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... desirable in the case of manual gestures , which are so frequently neglected or misused , but which may be employed to great advantage . Facial expression , when a speaker is in earnest , is usually in- stinctive , and obvious in its ...
... desirable in the case of manual gestures , which are so frequently neglected or misused , but which may be employed to great advantage . Facial expression , when a speaker is in earnest , is usually in- stinctive , and obvious in its ...
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... desirable to know at the outset something about the mechanism which produces speech . Briefly stated the vocal apparatus comprises four parts : the breathing organs , the voice - box ( larynx ) , the resonance cavities , and the organs ...
... desirable to know at the outset something about the mechanism which produces speech . Briefly stated the vocal apparatus comprises four parts : the breathing organs , the voice - box ( larynx ) , the resonance cavities , and the organs ...
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... desirable to know specifically what these sounds are , how they are made , the errors most common in their production , and , since most of them are indicated in more than one way , how they are represented by the letters of the ...
... desirable to know specifically what these sounds are , how they are made , the errors most common in their production , and , since most of them are indicated in more than one way , how they are represented by the letters of the ...
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... desirable to acquire a knowledge of the most effective employment of vocal properties in ex- pressing various types of thought and emotion . This knowledge should be so absorbed in connection with his practice that the proper vocal ...
... desirable to acquire a knowledge of the most effective employment of vocal properties in ex- pressing various types of thought and emotion . This knowledge should be so absorbed in connection with his practice that the proper vocal ...
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... desirable to know the theories underlying good vocal expression , the practice in actual application is even more impor- tant if one is to acquire , not the mastery of the artist , but a sufficient degree of strength , beauty , and ...
... desirable to know the theories underlying good vocal expression , the practice in actual application is even more impor- tant if one is to acquire , not the mastery of the artist , but a sufficient degree of strength , beauty , and ...
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arms articulation audience better Cæsar called cavities CHAPTER clear common consonant cried dead death desirable diaphragm digraph diphthong discussion drawbridge effect emotional error example EXERCISES expression eyes feeling force gesture give glottis hand hard palate hear heart honorable idea inflection inhalation Julius Cæsar larynx Lilian lips living look Lord lower lungs Lycidas marked barriers means ment mind mouth nasal passages never night normal organs pause pharynx phrasing pitch position principles produced pronunciation raised Repeat resonance cavities SELECTIONS FOR PRACTICAL sentence Silas Marner silent soft palate sometimes sonants sound is represented speaker speaking speech stress stroke student suggest syllable teeth are placed thee thing thoracic cavity thou thought throat tion tone tongue unvocalized utterance vocal bands vocalized breath voice voice-box vowel vowel sounds Warren Hastings wind words
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