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g46, --------- "Most Rapid Way to Improve Your Voice/' Etude, Philadelphia,
1940, Vol. 58, p. 165.
Imitation is a useful device in vocal teaching. Posture, open throat, breathing, resonance, diction and interpretation are cursorily discussed.
647. --------- Song, the Substance of Vocal Study. Schirmer, New York, 1930.
Lists of study songs are given, exemplifying each principle of practice. Good for teaching repertory. Useful hints.
64g. --------- "Your Ears and Your Voice/' Etude, Philadelphia, 1941, Vol. 59, p.
817.
The ears are vital to vocal expression. You must hear a tone before you can sing it. Hence learn to listen consciously to your own voice at all times.
649. --------- "Your Voice." Woman's Home Companion, Springfield, Ohio, April,
1939, Vol. 66, p. 15.
Seven vocal rules are given, including brief comment on posture, breathing, resonance and diction.
650.  Weer, Robert Lawrence. My Views on Voice Production. The author,
Boston, 1941.
The author's views are interesting but the treatment Is too general­ized for practical purposes. Personal hints take the place of exercises.
651.  Westerman, Kenneth N. "Dynamic Phonetics and Their Use In Voice Train-
ing Classes." Music Educators National Conference, Ghicago, 1936, Vol. 29, p. 211.
Combinations of vowels and consonants are considered In four phonetic groups that favor voice production.
652. --------- "The Physiology of Vibrato/' Music Educators Journal, Chicago,
March, 1938, Vol. 24, p. 48.
Interesting observations on the innervation and musculature of phonation.
653.  -.--------- "Speech and Singing." Educational Music Magazine, Chicago,
September-October, 1939, Vol. 19, p. 18.
A comparison of these two types of vocal expression indicates that singing is an emergent growth from the natural basic functions of the speech organs involved.
654.  Wettergren, Gertrad. "Care of the Voice." (An Interview.) Etude, Philadel-
phia, 1937, Vol. 55, p. 293.
The teacher-pupil relationship must be one of perfect harmony and understanding for best vocal results. The best teachers can fail for want of the right approach.
655.  Wharton, Florence C. Rotary Voice Method. Augsburg Publishing House,
Minneapolis, 1937.
The book includes a r&ume" of vocal principles, some vocalises for group practice and a long list of songs for study and repertory. There are many false assumptions.
656.  Wheeler, Francis. "The Relation of the Paranasal Sinuses to the Singing
Voice." Science n. s., New York, 1930, Vol. 72, p. 630.
Anatomical differences in head structures determine differences in range, volume and quality according to X-ray experimental Investiga­tions now under way.