu l voi ce
’
or , if such a on e
one s life
’
written that ,
i s, from left to right from front ,
forms
With many German singers and speakers the
back and root of the tongue remain rigid in
the throat while pronouncing consonants ,
es
Pronunciation that
is too distinct partie
,
u larly of consonants ,
d e s t r o y s all tone
connection and the
tone and p p
ro a
gat i on-
form .
But singing de
pends chiefly ou the
connection Of tones . Every single tone in a
scale for example may
, ,
be right but the con
like (German
oh ) ph v (German ) whether
, pro , ,
After each ( )
consonant pause - T
which
serves as well for distinct utterance as for
preparation the consonant in question , as k
, ,
p,
t must
,
be pronounced ve ry distinctly and
quickly .
concentrated force
"
the (t line
-
of but it modi
fies its own form continually by calling into
play other vowels which tend to make the form
flexible to place it higher to spread it
, , ,
to make
it narrower in short everythi ng which tends
, ,
governs it .
TH E A R IA O F D O NNA ANN A
A NAL Y SIS O
O F TH E M V E M E NTS O F TH E V O CA L
O RG A N S
Largh etto . Ub er
l l es b l eib st du t h eu er
a .
e h ead - i y
v o ce i n gp o w e
c arr r o p e-n s t h e n o se .
d — fi x es t h e l arynx r a i s e s t h e
,
ep i g l o tt i s s e cu re s ,
oo c h est i
V o ce p al atal reson an ce d ept h
covers the t on e di sso lves t he form flexibi l ity
makes the l arynx pl i ab l e .
pro n u i i
n c at on .
P
CO N C E RNI NG E X RE S S I O N
3 00
SECTI O N XXXVI
B E F O RE TH E PU B L I C
society rule ,
must be entirely abandoned
.
.
tu rbed or disquieted .
P
I NTE R RE TATI O N
m by S chu mann
”
Der Nu ssbau ,
.
hence also , ,
of the public the second n ext
“
by breaking O ff the r in selber nasally ;
and holding the tone nasally without taking ,
“
a fresh breath atta cking the ,
nicht anew .
”
They whisper , they whisper one must
bend one s thoughts to hear it ; who can under
’
3 10 H O W TO S I NG
"
liege still im hohen grii n en Gras V und sende
"
lange meinen Bli ck V nach oben V and again
co mfortably ,
c almly nach oben .
“
V on Grillen rings u mschw armt V Ohn ’
umwoben V
u mwoben .
’
nature and of the soul s happiness . The last
phr ase should soar tenderly saturated with a ,
"
“ ’
Die s chOn en weissen W olken zieh n dahin
" "
V durch s ’
ti ef e Blau V, I gaze at it for a mo
" "
’
ment wie s chOn e, stille Traums V l osing one s
self wie s chOn e stille Trau me . V A feeling
""
of dissolution takes away every thought of
"
living and being M ir ist V als ob V ich
l angst V gestorben bin The whole being
"
is dissolved in the ether ; the end comes with
outstretched wings soaring above the earth
und ziehe seli g mit V durch ew
’
ge Raume V
"
und ziehe selig mit V durch ew
’
ge R aume .
"
Dissolution of the soul in the universe must
sound forth from the singer s tone ’
.
“ ”
The E rlki ng, by S chu bert .
asks ,
in disconnected phrases ,
whether hi s
father does n ot see the Erlking the Erlking ,
he reach it .
hi s
’
strains every nerve own and his horse s ;
his haste is like a wild flight . The j ourney s ’
’
especially Schumann s Spielmann is the ,
composition .
“ ”
happiness perish The Spielmann s sud
,
.
’
the poor “
M usikant ”
has finished his prayer
and then very softly as from a great distance a
, , ,
ear .
composition .
NO I am no friend
,
Of extremes . Every
thing has its limits and art especially must
,
for presentation .
I N CO N C LU S I O N
an artist he should
,
n ot aff ord this public
merely a cheap amusement but should ,
ao
3 20
NO TE
in an d o u t .
i n t o the co l d air .
Stan dard Boo ks on Sin gin g, Sin gers, an d Mu sic
s Li fe
By B E RT H O L D LI TZ M A NN . Trans lt a ed an d i dg d
ab r e fro m
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