Orthophony; Or, The Cultivation of the Voice, in Elocution: A Manual of Elementary Exercises, Adapted to Dr. Rush's "Philosophy of the Human Voice," and the System of Vocal Culture |
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... light , the audible elements of our language may be conveniently designated by the terms in use previous to Dr. Rush's arrangement . We will commence with the VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS . These elements , generally , are formed by the act of ...
... light , the audible elements of our language may be conveniently designated by the terms in use previous to Dr. Rush's arrangement . We will commence with the VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS . These elements , generally , are formed by the act of ...
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... light but definite touch on the piano . ― " In just articulation , the words are not to be hurried over , nor precipitated , syllable over syllable ; nor , as it were , melted together into a mass of confusion : they should be neither ...
... light but definite touch on the piano . ― " In just articulation , the words are not to be hurried over , nor precipitated , syllable over syllable ; nor , as it were , melted together into a mass of confusion : they should be neither ...
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... light hive vice side wife prime might rive 15. O , as in O - ld . A prevalent error in the local usage of New England , makes this o too short ; thus , " hom , " for home . A common error of the Mid- dle States makes the sound too broad ...
... light hive vice side wife prime might rive 15. O , as in O - ld . A prevalent error in the local usage of New England , makes this o too short ; thus , " hom , " for home . A common error of the Mid- dle States makes the sound too broad ...
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... light on thee . Thou wast struck dumb with amazement . Can no one be found faithful enough to warn him of his danger ? No one dared do it . A good deal of disturbance ensued . He gave him good advice which he did not take . A dark cloud ...
... light on thee . Thou wast struck dumb with amazement . Can no one be found faithful enough to warn him of his danger ? No one dared do it . A good deal of disturbance ensued . He gave him good advice which he did not take . A dark cloud ...
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... light and shade , - We'll not disturb them now ! " Tread lightly ! for ' t is beautiful , That blue - veined eyelid's sleep , Hiding the eye death left so dull ; - Its slumber we will keep ! " 2.- Solemnity . - SOLILOQUY OF DOUGLAS ...
... light and shade , - We'll not disturb them now ! " Tread lightly ! for ' t is beautiful , That blue - veined eyelid's sleep , Hiding the eye death left so dull ; - Its slumber we will keep ! " 2.- Solemnity . - SOLILOQUY OF DOUGLAS ...
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abrupt accent action animated appropriate articulation Aspirated pectoral quality aspirated quality atonic becomes BOOK OF PSALMS breath cadence character chest command Coriolanus deep degree designation diphthong distinct ditone downward slide earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution Elocutionist emotion enunciation error exact exercises explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forcible gentle glottis grave guttural habit heart heaven High pitch human voice Impassioned impressive language larynx light lips Low pitch Median stress melody Middle Pitch Moderate mouth movement muscles musical scale nasal natural notes o'er orotund quality passion pauses peculiar pharynx phrases practice prolonged pronunciation prosodial pure tone purity of tone radical stress reader or speaker reading render Rush scale semitone sentence shout sion soft solemn soul speaking speech student style Subdued subtonic swell syllables termed thee thou tion tongue tonic trachea unimpassioned vanishing stress vivid vocal sound voice wave whispering words