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."W.D. Ticknor and Company, 1845 - 336 pages |
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... applied to the use of the larger organs , the cavity and muscles of the chest , & c . , and to the production of vocal sound . we are now occupied with the function of speech . -- - Propriety of pronunciation is justly regarded as an in ...
... applied to the use of the larger organs , the cavity and muscles of the chest , & c . , and to the production of vocal sound . we are now occupied with the function of speech . -- - Propriety of pronunciation is justly regarded as an in ...
Page 67
... applied to the back . This style of whispering should be repeatedly practised on the elements , syllables , and words , and on the following exercise , which exemplifies the utterance of the most abrupt and intense alarm , at once ...
... applied to the back . This style of whispering should be repeatedly practised on the elements , syllables , and words , and on the following exercise , which exemplifies the utterance of the most abrupt and intense alarm , at once ...
Page 101
... applied to that species of utterance in which the voice is not sent forth from the organs by any ob- vious voluntary expulsion , but is rather suffered to effuse itself from the mouth into the surrounding air . It resem- bles the ...
... applied to that species of utterance in which the voice is not sent forth from the organs by any ob- vious voluntary expulsion , but is rather suffered to effuse itself from the mouth into the surrounding air . It resem- bles the ...
Page 109
... applied to the back of the speaker . It exists only in the extremes of abrupt emo- tion , as in the burst of anger , or the shout of courage , and admits of no gradations . This form of the human voice is one of the most impres- sive in ...
... applied to the back of the speaker . It exists only in the extremes of abrupt emo- tion , as in the burst of anger , or the shout of courage , and admits of no gradations . This form of the human voice is one of the most impres- sive in ...
Page 149
... applied to the mode in which force is rendered perceptible or im- pressive , in single sounds . Stress includes two elements of vocal effect : -1st , mere force of sound ; 2d , the time which it occupies . To these may be added , not ...
... applied to the mode in which force is rendered perceptible or im- pressive , in single sounds . Stress includes two elements of vocal effect : -1st , mere force of sound ; 2d , the time which it occupies . To these may be added , not ...
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accent appropriate articulation Aspirated pectoral aspirated quality breath cadence character Coriolanus deep degree diphthong distinct ditone downward slide earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution Elocutionist emotion emphasis enunciation epiglottis exer exercises explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forcible gentle glottis grave guttural habit hath heart heaven High pitch horror human voice Impassioned impressive language larynx light Lord Low pitch Median stress melody ment Middle pitch mode moderate monotone mouth movement muscles musical scale natural o'er octave Pathos pauses Pectoral Quality phrases practice prolonged prosodial pure tone purity of tone quantity radical stress reading render rhythm scale semitone sentence sion solemn soul speaker speaking speech student style subdued Sublimity subtonic syllables Teacher in District termed thee thou thought tion tongue tonic trachea unimpassioned utterance vanishing stress verse vivid vocal organs vocal sound voice wave whispering words
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