Chapter 8

FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF BREATHING, LARYNGEAL ADJUSTMENT, ETC.

Various kinds of breathing, as "abdominal," "clavicular," etc., discussed--Control of the whole of the breathing mechanism urged--Correct breathing as a habit--Breathing in the most vigorous speaking and singing--Different views expressed by a diagram--Economy of energy in art--Reserve energy in breathing--"Pumping"--_Coup de glotte_--"Attack"--Breath-adjustment--Quality of sound the prime consideration in tone-production--Tremolo and other faults--Tests of good breathing--Mouth-breathing--Exercises--Singing of a single tone--Its relation to scale-singing--Summary and review 118