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 Introduced by Mr. James E. Murdoch. Designed as an Introduction to Russell's "American Elocutionist."W.D. Ticknor, 1847 - 300 pages |
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... prolonged sound of the letter h . In the act of inspiration , take in as much breath as you can contain . In that of expiration , retain all you can , and give out as little as possible , ― merely suffi- cient to keep the sound of h ...
... prolonged sound of the letter h . In the act of inspiration , take in as much breath as you can contain . In that of expiration , retain all you can , and give out as little as possible , ― merely suffi- cient to keep the sound of h ...
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... prolonged , -in the style of a moderate whispered cough . The breath , in this style of expiration , is projected into the air . Repeat this exercise , as directed , in the statement preceding . 5. Exercise in " Explosive , " or abrupt ...
... prolonged , -in the style of a moderate whispered cough . The breath , in this style of expiration , is projected into the air . Repeat this exercise , as directed , in the statement preceding . 5. Exercise in " Explosive , " or abrupt ...
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... prolonged sound of a , as in an . In the southern regions of the United States , this sound is even rendered as broad as that of a in arm . But while good taste avoids such breadth of sound , as coarse and uncouth , it still preserves ...
... prolonged sound of a , as in an . In the southern regions of the United States , this sound is even rendered as broad as that of a in arm . But while good taste avoids such breadth of sound , as coarse and uncouth , it still preserves ...
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... prolong 1 In arranging the " subtonics , " words have , in as many cases as practica- ble , been selected for examples , which contain a repetition of the element under consideration . The design of this slight deviation from Dr. Rush ...
... prolong 1 In arranging the " subtonics , " words have , in as many cases as practica- ble , been selected for examples , which contain a repetition of the element under consideration . The design of this slight deviation from Dr. Rush ...
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... prolong this sound , in the style of foreign accent , as in French and Italian pronunciation , or to substitute the rough sound of the " hard " r , for the delicate mur- mur of the " soft " r . - The " subtonic " elements numbered 13 ...
... prolong this sound , in the style of foreign accent , as in French and Italian pronunciation , or to substitute the rough sound of the " hard " r , for the delicate mur- mur of the " soft " r . - The " subtonic " elements numbered 13 ...
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50 cents accent appropriate articulation Aspirated pectoral quality aspirated quality BOOK OF PSALMS breath cadence character chest CORIOLANUS deep degree designation diatonic diphthong distinct downward slide earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution emotion emphasis enunciation error exercises explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forcible gentle glottis grave guttural habit heart heaven High pitch horror human voice Impassioned impressive language larynx light Lord Low pitch Median stress melody metre Middle pitch mode Moderate monotone mouth movement muscles musical scale natural notes o'er orotund quality orthophony pauses pharynx phrases practice Price prolonged prosodial pure tone purity of tone quantity radical stress reading render rhythm scale semitone sentence shout sion soft solemn soul speaking speech student style Subdued subtonic syllables termed thee thou tion tonic trachea unimpassioned utterance vanishing stress verse vivid vocal organs vocal sound voice volume wave whispering words