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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... sounds and syllables , and of pronouncing words . - 3 . The study of the various " QUALITIES " of the voice , as an instrument of sound , and the training of the organs , with reference to the formation of “ purity , " ful- ness , vigor ...
... sounds and syllables , and of pronouncing words . - 3 . The study of the various " QUALITIES " of the voice , as an instrument of sound , and the training of the organs , with reference to the formation of “ purity , " ful- ness , vigor ...
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... sound , in ger- eral , and from the science and art of music , as regards the regu lation of vocal sound , in particular . - Orthophony is , to elocution , what solfeggi , and other rudimental exercises , are to music , a course of ...
... sound , in ger- eral , and from the science and art of music , as regards the regu lation of vocal sound , in particular . - Orthophony is , to elocution , what solfeggi , and other rudimental exercises , are to music , a course of ...
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... sound of the letter h . In the act of inspiration , take in as much breath as you can contain . In that of expiration , retain all you can , and give out as little as possible , - - merely suffi- cient to keep the sound of h audible ...
... sound of the letter h . In the act of inspiration , take in as much breath as you can contain . In that of expiration , retain all you can , and give out as little as possible , - - merely suffi- cient to keep the sound of h audible ...
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... sound of h , but little prolonged , —in the style of a moderate whispered cough . The breath , in this style of expiration , is projected into the air . Repeat this exercise , as directed , in the statement preceding . 5. Exercise in ...
... sound of h , but little prolonged , —in the style of a moderate whispered cough . The breath , in this style of expiration , is projected into the air . Repeat this exercise , as directed , in the statement preceding . 5. Exercise in ...
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... Sounds . I. TONIC , OR VOCAL AND DIPHTHONGAL ELEMENTS . SIMPLE , - having one unchanging sound . The element of sound , in every instance , is indicated by italic type , and hould be repeated , by itself , after the pronunciation of the ...
... Sounds . I. TONIC , OR VOCAL AND DIPHTHONGAL ELEMENTS . SIMPLE , - having one unchanging sound . The element of sound , in every instance , is indicated by italic type , and hould be repeated , by itself , after the pronunciation of the ...
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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