There is a wealth of great reading for singers and voice teachers that you can access for free. Several books that are out of copyright that I highly recommend are:…
Tag: history
In Singing: Personal and Performance Values in Training, Peter T. Harrison quotes Husler and Rodd-Marling and then gives further definition of the “edge mechanism”: We come therefore to the very…
The messa di voce is the act of beginning a single pitch softly, making a crescendo, then a diminuendo. It was considered important both as an expressive device and as…
I have often defined vocal function as the ability to sing high and low, loud and soft, slow and fast, with clear vowels – more recently adding “a variety of…
Anglo-Saxon cow bile and garlic potion kills MRSA What does this have to do with singing? Empiricism! From the article, this quote from Dr. Cristina Lee (no relation) jumped…
Empirical: “1. originating in or based on observation or experience” and “2. relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory” – merriam-webster.com It is…
So many modern books, articles, and dissertations on singing contain writings of the Bel Canto era singing teachers in their list of references. We know from reports of the time,…
I have been following several discussions lately about the nature of “the business”. People rue the passing of the old ways and the coming of new ways that seem to…
An anonymous post I read recently: “The fact is that the singing on those old recordings was much more flexible in every way (as we have said–cleaner coloratura, ability to…