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He chuckled, and set about making merciless fun of the music — the composer was an elderly singing-teacher, of local fame.
Maurice Guest 2003
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In view of its supreme importance, it is scarcely necessary to dwell upon the self-evident fact that this foundation -- Emission, or Placing of the voice -- should be well laid under the guidance of a skilled and experienced singing-teacher.
Style in Singing W. E. Haslam
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A grand piano by a famous maker made its appearance in the salon in place of the old one, and Madame Dobson, the singing-teacher, came no longer twice a week, but every day, music-roll in hand.
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She had secured a place as singing-teacher at the girls 'school, and this was all they had to live upon.
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Mr. Freedom, he afterward ascertained, was a respectable singing-teacher.
The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man George Randolph Chester 1896
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A grand piano by a famous maker made its appearance in the salon in place of the old one, and Madame Dobson, the singing-teacher, came no longer twice a week, but every day, music-roll in hand.
Fromont and Risler — Complete Alphonse Daudet 1868
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A singing-teacher who does not take pains to acquire a good, delicate touch, and who neglects to pay constant attention to it, is wanting in the first requirement; and this is closely connected with the want of "the three trifles."
Piano and Song How to Teach, How to Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances Friedrich Wieck 1829
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If a singing-teacher has, by chance, met with a docile pupil, possessed of a voice of unusual beauty, it frequently happens that the studies are not pursued with sufficient perseverance; and, perhaps, are continued only for a few weeks or months, instead of allowing a year or more, according to circumstances.
Piano and Song How to Teach, How to Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances Friedrich Wieck 1829
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When this is not the case, it is to be attributed only to the singing-teacher.
Piano and Song How to Teach, How to Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances Friedrich Wieck 1829
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Three trifles are essential for a good piano or singing-teacher, --
Piano and Song How to Teach, How to Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances Friedrich Wieck 1829
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