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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... habits of utterance are , as yet , forming ; and adults , whose pro- fessional duties involve the exercise of public ... habit in the use of the organs of speech , and of acquiring the command of an easy , healthful , and effective mode ...
... habits of utterance are , as yet , forming ; and adults , whose pro- fessional duties involve the exercise of public ... habit in the use of the organs of speech , and of acquiring the command of an easy , healthful , and effective mode ...
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... habits of students and professional men , render them liable not only to organic disability of utterance , and to injury of the lungs , but to numerous faults of habit , in their modes of exerting the organs of speech , — faults which ...
... habits of students and professional men , render them liable not only to organic disability of utterance , and to injury of the lungs , but to numerous faults of habit , in their modes of exerting the organs of speech , — faults which ...
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... habits of utterance , debilitated organs , and sinking health having all united their depressing and nearly ruinous influence on the whole man.1 It will be perceived , by referring to the subjoined expressions of opinion , that , in ...
... habits of utterance , debilitated organs , and sinking health having all united their depressing and nearly ruinous influence on the whole man.1 It will be perceived , by referring to the subjoined expressions of opinion , that , in ...
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... habits of voice and action , a student may bring with him to our literary institutions ; but he will find little opportu- nity , there , of acquiring or of perfecting such accomplishments , till a correct and graceful elocution is duly ...
... habits of voice and action , a student may bring with him to our literary institutions ; but he will find little opportu- nity , there , of acquiring or of perfecting such accomplishments , till a correct and graceful elocution is duly ...
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... habit of keeping the chest open and erect , is indispensable to the pro- duction of a full , round tone of voice ... habits are studious and sedentary , and especially to females , the vigorous exercise of the organs of respiration and ...
... habit of keeping the chest open and erect , is indispensable to the pro- duction of a full , round tone of voice ... habits are studious and sedentary , and especially to females , the vigorous exercise of the organs of respiration and ...
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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