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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Page 29
... passage and the back part of the veil of the palate , and by a retracted and elevated position of the lower part of the tongue , which partly shuts the nasal passage , and causes it , at the same moment , to become resonant . VI ...
... passage and the back part of the veil of the palate , and by a retracted and elevated position of the lower part of the tongue , which partly shuts the nasal passage , and causes it , at the same moment , to become resonant . VI ...
Page 46
... uniformly to be whispered , in reading or reciting the passage from which it is taken . The extract is here used as a convenient exercise , merely . 2. " Expulsive " Whispering . This species of exercise 46 ORTHOPHONY .
... uniformly to be whispered , in reading or reciting the passage from which it is taken . The extract is here used as a convenient exercise , merely . 2. " Expulsive " Whispering . This species of exercise 46 ORTHOPHONY .
Page 51
... passages , while they remain partially shut . At the same time , care must be taken not to raise the veil of the palate so high as to stop the nasal passage entirely , in the style of obstruction caused by a cold , producing the ...
... passages , while they remain partially shut . At the same time , care must be taken not to raise the veil of the palate so high as to stop the nasal passage entirely , in the style of obstruction caused by a cold , producing the ...
Page 52
... passages of poetry marked by the prevalence of the expressive tones of pathos , solemnity , and tranquillity , as here exemplified . The following exercises should be practised with the closest attention to the perfect purity of vocal ...
... passages of poetry marked by the prevalence of the expressive tones of pathos , solemnity , and tranquillity , as here exemplified . The following exercises should be practised with the closest attention to the perfect purity of vocal ...
Page 54
... passages marked " piano " in music , and has been exemplified in the preced- ing exercises , but , likewise , to that degree of force which may be termed moderate , in contradistinction to the energetic style of decla- mation , the bold ...
... passages marked " piano " in music , and has been exemplified in the preced- ing exercises , but , likewise , to that degree of force which may be termed moderate , in contradistinction to the energetic style of decla- mation , the bold ...
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