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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... usually sufficient to produce such an effect on the vocal organs , that persons who commence practice , with a feeble and ineffective utterance , attain , in that short period , the full command of clear , forcible , and varied tone ...
... usually sufficient to produce such an effect on the vocal organs , that persons who commence practice , with a feeble and ineffective utterance , attain , in that short period , the full command of clear , forcible , and varied tone ...
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... usually soon perceptible in an obvious enlargement of the chest , an habitually erect attitude , an enlivened style of movement , a great accession of general bodily vigor , an exhilarated state of feeling , and an augmented activity of ...
... usually soon perceptible in an obvious enlargement of the chest , an habitually erect attitude , an enlivened style of movement , a great accession of general bodily vigor , an exhilarated state of feeling , and an augmented activity of ...
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... usually , to imperfection in this , as in most other active uses of the organic frame ; and every individual , whatever be his advantages , as such , needs a tho- - - A term derived from the Greek language , and compounded of two words ...
... usually , to imperfection in this , as in most other active uses of the organic frame ; and every individual , whatever be his advantages , as such , needs a tho- - - A term derived from the Greek language , and compounded of two words ...
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... usually exhibited in enunciating this elenient , are 1st , beginning the diphthong with the sound of o , in own , instead of that of o , in on ; 2d , closing with a sound resembling a , in ale , in- stead of i , in in . Boil Toil Joy ...
... usually exhibited in enunciating this elenient , are 1st , beginning the diphthong with the sound of o , in own , instead of that of o , in on ; 2d , closing with a sound resembling a , in ale , in- stead of i , in in . Boil Toil Joy ...
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... usually is the feeble action of the abdominal muscles , and , therefore , an inadequate expulsion of the breath , and a smothered or muffled quality of voice , which makes its sound appear buried within the frame or issuing directly ...
... usually is the feeble action of the abdominal muscles , and , therefore , an inadequate expulsion of the breath , and a smothered or muffled quality of voice , which makes its sound appear buried within the frame or issuing directly ...
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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