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The singing act is a coordination of the whole organism, mind and muscle. 68. ---------"Aphorisms on Singing." Musician, New York, 1941, Vol. 46, pp. 25,
Worthwhile nuggets of learning by the author of Vocal wisdom,
gg. --------- "Balance between Voice and Breath." Musician, New York, April,
1935* Vol. 40, p. 11. Vocal maxims are discussed briefly.
y0. ---------"Consummate Art of Song." Musician, New York, March, 1933, Vol.
38, p. 16.
A song should be seamless; that is, an integrated performance of con­tinuous texture and unity of effect. >jlm ---------"Essential Quality in the Singing Voice." Musician, New York, Jan­uary, 1933, Vol. §8, p. 14.
A fragment of Lampertfs vocal wisdom.
j2. ---------"Pure Vocal Tone." Musician, New York, August, 1935, Vol. 40, p.
12.
Direct manipulation cannot awaken the subtle vibrations and over­tones of the singing voice; tone production involves thinking as well as muscle reflexes.
73. --------- "Sensation in Voice Production." Musician, New York, 1937, Vol.
42, p. 106.
The sensations in the head during voice production mirror the en­tire expressional output of the voice and may be used as a guide to cor­rect singing.
y4, ---------"Song Tone Evolves." Musician, New York, January, 1934, Vol. 39,
p. 17.
The singing tone evolves from the speaking voice according to Lam-perti. The author endorses this with his comments.
75. ---------"Subtle Powers of Singing." Musician, New York, 1937, Vol. 42, p.
25.
The illusion of beauty that singing creates is a subtle coordination of mind and body that transcends the mere union of physical factors such as breathing, phonation and pronunciation, ^g. ---------"Teachers and Doers." Musician, New York, November, 1934, Vol.
39* P- 11-
Why great singers are rarely great instructors.
77. ---------"Train Your Ears!" Musician, New York, December, 1931, Vol. 36,
p. 15.
Your ears only can tell you how to sing. Therefore train your ears if you would control your voice.
^g. ---------Vocal Wisdom; Maxims of Giovanni Battista LamperiL The author,
New York, 1931.
Although the treatment is philosophical, this book is well named and is worth reading. It contains a summation of bel canto principles in succinct paragraphs and provides a useful orientation for the teacher of singing. The author writes: "This wisdom of the Golden Age of Song came down the centuries to me; I pass it on to you." Certain portions of this book are broken into fragments and reprinted, with or without