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The First Principle to be established in learning to sing is, that the mind controls the body. Singing is a physical act, and before the act, must be the mental mandate. The place to begin is at the beginning; our first attention should be directed to the mind. Now, the mind has ever one object in view, the truth. In learning to sing, therefore, we at once ally ourselves with the great souls of all ages; we are seekers after truth. Such is the dignity, the worth, of tone study and tone production; and on no smaller terms can we hope for the development of a great singer.
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