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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... natural accompaniment to speech , or in the practice of attitude and action combined , in the most vivid style of lyric and dramatic recitation , so as to attain a per- fect control over the whole corporeal frame , for the purposes of ...
... natural accompaniment to speech , or in the practice of attitude and action combined , in the most vivid style of lyric and dramatic recitation , so as to attain a per- fect control over the whole corporeal frame , for the purposes of ...
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... naturally perfect in the function of articulation . With most persons , and especially in youth , the negligence of unguarded habit impairs the distinctness and clearness of oral expression . The comparatively inactive life of the ...
... naturally perfect in the function of articulation . With most persons , and especially in youth , the negligence of unguarded habit impairs the distinctness and clearness of oral expression . The comparatively inactive life of the ...
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... naturally violent emotion , when it is kept down by some overawing restraint . Whispering , therefore , as a discipline of the organs of voice , car- ries on , to a greater extent , and with more special effect , all the bene- ficial ...
... naturally violent emotion , when it is kept down by some overawing restraint . Whispering , therefore , as a discipline of the organs of voice , car- ries on , to a greater extent , and with more special effect , all the bene- ficial ...
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... naturally , in their habit of utterance , a round , sweet , and clear tone . The fact continues thus , with every child , in the earliest stage of life . It ceases , when the voice ceases to utter the feelings of the heart , when the ...
... naturally , in their habit of utterance , a round , sweet , and clear tone . The fact continues thus , with every child , in the earliest stage of life . It ceases , when the voice ceases to utter the feelings of the heart , when the ...
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... natural depth and fulness . Without these last - mentioned properties , no voice can ever sound earnest or sincere in utterance . Hence we observe " oral " tone always ascribed to the languid beauty or the trifling fop.— The full ...
... natural depth and fulness . Without these last - mentioned properties , no voice can ever sound earnest or sincere in utterance . Hence we observe " oral " tone always ascribed to the languid beauty or the trifling fop.— The full ...
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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