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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... 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 . But keep it going on , as long as you can sustain it ...
... 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 . But keep it going on , as long as you can sustain it ...
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... take into view the subject of pronunciation , or , in other words , enunciation as modified by the rules of sound and accent which are drawn from the usage of a particular language . To pro- nounce a word properly , implies that we ...
... take into view the subject of pronunciation , or , in other words , enunciation as modified by the rules of sound and accent which are drawn from the usage of a particular language . To pro- nounce a word properly , implies that we ...
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... take the liberty to vary from Dr. Rush's system , where precision and accuracy of in- struction seem to require such variation . Dr. Rush's mode of classifying the elementary sounds of our lan- guage , presents , first , those which he ...
... take the liberty to vary from Dr. Rush's system , where precision and accuracy of in- struction seem to require such variation . Dr. Rush's mode of classifying the elementary sounds of our lan- guage , presents , first , those which he ...
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... takes place in the ave- rage of singing notes , or in impassioned recitation , renders a slight comparative " roll " of the " hard " r unavoidable , at the beginning of a word . But it is a gross error of taste , to prolong this sound ...
... takes place in the ave- rage of singing notes , or in impassioned recitation , renders a slight comparative " roll " of the " hard " r unavoidable , at the beginning of a word . But it is a gross error of taste , to prolong this sound ...
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... takes its peculiar character , is executed . This explosion necessarily produces the " vocule , " e , as in err . The " atonic " t , is executed in a similar manner , excepting the absence of vocal murmur , an intense percussive ...
... takes its peculiar character , is executed . This explosion necessarily produces the " vocule , " e , as in err . The " atonic " t , is executed in a similar manner , excepting the absence of vocal murmur , an intense percussive ...
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