Richad Miller の多くの著書の中では小さな本ではあるが興味深い。
ヨーロッパの主要な4つの楽派（イギリス、フランス、ドイツ、イタリア）に於けるの発声教育上の様々な項目（アタック、呼吸管理、母音のフォーメーション、喉頭の位置、共鳴、等々）を自分の足で調査し、Alexxander Fields や Monahan 達の、時代の流れによる比較とは違った場所による比較研究がなされている点は貴重。
Contents
I. The Attack
The Physical Action (肉体活動)
Garcia and Three Views on Attack (ガルシアと3種類のアタック)
The German School
The French and Italian School
The English School
Stylistic Demands and the Attack (文体的要求)
II. The Mechanics of Breath Management (呼吸管理のメカニズム)
Conceptual Perception (概念的認識)
The Respiratory Apparatus (呼吸器官)
The Lungs (肺)
The Thoracic Cage (胸郭)
The Intercostal Muscles (肋間筋)
The Diaphragm (横隔膜)
Muscles of the Abdomen (腹筋)
Dorsal and Other Accessory Respiratory Muscles (背中と他の呼吸筋)
Clavicular Breathing (鎖骨呼吸)
Diaphragmatic Control (横隔膜コントロール)
III. Breath Management Techniques in the German School
Low Dorsal Breathing (低い背面呼吸)
Gluteal-Pelvic Contraction (臀部‐骨盤収縮)
Low Diaphragmatic Fixation (低位横隔膜固定)
Epigastric Distention (上腹部拡張)
Hypogastric Distention (下腹部拡張)
Stauprinzip (せき止め原理)
Induced Exhalation (誘導された呼気)
Minimal Breath System (最少呼吸スィステム)
IV. Breath Management Techniques in English School
Upper Dorsal Breathing (上背面呼吸)
Fixed Diaphragmatic Breathing (固定された横隔膜呼吸)
Elevated Chest and Contracted Abdomen (上げられた胸と収縮された腹部)
Costal Arrest (肋骨停止)
V. Breath Managemant Techniques in the French and Italian Schools
The French School
Natural Breathing
The Italian School
Appoggio
VI. Techniques of Vowel Formation in Singing
Acoustic Properties of the Vocal Tract (声道の音響特性)
The German School
Fixed Buccopharyngeal Principle (固定された口腔咽頭理論)
Buccal Rounding (円唇法)
Preferred Vowels for Vocalization (発声にとって望ましい母音)
Equalization of Vowel Sounds (母音サウンドの均一化)
The French School
Buccal Posture (唇の形)
The Vocalizing Vowel (歌唱母音)
Labial Mobility (唇の動き)
The English School
Jaw Function (顎の機能)
The Preferred Vowel (望ましい母音)
The Italian School
Relationship of Speech and Song (スピーチと歌の関係)
Vocalizing Vowels in the Italian School (イタリア楽派に於ける歌の母音)
VII. Techniques of Resonance in Singing (歌唱に於ける共鳴のテクニック)
Resonator Combining (共鳴体の結合)
The Buccophryngeal Muscular System (口腔咽頭筋システム)
The German School
Role of the Pharynx (咽頭の役目)
Stimmbildung (発声訓練)
Posterior Sensation (後ろの感覚)
Kopfstimme (頭声)
The Frech School
Role of the Mask (マスクの役目)
Elevated Tongue (引き上げられた舌)
The English School
Cathedral Tone (教会声)
The Italian School
Gola aperta (開いた喉)
Voice Placement (声を置くこと)
Impostazione and Appogio (置きと支え)
Timbre Terminology within the Italian School (イタリア楽派に於ける音質の用語)
VIII. Laryngeal Positioning (喉頭の位置)
The Elevated Larynx (引き上げられた喉頭)
The Depressed Larynx (押さえつけられた喉頭)
The Stabilized Larynx (固定された喉頭)
IX. Vibrato and National Tendencies (ヴィブラートと諸国の傾向)
Stylistic Uses (文体的使用)
Physical Factors (身体的要素)
The Italian School
The German School
The French School
The English School
X. Vocal Registration and National Attitudes (声区と諸国の傾向)
Register Transition and Muscular Function (声区移動と筋肉機能)
Voce di petto (胸声)
Falsetto (ファルセット)
Voce finta (仮声)
Voce di testa (頭声)
Bell Register (ベル声区)
Male and Female Register Parallelisms (男女声区の比較)
Summary of Register Categories (声区の種類の要約)
XI. Registration Events and Voice Categorization (声区の事象と声の分類)
Approximate Passaggi in Male Voices (男声のパッサージ近辺)
Approximate Passagi in Female Voices (女声のパッサージ近辺)
Chest, Mixture and Head in the Female Voice (女声の胸声区、混合声区、頭声区)
XII. Vowel Modification (母音修正)
The German School
The Italian School
The French School
The English School
The Even Scale
Vowel Modification Guidelines (母音修正のガイドライン)
XIII. The Soprano Voice
The German School
The Italian School
The French School
The English School
XIV. The Mezzo and Contralto Voice
The German School
The Italian School
The French School
The English School
XV. The Tenor Voice
The French School
The Italian School
The German School
The English School
XVI. The Baritone and Bass Voice
The French School
The German School
The Italian School
The English School
XVII. The Role of Language in National Pedagogies (国民教育に於ける言語の役目)
Italian as a Language for Singing (歌唱言語としてのイタリア語)
French as a Language for Singing
German as a Language for Singing
English as a Language for Singing
Singing Foreign Languages (外国語を歌うこと)
XVII. National Temperament and Vocal Ideals ()
XIX. International Tonal Ideals ()
XX. The North American Singer and the Nationl Schools ()