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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Page 24
... fall freely , at every effort . 3. Exercise in " Effusive , " or tranquil Breathing . Draw in a very full breath , and send it forth in a pro- longed sound of the letter h . In the act of inspiration , take in as much breath as you can ...
... fall freely , at every effort . 3. Exercise in " Effusive , " or tranquil Breathing . Draw in a very full breath , and send it forth in a pro- longed sound of the letter h . In the act of inspiration , take in as much breath as you can ...
Page 54
... fall fen fight life stuff flown Say See Sauce 5. S , ( sharp , ) and C , soft , as in C - ea - se . Mass Source sad sit slice press souse saw sod swiss gloss toss Ceaseless sister assistance 6. H , as in H - e . Hail Had Heel Hit What ...
... fall fen fight life stuff flown Say See Sauce 5. S , ( sharp , ) and C , soft , as in C - ea - se . Mass Source sad sit slice press souse saw sod swiss gloss toss Ceaseless sister assistance 6. H , as in H - e . Hail Had Heel Hit What ...
Page 56
... Falls , tells , files , hills , feels , tools , howls , toils . Fault , melt , bolt , hilt . Elve , delve , helve , shelve , twelve , valve , devolve , revolve . M'd , ms , nd , ns , nk , nce , nt . Maim'd , claim'd , climb'd , gloom'd ...
... Falls , tells , files , hills , feels , tools , howls , toils . Fault , melt , bolt , hilt . Elve , delve , helve , shelve , twelve , valve , devolve , revolve . M'd , ms , nd , ns , nk , nce , nt . Maim'd , claim'd , climb'd , gloom'd ...
Page 62
... fall within the scope of this work , which is designed rather for the cultivation of the voice , and the discipline of the organs , than as a manual of orthöepy . This branch of the subject will be found discussed , at considerable ...
... fall within the scope of this work , which is designed rather for the cultivation of the voice , and the discipline of the organs , than as a manual of orthöepy . This branch of the subject will be found discussed , at considerable ...
Page 80
... fall flat and dead upon the ear , and leave our feelings unmoved or disappointed . The lifeless routine of school habit , is too generally the early cause of the formation of such tones ; and the chief expedient for removing them , is ...
... fall flat and dead upon the ear , and leave our feelings unmoved or disappointed . The lifeless routine of school habit , is too generally the early cause of the formation of such tones ; and the chief expedient for removing them , is ...
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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