HALF-BREATH, Sembrich and, 37.

HARD PALATE, function of, 12.

HARSHNESS, an indication of tension, 56.

HEAD CAVITIES, a resonator for the voice, 6;
effect of, on resonance, 12.

HEAD TONES, in previous years, 2;
wrongly termed, 5.

HELMHOLTZ, on pitch of vowel sounds, 20;
on acoustics, 43, 49.

HENDERSON, W.J., on pronunciation, 18.

HIGH TONES, breath control necessary for, 27.

HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL, on Edward Everett's voice, 16.

HYOID BONE, 8, 10.

I-sound, described, 21.

IMPATIENCE, a deterrent to beautiful singing, 84.

INSPIRATION, muscles of, 23, 24;
process of, described, 25;
illustrated, 28, 29.
(See also _Breath control_ and _Breathing_.)

INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL, elements of, 43, 44.

INTENSITY, INVOLVING STRAIN, a deterrent to beautiful singing, 84.

KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS, instruction by, 78.

KOENIG, on pitch of vowel sounds, 20.

LARYNGOSCOPE, and registers, 2;
Garcia the inventor of, 2;
usefulness of, 2;
limitations of, 3;
disappointing results of, 38;
not an instrument for the singer, 51.

LARYNX, moving, 3;
viewed through the laryngoscope, 3;
illustrated, 7;
description of, 8, 9;
relation of size of, to pitch, 9;
automatic action of, 38;
not alone the vocal organ, 50;
reflex action of, 51;
force of tone does not originate in, 75;
must be left uncramped, 75.

LATERAL ABDOMINAL BREATHING, 3, 25, 28.

LEHMANN, MADAME LILLI, on use of Ah, 19;
on registers, 39;
on nasal resonance, 54.

LIFE'S PERIODS, 79.

LIND, JENNY, effects of wrong methods on, 4.

LIPS, in articulation, 14;
position of, 20-22;
illustrated, 21, 22.

LUNGS, a motor for the voice, 6;
illustrated, 24;
described, 25;
overcrowding, 31.

MACKENZIE, DR. MORELL, on the laryngoscope, 3;
on singing and speaking, 17.

MACREADY, WM. CHARLES, as a good speaker, 16.

MARTEL, voice of, at seventy, 4.

MAXILLARY SINUSES, 7, 8, 12.

MAY, DR., breathing tests made by, 26.

MCKINLEY, M.S., on Garcia and the laryngoscope, 2.

MENTAL DISCORD, a deterrent to beautiful singing, 84.

MEYER, EDMUND J., on resonance, 43.

MILLS, DR. WESLEY, on breath measure, 30;
on ease of vocal action, 56;
on the function of the ear in tone production, 57.

MOTOR OF THE VOCAL INSTRUMENT, 6.

MOUTH, theory of its function, 1;
a resonator for the voice, 6.

MUSCLES OF RESPIRATION, 23.

MUSIC TEACHERS, scientific, 4;
empirical, 4.

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