My Purpose 1 My Title to write on the Art of Song 5 SECTION I Preliminary Practice 11 SECTION II Of the Breath 19 SECTION III Of the Breath and Whirling Currents 27 SECTION IV The Singer's Physiological Studies 35 SECTION V Equalizing the Voice; Breath; Form 45 SECTION VI The Attack 69 SECTION VII Nasal. Nasal Singing 73 SECTION VIII Singing toward the Nose. Head Voice 78 SECTION IX The Head Voice 86 SECTION X Sensation and Position of the Tongue 99 SECTION XI The Sensations of the Palate 102 SECTION XII The Sensation of the Resonance of the Head Cavities 108 SECTION XIII Singing Covered 123 SECTION XIV On Vocal Registers 133 SECTION XV Development and Equalization 142 SECTION XVI White Voices 154 SECTION XVII Theodor Wachtel 158 SECTION XVIII The Highest Head Tones 162 SECTION XIX Extension of the Compass and Equalization of Registers 169 SECTION XX The Tremolo 170 >SECTION XXI The Cure 176 SECTION XXII The Tongue 181 SECTION XXIII Preparation for Singing 189 SECTION XXIV The Position of the Mouth (Contraction of the Muscles of Speech) 192 SECTION XXV Connection of Vowels 196 SECTION XXVI The Lips 212 SECTION XXVII The Vowel Sound AH 214 SECTION XXVIII Italian and German 219 SECTION XXIX Auxiliary Vowels 226 SECTION XXX Resonant Consonants 229 SECTION XXXI Practical Exercises 232 SECTION XXXII The Great Scale 239 SECTION XXXIII Velocity 245 SECTION XXXIV Trill 251 SECTION XXXV How to hold One's Self when Practising 256 SECTION XXXVI Concerning Expression 263 SECTION XXXVII Before the Public 265 SECTION XXXVIII Interpretation 270 SECTION XXXIX In Conclusion 279 Note.—A Good Remedy for Catarrh and Hoarseness 281