The words of Madame Olga Ryss: "Your Future Lies Behind You."" 

Olga Ryss was a Latvian dramatic soprano who attended the St. Petersburg Conservatory from 1912 to 1916. She studied with the famous Prima Donna, Alma Fohstroem von Rohde. Fohatroem was one of Giovanni Lamperti's most successful students. I studied with Madame Ryss 65 years ago (i'm 85). She studied with Fohstroem 40 years before my lessons began, and Fohstroem studied40 years before that. You can see that what i am trying to demonstrate in these videos I put up is very old approach to singing. There was never any mention of the soft palate, the focus, the "open throat", adduction of the vocal folds, lowering the larynx,, etc. Everything was based on deep breathing into the lower back with the abdomen moving inward. As the abdomen moves inward, it cause the lower ribs in the lower back to open sideways and downward. At the instant of the attack of the tone, the movements of the abdomen and the lower ribs begin a "contrary motion" (Read Caruso's book, He describes the concept of "contrary motion" very clearly.) The picture that is used here was taken in Venice. Madame Ryss came to hear me sing and we ate every meal outdoors in that beautiful place in beautiful weather! The food was beautiful, too!

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Dear Mr. Trimble, thank you so much again for this inspiring video (and by the way, your fantastic sense of humour). Please never stop "repeating" yourself! Many greetings from Germany!

Thank you, Maestro Trimble! All great vocal exercises that establish chiaroscuro. We should all thank the stars for your teaching. Everyone else is trying to create some kind of format within the voice in the most unnatural and twisted way possible. Thank you for imparting on us the most natural way to sing Maestro.

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My dearest Maestro, such an informative video once again. Thank you for all you do, sending you all my love and the best wishes all the way from Greece!

Hello, Mr Trimble I'm not sure why my first comment is gone, but I want to be sure everybody can read about the progress you've helped me make. Your posture videos helped me realize I have muscular deficiency called forward pelvic tilt, and now I know how to remove this tilt to use the full depth of my lungs. I've been excercising my lungs between working and sleeping using an inspiratory training device for people with breathing problems, and I hope in several years to advance to a different model of the device intended for elite athletes. Thank you for your years' worth of free lectures, and your encouragement in a previous reply to breathe and breathe and breathe. Stay Happy and Stay Well, Ethan

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another wonderful video. Though it may take time to get everything to click and function (it hasnt yet as the feeling of a lean is still very foreign to me) the info in your videos is incredible. Ive learned more watching your videos then anywhere else. thank you

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Thanks, Michael! I found some of your recordings - wonderful! I will find the rest! I also got your book - a really great resource!

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