Voice, song, and speech : a practical guide for singers and speakers ... / by Lennox Browne and Emil Behnke.

  • Browne, Lennox, 1841-1902.
Date:
1883
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Credit: Voice, song, and speech : a practical guide for singers and speakers ... / by Lennox Browne and Emil Behnke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Voice Cultivation {continued.) 179—242 Flexibility, 223—Definition and explanation of the term— Exercises for its attainment. The Registers, 225—Should be equalised, not differentiated— Illustration of the registers of various voices by comparison with stringed instruments—Differences of registers considered in detail—Importance of understanding nature and causes of physical sensations experienced by singers in use of the various registers^Exercises for developing and strength- ening the registers, 234—Dangers of forcing registers up— The mixed voice, definition and mode of production—Fal- setto, its varieties—All remarks on voice cultivation as appli- cable to speakers as to singers, 239. Position, 240—Examples of what it should tiot be, and what it should be. ' The Daily Life OF THE Voice-User .. 243—267 Controlled by I. Residence—2. Adlntions, 244—How to hsLthe— Turkish baths—Washing teeth—Cold water in the mouth versus gargling—3. Clothing, 248—Necessity for care of, 1 to all professional voice-users—Hints as to—Description of sensible dress for ladies—4. Diet, 252—Explanation of various kinds of food and of its relation in quantity and quality to the amount of physical work of each individual—Time for meals when using the voice—Dietary aids to voice exercise—Suppers, 255—General dietary directions—The question of drinking—Tea, 258—reasons of its injurious effects on some voices—Coffee—Cocoa—Effervescing drinks —Alcohol, 260—not to be taken before or during work, only at conclusion—5. Exercise, 261—Distaste of singers for —To be always moderate—6. Amusements, 262—What may be allowed, and which avoided—Lastly: Habits, 263— Smoking—Snuff-taking. The Ailments OF THE Voice-User 268—287 Special colour given by vocation to all general disorders—Most ailments functional and due to disturbance of general health or fault of professional exercise—Catching cold, 271 — Sore throat or relaxed throat, 272—Pharyngitis, or inflamed throat, 273—Clergyman''s sore tJiroat, 274—Useless advice of rest without treatment, 2]'t,—Elongated or relaxed uvula, 275— Symptoms and treatment—Refutation of objections to snipping in appropriate cases—Enlargci>icnt of the tonsils, 278 —Its injurious effects on the voice, articulation, and respira- tion, and oa senses of hearing, smell, and taste—Operation, and