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 19
... notes , a power- ful and continued upward and inward pressure of the ab- dominal muscles , takes place , as in the attitude observed in swift riding on horseback . 2. The diaphragm , which by an upward impulse , con- sentaneous with ...
... notes , a power- ful and continued upward and inward pressure of the ab- dominal muscles , takes place , as in the attitude observed in swift riding on horseback . 2. The diaphragm , which by an upward impulse , con- sentaneous with ...
Page 33
... notes , or in impassioned recitation , renders a slight comparative " roll " of the " hard " una- voidable , at the beginning of a word . But it is a gross error of taste , to prolong this sound , in the style of foreign accent , as in ...
... notes , or in impassioned recitation , renders a slight comparative " roll " of the " hard " una- voidable , at the beginning of a word . But it is a gross error of taste , to prolong this sound , in the style of foreign accent , as in ...
Page 41
... Note . It is one of the great inconveniences of our lan- guage , that we have so few letters or characters , by which to designate its sounds ; and it is not less a defect in it , that we have the same element sometimes represented by a ...
... Note . It is one of the great inconveniences of our lan- guage , that we have so few letters or characters , by which to designate its sounds ; and it is not less a defect in it , that we have the same element sometimes represented by a ...
Page 63
... note of the scale , high , low , or intermediate in pitch . The utter- ance of successive sounds is , farther , slow ... notes of a hummed or song without words , sung or sung at such a distance from us , that we cannot distinguish the ...
... note of the scale , high , low , or intermediate in pitch . The utter- ance of successive sounds is , farther , slow ... notes of a hummed or song without words , sung or sung at such a distance from us , that we cannot distinguish the ...
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... note which always accompanies this quality of voice , serves greatly to increase its false and hollow sound , the ... notes of the voice , together with habits of healthful exercise and cheerful emotions , are the best remedies for a ...
... note which always accompanies this quality of voice , serves greatly to increase its false and hollow sound , the ... notes of the voice , together with habits of healthful exercise and cheerful emotions , are the best remedies for a ...
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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