Hidden In Plain Sight: The Hermann Klein Phono-Vocal Method Based Upon The Famous School Of Manuel Garcia

What is said in these pages takes the place of what should proceed from the mouth of the teacher. Hermann Klein Hermann Klein was a student of the legendary voice teacher Manuel Garca in London and came to New York City in 1901 to teach his historic method. Before returning to England eight years later, he wrote an 84-page singing manual utilising the new technology of the gramophone that was subsequently lost for more than a century. In a well-documented introduction, the author recounts how he discovered Klein's manual hidden in plain sight, its history and significance for modern students and teachers of singing, and addresses Garca's controversial teaching of voice placement. A rare manuscript that illuminates the principles of the Old Italian School of Singing, it was published for four voice types. This edition is the tenor version. Please note this book does not contain the tenor recordings which have not been found after a decade of searching. However, exceedingly rare original gramophone recordings for contralto Janet Spencer were discovered after publication and can be heard at SoundCloud and Youtube.