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; psychology of, 82-85; personality in, 83; freedom in, 84; deterrents in, 84, 85. VOICE PLACING, 51, 52, 56-73. VOICE TIMBRE, defined, 7, 8. VOWEL SOUNDS, 11, 18, 19; singer's scale of, 20, 72; each has its own pitch, 20; lip position for, 20-22; placing of, 52; exercises for practice, 58-73. WEBSTER, DANIEL, as a good speaker, 16. WHEATSTONE, on pitch of vowel sounds, 20. WILLIS, on pitch of vowel sounds, 20. THE MUSIC STUDENTS LIBRARY [Illustration: THE MUSIC STUDENTS LIBRARY] =A series of Educational Text-books suited to the requirements of the average student and covering every essential branch of musical instruction.=