Orthophony: Or, Vocal Culture in Elocution: A Manual of Elementary Exercises, Adapted to Dr. Rush's "Philosophy of the Human Voice," and Designed as an Introduction to Russell's "American Elocutionist." |
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... close mental application , when intense or long continued . Such is the condition of the human being , under the spell of the intellectual instincts , when nature is absorbing the powers of life , for the purposes of fixed thought , and ...
... close mental application , when intense or long continued . Such is the condition of the human being , under the spell of the intellectual instincts , when nature is absorbing the powers of life , for the purposes of fixed thought , and ...
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... close and long continued application of mind , and , perhaps , an im- paired state of health , or a feeble constitution , prevent , in many instances , the free and forcible use of those muscles on which voice is dependent . Hence ...
... close and long continued application of mind , and , perhaps , an im- paired state of health , or a feeble constitution , prevent , in many instances , the free and forcible use of those muscles on which voice is dependent . Hence ...
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... close discriminations , in order to obtain accuracy in practice . Simple Sounds . Ai , as in Ai - r . O , as in O - r . U , as in U - p . O , as in O - n . Compounds . Oi , as in Oi - 1 . U , as in U - se . [ The student's attention ...
... close discriminations , in order to obtain accuracy in practice . Simple Sounds . Ai , as in Ai - r . O , as in O - r . U , as in U - p . O , as in O - n . Compounds . Oi , as in Oi - 1 . U , as in U - se . [ The student's attention ...
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... close a sound to the ear , nor executed by so much muscular pres- sure in the organs . The literal flat sound , however , of a in ale , if given in the class of words air , rare , care , & c . constitutes the peculiarity of local usage ...
... close a sound to the ear , nor executed by so much muscular pres- sure in the organs . The literal flat sound , however , of a in ale , if given in the class of words air , rare , care , & c . constitutes the peculiarity of local usage ...
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... close , like that of e in merit ; thus , " Airr , " " airth , " " maircy . " But culti- vated and correct pronunciation , while it avoids this pre- ciseness , draws a clear , though close distinction , between the vowel sounds in urn ...
... close , like that of e in merit ; thus , " Airr , " " airth , " " maircy . " But culti- vated and correct pronunciation , while it avoids this pre- ciseness , draws a clear , though close distinction , between the vowel sounds in urn ...
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abrupt accent appropriate appulsive articulation Aspirated pectoral aspirated quality breath character chest Coriolanus deep degree diatonic diphthong distinct downward earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution emotion enunciation epiglottis error examples exer exercise explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forcible function gentle give glottis grave guttural habit hath heart heaven horror human voice imparting Impassioned language larynx light lips Lord Low pitch Median stress melody ment mode of utterance moderate mouth movement muscles musical scale nasal natural o'er Pathos pauses Pectoral Quality perfect pitch practice prolonged prosodial pure tone purity of tone radical stress reader or speaker reading Rush semitone sentence shouting sion slide soft solemn soul speaking speech style subdued Sublimity subtonic swell syllables Teacher in District thee thou tion tongue tonic trachea tranquil unimpassioned vanishing stress vivid vocal organs vocal sound voice wave whispering words