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 |
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... Stress , " Atonic " " " Radical Stress , " 23 Vowels and Diphthongs , " Median " 24 Consonants , 26 " Vanishing " Labial Sounds , 26 " Compound " " Dental 66 " Thorough " 27 Palatic " 6 Aspirated Element , 28 28 Nasal Sounds , . 28 ...
... Stress , " Atonic " " " Radical Stress , " 23 Vowels and Diphthongs , " Median " 24 Consonants , 26 " Vanishing " Labial Sounds , 26 " Compound " " Dental 66 " Thorough " 27 Palatic " 6 Aspirated Element , 28 28 Nasal Sounds , . 28 ...
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... stress is as follows : 1st , " Radical stress , " or that in which the force of utter- ance is , usually , more or less " explosive , " and falls on the “ radical ” ( initial , or first ) part of a sound . 2d , " Median stress , " that ...
... stress is as follows : 1st , " Radical stress , " or that in which the force of utter- ance is , usually , more or less " explosive , " and falls on the “ radical ” ( initial , or first ) part of a sound . 2d , " Median stress , " that ...
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... stress ; " and this distinction should be carefully observed ; for , when strong feeling is expressed in " grave , " or in " serious , " or in " animated " style , especially in poetry , the " stress " changes to " median , " for ...
... stress ; " and this distinction should be carefully observed ; for , when strong feeling is expressed in " grave , " or in " serious , " or in " animated " style , especially in poetry , the " stress " changes to " median , " for ...
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... MEDIAN STRESS . " This form of " stress " Dr. Rush describes as a gradual strengthening and subsequent reduction of the voice , similar to what is called a swell , ( swell and ... Median stress " has the form of " effusive 84 ORTHOPHONY .
... MEDIAN STRESS . " This form of " stress " Dr. Rush describes as a gradual strengthening and subsequent reduction of the voice , similar to what is called a swell , ( swell and ... Median stress " has the form of " effusive 84 ORTHOPHONY .
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... Median stress " has the form of " effusive " utterance in sublime , solemn , and pathetic emotions : it becomes " expul- sive , " in those which combine force with grandeur , as in admiration , courage , authoritative command ...
... Median stress " has the form of " effusive " utterance in sublime , solemn , and pathetic emotions : it becomes " expul- sive , " in those which combine force with grandeur , as in admiration , courage , authoritative command ...
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abrupt accent action animated appropriate articulation Aspirated pectoral quality aspirated quality atonic becomes BOOK OF PSALMS breath cadence character chest command Coriolanus deep degree designation diphthong distinct ditone downward slide earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution Elocutionist emotion enunciation error exact exercises explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forcible gentle glottis grave guttural habit heart heaven High pitch human voice Impassioned impressive language larynx light lips Low pitch Median stress melody Middle Pitch Moderate mouth movement muscles musical scale nasal natural notes o'er orotund quality passion pauses peculiar pharynx phrases practice prolonged pronunciation prosodial pure tone purity of tone radical stress reader or speaker reading render Rush scale semitone sentence shout sion soft solemn soul speaking speech student style Subdued subtonic swell syllables termed thee thou tion tongue tonic trachea unimpassioned vanishing stress vivid vocal sound voice wave whispering words