We are rich in the quantity of songs rather than in the quality. The singer has to go through hundreds of compositions before he finds one that really says something.
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The real artist has no idea that he is sacrificing himself for art. He does what he does for one reason and one reason only-he can't help doing it.Alma Gluck
In the piano, one has the instrument complete before he begins; but in the case of the voice, the instrument has to be developed by study.
Alma Gluck
The sincerity of the art worker must permeate the song as naturally as the green leaves break through the dead branches in springtime.
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If the student could give up her work on my advice, she had better give it up without it. One does not study for a goal. The goal is a mere accident.
Alma Gluck
When the student has her voice under complete control, it is safe to take up the lyric repertoire of Mendelssohn, Old English Songs, etc. How simple and charming they are!
Alma Gluck
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