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‘Song diagrams’ adapted from The Voice, An Introduction to Practical Phonology by WA Aikin (1910). The vertical axis shows the range of a given voice type (soprano, contralto etc.), while the horizontal bars plot the prevalence of each note (C, D, E etc.) sung in a given composition. In this way the diagrams attempt to show which pieces of music require a lot of high notes and might, consequently, strain the singer. A blank inside lets your message take center stage.