are not convenient, we recommend the following:

 

Place your hands at your sides, on the waist line.

 

By trying to encompass your waist with your fingers and thumbs, force all the

air out of the lungs.

 

Take a deep breath. Remember, all the activity is to be centered in the _middle_

of the body; do not raise the shoulders. As the breath is taken your hands will

be forced out.

 

Repeat the exercise, placing your hands on the small of the back and forcing

them out as you inhale.

 

Many methods for deep breathing have been given by various authorities. Get the

air into your lungs--that is the important thing.

 

The body acts as a sounding board for the voice just as the body of the violin

acts as a sounding board for its tones. You can increase its vibrations by

practise.

 

Place your finger on your lip and hum the musical scale, thinking and placing

the voice forward on the lips. Do you feel the lips vibrate? After a little

practise they will vibrate, giving a tickling sensation.