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THE CHOIRMASTER'S MANUAL

All consonants must be made by tongue or lips.

DON'T MOVE THE JAW. Fix the eyes on some spot in the room during vocalizing; it helps to keep head and jaws still.)

In Exs. 6 and 8, take breath between each attack. In taking breath the vocal cords must be open, and in attacking the note brought sharply together again.




CHAPTER V


BLENDING THE REGISTERS


In Chapter III the head-tones were attacked and brought down the scale; on this principle all the registers are blended, and the voice made even.

Below are the various ideas held by some leading choirmasters as to the "division-notes" or boundaries of the various registers in the boy's voice:

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  c1^\(_(^\markup \right-align { "Sir G." \caps "Martin" }
    _\markup \right-align { "Dr. V." \caps "Roberts" }
  d e^"Chest"_"Chest" f g a) b_( c_"Head" d\) e^\(^"Head" f)\) \bar ".." \break
  c,_"Chest"^\markup \right-align {\caps "Randegger" }	
    _\markup \halign #5 { "Dr." \caps "Huntley" }
  d e^\(_(_\( f^"Medium"_"lower" g)_"Medium" a_( b_"upper" c\))\) d^(_\(^"Head"_"Head" e f)\) \bar ".." }
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The registers in a boy's voice are chest, medium (upper and lower), and head. In the first example the word