PREFACEE strengthen our own idea when we find anotheragreeing with us.Nevertheless, I consider it unwise, nay,even fatal, to be over-influenced by another's opinion,unless we are prepared to take it in understandingly.When it coincides with, or completes our own reasoning,we have found a feather of truth.It is wise, however, to take note of things we donot agree with, without antagonism. To-morrow,or in two seconds, they may be just the ideas we havesought so long.Life is too brief to work out a problem of art alone.We should profit through another's experience andresearch, avoiding his faults while emulating hisvIrtues.All roads lead to Rome.A fact can be approached from all sides.Listen and learn, but trust yourself, for you mustgo your path and not another's.Select from the topics in the book any subject ofinterest to you personally.My deductions and explanations may help you to:find your voice.w. E. B. Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREVENTING THE DECADENCE OF THE ART OF SINGING 1; LAMPERT! MAXIMS 12; THE MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEM 13; DESIRE AND REFLEX 14; INTROSPECTION 15; THE MATURE VOICE 16; READY TO SING 18; OVERTONES 19; WORKING IT OUT ALONE 21; Too MANY TEACHERS 22; SOME POINTS 23; THE GOLDEN RULE OF SINGING 27; THE SECRET OF SINGING 30; KNOW THYSELF 32; WHAT VOICE HAVE You? 34; SINGING BY REFLEX - 35; THE DARK-LIGHT TONE - 38; VIBRATION, RESONANCE AND BI-NoISES 39; INNER AND OUTER MUSCLES 41; How Do You BREATHE? - 42; THE GLOTTIS MUST REMAIN INVIOLATE 44; FUSING VOICE AND BREATH 47; VIBRATION 49; FAULTS AND STAND-STILLS 52; (CROOKED SINGING" 55; UN-SEEN, UN-FELT ENERGY OF THE VOICE 58 "CHIAROSCURO"; COMPRESSED BREATH; "ATTACK"; Focus; SINUSES; "VOICE-PLACING"