Diction and tone work should therefore go hand in hand.

"The way in which vowel melts into vowel and consonants float into their places largely determines the character of the tone itself." Without finished pronunciation speech and song of emotional power are impossible.

Gounod, the composer, says, "Pronunciation creates eloquence." Mr.Forbes-Robertson, the English master of dramatic diction, speaking for his own profession says: "The trouble with contemporary stage elocution springs from the actor's very desire to act well.

In his effort to be natural he mumbles his words as too many people do in everyday life.

Much of this can be corrected by constantly bearing in mind the true value of vowels, the percussive value of consonants, and the importance of keeping up the voice until the last word is spoken.