The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c.

"The Boy's Voice" by J. Spencer Curwen is a late 1800s manual designed to help instruct the voices of young boys for singing in choirs. The book kicks off by dispelling the myths surrounding boys' singing voices and their health; Curwen uses accounts of choir leaders to show how boys can sing healthily and improve their voices by controlling their breathing and ensuring that they don’t strain. It establishes the importance of proper techniques like breath control, and discusses how to work with boys' choirs, setting the stage for advice on effective voice training.