Orthophony; Or, The Cultivation of the Voice, in Elocution: A Manual of Elementary Exercises, Adapted to Dr. Rush's "Philosophy of the Human Voice," and the System of Vocal Culture Introduced by Mr. James E. Murdoch. Designed as an Introduction to Russell's "American Elocutionist." |
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... close and long con- tinued application of mind , and , perhaps , an impaired state of health , or a feeble constitution , prevent , in many instances , the free and forcible use of those muscles on which voice is dependent . Hence ...
... close and long con- tinued application of mind , and , perhaps , an impaired state of health , or a feeble constitution , prevent , in many instances , the free and forcible use of those muscles on which voice is dependent . Hence ...
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... same class , are omitted by Dr. Rush . But they seem to be indispensable in teaching , which 1 A shorter quantity , but the same in quality , with oo in ooze . requires exact and close discriminations , in order to obtain ORTHOEPY . 19.
... same class , are omitted by Dr. Rush . But they seem to be indispensable in teaching , which 1 A shorter quantity , but the same in quality , with oo in ooze . requires exact and close discriminations , in order to obtain ORTHOEPY . 19.
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... close discriminations , in order to obtain accuracy in practice . 17. Oi , as in Oi - l . 18. U , as in U - se , sounding long in the verb , short in the noun . [ The student's attention should be directed to the following obser ...
... close discriminations , in order to obtain accuracy in practice . 17. Oi , as in Oi - l . 18. U , as in U - se , sounding long in the verb , short in the noun . [ The student's attention should be directed to the following obser ...
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... close a sound to the ear , nor executed by so much muscu- lar pressure in the organs . The literal flat sound ... close , like that of e in merit ; thus , " Air , ' airth , " " maircy . " But cultivated and correct pronunciation , while ...
... close a sound to the ear , nor executed by so much muscu- lar pressure in the organs . The literal flat sound ... close , like that of e in merit ; thus , " Air , ' airth , " " maircy . " But cultivated and correct pronunciation , while ...
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... close dis- crimination and careful analysis . Many of the worst errors in the enunciation of words , are owing to slight oversights about the true sound of a letter . Without strict attention to details , there can , in this particular ...
... close dis- crimination and careful analysis . Many of the worst errors in the enunciation of words , are owing to slight oversights about the true sound of a letter . Without strict attention to details , there can , in this particular ...
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50 cents accent appropriate articulation Aspirated pectoral quality aspirated quality BOOK OF PSALMS breath cadence character chest CORIOLANUS deep degree designation diatonic diphthong distinct downward slide earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution emotion emphasis enunciation error exercises explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forcible gentle glottis grave guttural habit heart heaven High pitch horror human voice Impassioned impressive language larynx light Lord Low pitch Median stress melody metre Middle pitch mode Moderate monotone mouth movement muscles musical scale natural notes o'er orotund quality orthophony pauses pharynx phrases practice Price prolonged prosodial pure tone purity of tone quantity radical stress reading render rhythm scale semitone sentence shout sion soft solemn soul speaking speech student style Subdued subtonic syllables termed thee thou tion tonic trachea unimpassioned utterance vanishing stress verse vivid vocal organs vocal sound voice volume wave whispering words