LESSONS IN MUSIC. 



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'*il>lt; and ascending M high an Inn voice will allow 

 (with th cork, if neoessnry, to keep lm niuili <>IM-II), a: 



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by drawing i" tin- m olM "i '*" lower belly, luap th* ribt th\u 

 will allow free and cany play to the lungs. 

 \uroises on these subjects, BOO the two small 



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'l'!i.- : the voice, in singing, should bo delivered 



</ mid easily. If tlm voioo ia given out carelessly, it 



ninthly through the tliroat, and is called guttural} and 



it' pi-ndm-. .1 in :i r., !. I iiuiiiinT, it is ilmvu through the noae, 



> becomes nasal. Correctness in singing depends upon 



whirli commands the d 



, of tho lurvnx an<l throat. Lazy Hinging ia always flat 

 and misorablo ; honce we always sing musically bettor when our 

 hearts are most engaged in the song. 



A note may bo loud or soft. The loudness or softness of the 



^ called its force. It ia very important to cultivate tho 



habit of using a medium force of voice, HO that it may bo always 



easy to sing a note or strain moro loudly or more aoftly tlian 



the rut Thin habit i* important to comfort and pleasure in 

 Hinging, and absolutely neeemary for xproMton and rermssaeat. 

 The medium voice of on* person u, of ootme, diflenmt from 

 that of another, according to the UM of the larynx and Uw 

 strength of tho long*. 



The suggestions given above must be kept constantly in mind 

 in every daily practice. If you enjoyed the advantage of ft 

 private teacher, tnch point* an these would be constantly in kit 

 mind, and he would ice to it that yon obMnred them. Tndd, 

 one of the chief MM of a private teacher u to keep us to our 

 work. The self-educator, however, most inmntnn to hu aid 

 sturdy determination and steady perseverance. A lady went to 

 a distinguished teacher of singing, to receive a count* of costly 

 lessons in the art For a large proportion of the* lamina, ia 

 the early part of the course, he did not permit her to ring a 

 single note, but made her simply pace the room, expanding her 

 lungs, and taking breath in every way which was required to 

 givo her command of the material of which voice U made. W 

 have heard that even the great public singer* do not think of 

 omitting the daily practice of the scale and chord in long 

 " holding " notes, as we have recommended. 



EXEBOIBK 16. LEYBTTRN. KBT B. M. Crotchet = 60, boating only twice in a : 

 (An old English Ballad Tune. Words by M. A. Stodort, from " Poetry" by the Home and Colonial School Society.) 



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% Eight joyously wo'ro sinprinjr, 



We're glad to moke it known, 

 That we love tbe land we live in, 

 And the Queeu upon her throne. 



If your friend gives you " pattern " with an instrument, tell 

 him to play in the key of B flat (with two flats), or in that of B 

 (with five sharps), whichever ho prefers ; one is as easy as the 

 other to you. Take care to point on the modulator without 

 book, and to " figure " the tune (one, two, three, fo-ur, five, si-x, 

 seven ; one, two, three, fo-nr, five, six, etc.) before you sing it to 



Theti hnrrah for merry England, 

 And may we all b seen 



True to our well-loved country, 

 And faithful to our Queen. 



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words. Indeed, no song ia rightly learned till both tome and 

 words an> l.-anu-d " by heart." You will observe the various 

 "signs of repetition" which are explained in the preceding 

 lesson. A second lino of words is given, in each ease, for the 

 repetition of the music. The tune ia harmonised with a ban ia 

 " School Marie." 



