English Diction for Singers and Speakers, Volum 2The author, 1912 - 105 pàgines |
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àa aa àa ee aa eet aa_ee acquire Alexander Melville Bell articulating breath control breathing muscles buzzes Chapter CLARA KATHLEEN ROGERS compound vowels daily practise diphthong double consonants èe hèe èe English Diction English language exhale flated following exercises following words glide glottis haa haa hear hèe èe hèe hòa hòo illustrations Inhale language legato lips lungs mouth musical nostril perfect diction pharyngeal pitch position Practise the exercises Practise the following pronounced rùn separate shout simple vowels singer singers and speakers singing skoo sonants sung sustained sound syllable terminal tone attack tongue vanishing sound vocal or sustained vocal sound vocal tone vocal valve voice consonants Whisper ye Israel
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Pàgina 53 - TO ELECTRA I DARE NOT ask a kiss; I dare not beg a smile; Lest having that, or this, I might grow proud the while. No, no, the utmost share Of my desire shall be Only to kiss that air That lately kissed thee.
Pàgina 5 - Sow a thought, reap an act; Sow an act, reap a habit; Sow a habit, reap a character; Sow a character, reap a destiny.
Pàgina 42 - They must bear in mind that the breath in articulation is exploded from the mouth, and not from the chest. The space within which the air is compressed is above the glottis ; and the effect of the compression must not be communicated below the glottis.
Pàgina 29 - Voice, to the student who practices it faithfully. It is to be understood, of course, that this form of breath is to be used only as an occasional exercise, and not as a regular form of breathing. (1) Inhale a Complete Breath very slowly, but steadily, through the nostrils, taking as much time as possible in the inhalation. (2) Retain for a few seconds. (3) Expel the air vigorously in one great breath, through the wide opened mouth.
Pàgina 33 - Alexander Melville Bell gives the following tabular arrangement of vowels, which will be found convenient as showing the serial relations of the sounds. Tone Attack KEY TO THE SIGNS USED IN THE MUSICAL ILLUSTRATIONS | stands for The separation of words or syllables. " " Shutting off the voice and suspending the breath on consonants. • — " " Gliding from sustained to the short or vanishing sounds of N diphthongs and also of terminal voice consonants.
Pàgina 59 - For the Lips, Tongue and Palate. First. Pronounce the syllable ip, bringing the lips in contact and separating them with a smart, percussive recoil. Second. Pronounce the syllable it. The tip of the tongue touches against the upper teeth, and promptly recoils.
Pàgina 58 - ... which acts beneficially on the skin, while it prevents certain rigid lines, with which we all would gladly dispense, from establishing themselves. EXERCISE I, FOR FLEXING THE LIPS AND JAWS 1. Pronounce the vowel e, extending the lips as much as possible sideways and showing the tips of the teeth. 2. Pronounce ah, dropping the jaw and opening the mouth to its widest extent. • 3. Pronounce oo as (in cool), contracting the lips. Then take the same positions, without sound, varying their order,...
Pàgina 42 - This must therefore be clearly heard, or the letter is partially lost. In the mode of producing this little effect lies one of the most important principles of speech — a principle on the right application of which depends much of a speaker's distinctness, and all his ease. Here lies the point of importance. If only the breath in the mouth, and not any from the lungs, be ejected, a distinct sharp, quick percussion will be heard, which gives to these breath articulations all the audibility of which...
Pàgina 29 - Retain the air a few seconds. (3) Pucker up the lips as if for a whistle (but do not swell out the cheeks) , then exhale a little air through the opening, with considerable vigor. Then stop for a moment, retaining the air, and then exhale a little more air. Repeat until the air is completely exhaled. Remember that considerable vigor is to be used in exhaling the air through the opening in the lips. This breath will be found quite refreshing when one is tired and generally "used up.
Pàgina 60 - Welsh, milk; lamp, nymph, dreamt; ninth, dance, tent, strength, ink; sharp, turf, earth, purse, heart, harsh, hark.