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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... practice . We hope , however , that the use of this manual will induce students and teachers to consult , for themselves , that invaluable source of instruction , for an ample and complete statement of the theory of vocal culture , in ...
... practice . We hope , however , that the use of this manual will induce students and teachers to consult , for themselves , that invaluable source of instruction , for an ample and complete statement of the theory of vocal culture , in ...
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... practice of ENUNCIATION , in the act of articulating elementary sounds and syl- lables , and of pronouncing words . —4 . The study of the various " QUALITIES " of the voice , as an instrument of sound , and the training of the organs ...
... practice of ENUNCIATION , in the act of articulating elementary sounds and syl- lables , and of pronouncing words . —4 . The study of the various " QUALITIES " of the voice , as an instrument of sound , and the training of the organs ...
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... practice of vocal exercises , is the only effectual means of invigorating the organic system , or correcting faults of habit in utterance , and the surest means , at the same time , of fortifying the inward frame against the exhaust ...
... practice of vocal exercises , is the only effectual means of invigorating the organic system , or correcting faults of habit in utterance , and the surest means , at the same time , of fortifying the inward frame against the exhaust ...
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... practice of regulated vocal exercise , the result continues to be a constant accession of vocal power and compass . This allusion to personal experience , will be pardoned in one who is so often enjoining on others the immense benefit ...
... practice of regulated vocal exercise , the result continues to be a constant accession of vocal power and compass . This allusion to personal experience , will be pardoned in one who is so often enjoining on others the immense benefit ...
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... practice in pitch ; another , to conduct the exercises in force , and a third , to regulate vocal melody and inflections . Modern taste forbids this fastidious multiplicity and minuteness of appliances ; but it makes , as yet , no ...
... practice in pitch ; another , to conduct the exercises in force , and a third , to regulate vocal melody and inflections . Modern taste forbids this fastidious multiplicity and minuteness of appliances ; but it makes , as yet , no ...
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