In the advanced stages of the art of speech and song this psychical element is of pre-eminent importance.
The speaker who essays to give expression to his own thoughts must have his ideas sharply defined and aflame in order to so utter them that they will arouse his hearers to enthusiasm.

The speaker or singer who would successfully interpret the thoughts of others must first make those thoughts his very own.

When this is attained, then the voice, action, and the whole spirit of the performer, responding to the theme, will beget a like responsiveness in his audience.
THE SINGER BEHIND THE VOICE Books upon books have been written on voice training, and will continue to be written.

The preceding pages have been devoted to the fundamental subject of tone production, but it is time to suggest that back of the voice and the song is the singer himself with his complex personality.

Back of the personality is the soul itself, forever seeking utterance through its mask of personality.