The Head Voice and Other Problems: Practical Talks on Singing

The author offers practical guidance on developing singing technique, emphasizing tone concept, relaxation, and head-voice placement over mechanical throat control. Chapters survey pedagogical issues, methods for training musical imagination and the ear, teaching strategies, and analyses of singing as an art, including song construction and how to study repertoire. Scientific voice-production principles and exercises supplement the theoretical discussion, with attention to resonance, tension reduction, and practical drills. The approach favors simple corrective imagery rather than force and stresses the teacher's responsibility for cultivating a consistent, pleasing vocal quality.