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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... regards the organic results connected with the easy , vigorous , and salutary exertion of the voice , or the healthy expansion of the chest , and the inspiring glow of vivid emotion , which is indispensable to effective expression . Dr ...
... regards the organic results connected with the easy , vigorous , and salutary exertion of the voice , or the healthy expansion of the chest , and the inspiring glow of vivid emotion , which is indispensable to effective expression . Dr ...
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... regards the function of respiration , which is antecedent to the exercise of voice , and determines the character of vocal sound . Our attention is now to be directed to the organic function of articulation , and to its audible result ...
... regards the function of respiration , which is antecedent to the exercise of voice , and determines the character of vocal sound . Our attention is now to be directed to the organic function of articulation , and to its audible result ...
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... regard to the vocal properties of each ele- ment , a classification which is more convenient for the purposes of elocution , as well as more exact in relation to the facts of speech . Dr. Rush's arrangement we shall fol- low in this ...
... regard to the vocal properties of each ele- ment , a classification which is more convenient for the purposes of elocution , as well as more exact in relation to the facts of speech . Dr. Rush's arrangement we shall fol- low in this ...
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... regards both the voice , and the motion or action of the organs . If the latter is not exact , the former will be more or less incorrect or vague , con- fused , and indefinite . The " radical " movement always demands clearness , force ...
... regards both the voice , and the motion or action of the organs . If the latter is not exact , the former will be more or less incorrect or vague , con- fused , and indefinite . The " radical " movement always demands clearness , force ...
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... regards the character of the function and the sound . IV . " Aspirated " Element . H , as in H - e . This sound is formed by a forcible emission of the breath , in the style of a whisper , and a moderate opening of all the organs of ...
... regards the character of the function and the sound . IV . " Aspirated " Element . H , as in H - e . This sound is formed by a forcible emission of the breath , in the style of a whisper , and a moderate opening of all the organs of ...
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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