Perfect Voice
Training Manual Contents

The complete vocal mechanism
Introduction
The silent method

Section 1
Correct tongue position
Faulty positions of the tongue
The groove

Section 2
Philosophy of voice and sound
The four elements of musical sound

Section 3
Voice—the manifestation of strength and energy
The breath

Section 4
Physiology of the vocal organ
The tongue muscles
Breath and resistance
The palate
Natural position of the tongue
The tongue groove
Isolating the hyo-glossus
Elimination of the palate, throat, muscle and larynx
Soft tip of the tongue
The vocal attack
The glottis attack
The larynx
Cricoid cartilage
Arytaenoides
Hyoid bone
Epiglottis
Tendons of the larynx
Muscles of the larynx
Vocal cords
Muscles connecting the cartilages of the larynx
The laryngeal tube
Position of the larynx
Throat and lung diseases
Isolating the abdominal muscles
Tone with isolated abdominal muscles
The history of voice and voice methods
How to obtain a clear, distinct voice
The tongue: the beat and the attack
The Christian era
Cultivate an ear for your own voice
From the Reformation to the present
Groove with little finger
The Renaissance
The development of the song
The palate attack—exercises
Prolonged speaking
Oratory and singing
Compensation of physical effort in the voice
The physiologically correct attack
Exercises and review of the three forms of attack
The intellectual demands on the singer
The origin of voice
Vocal hygiene
Poor voices and good voices
The attack
The breath
The art of singing
Chest, head and falsetto voice
Causes of a defective voice and its cure
High or low tones, enlarged compass
Stammering and stuttering
Breathing, food and energy
Exercises for the chest; relaxing, inspiration, expiration
The diaphragm
The abdominal muscles
Hips, legs, etc.
The abdominal muscles
Isolated abdomen and chest
Tone with isolated abdominal muscles