Many of
the greatest effects in all arts have been the results of long and patient
study and hard work, however simple and spontaneous they may have appeared
to be.
Remember, that the highest art is to conceal art, that attention to trifles
makes perfection, and that perfection is no trifle.
CONTENTS
PART I.
I.--PHYSICAL CULTURE.
Calisthenics
Walking
Sitting
Kneeling
II.--BREATHING EXERCISES.
Directions for Breathing
III.--ARTICULATION.
Articulation
IV.--ELEMENTARY SOUNDS, ETC.
Elements
Pronunciation and Accent
V.--QUALITIES OF VOICE.
I. Pure
II. Orotund
III. Guttural
IV. Tremor
V. Aspirate
VI. Falsetto
VI.--FORCE.
I. DEGREES.
I. Gentle
II. Moderate
III. Heavy
II. VARIATIONS OF FORCE, OR STRESS.
I. Radical
II. Median
III. Vanishing
IV. Compound
V. Thorough
VI. Semitone
VII. Monotone
VII.--TIME.
I. Moderate
II. Quick
III. Slow
VIII.--PITCH.
I. Middle
II. High
III.
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