xperiments to determine composition and resonance of, 46-50;
focusing of, 52;
vocal, a mental concept, 82;
whole man in, 83.

TONE PRODUCTION, largely a matter of resonance, 56;
effect of right thought on, 56;
judged by naturalness and beauty of result, 56;
function of the ear in governing, 57;
cultivating normal, 57;
exercises to aid in, 58-73;
effect of throat stiffness on, 74;
natural, 77;
age to begin study of, 77.

TONE QUALITY, variety in, 6;
effect of emotion upon, 7, 75, 84;
relation of pronunciation to, 18;
how to secure purity of, 18, 19;
experiments to determine, 46-50;
and resonance, 5, 44, 45, 49, 50;
cause of nasal, 52-54;
beauty or harshness of, a criterion of judgment, 56, 57;
effect of throat stiffness on, 74-76;
dependent on mind and ear, 82;
related to personality of singer, 83;
natural and unnatural, 85.

TONGUE, as an articulator, 6;
illustrated, 7;
connection with larynx, 9;
position of, in speaking and singing, 13;
tongue consciousness, 14.

UNDER JAW, 10;
in ascending the scale, 10.

UPPER LIP, in pronunciation, 19;
in practising, 68;
in articulation, 72.

UVULA, office of, 11.

VENTRICLE IN THE LARYNX, 8.

VIBRATO, 80, 81.

VIBRATOR, of the voice, 6;
of instruments, 43.

VITALIZING TEXT WITH TONE, the singer's mission, 18.

VOCAL CORDS, vibrator for the voice, 6;
in the larynx, 8;
described, 9;
not the principal cause of tone, 44, 45, 49;
necessity of free action of, 51.

VOCAL INSTRUMENT, discussion of, 6-15;
beauty and complexity of, 6;
three elements of, 6, 7;
illustrated, 7;
relation of parts of, 8;
larynx, 8, 9;
vocal cords, 9;
epiglottis, 10;
pharynx, 10;
under jaw, 10;
soft palate, 11;
hard palate and teeth, 12;
nasal and head cavities, 12;
tongue, 13;
lips, 14;
nostrils, 14;
face, 15;
defects in, 85.

VOCAL TONE, an audible mental concept, 82.

VOICE CULTURE, opinions concerning, 2;
wrong methods of a generation ago, 3, 4;
cannot be developed mechanically, 4;
principles advocated, 5;
the right way the easy way, 5;
resonance an important factor of, 5, 43, 45, 50, 52, 54;
should begin in childhood, 77;
learned by imitation, 77;
Roger Ascham on, 77, 78;
in public schools, 78;
artistry in, 78, 79;
three periods of, 79;
application of essentials of, 79;
repose as a preparation for, 80;
the vibrato in, 80;