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How is Voice divided with reference to its culture?

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What is the relation of these subdivisions to the subject of Voice?

PHILOSOPHY OF VOICE.

What does Philosophy of Voice include?

48. How is Voice produced?

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Mention the organs immediately concerned in its production.
What is the relation of the lungs to the vocal system?

Explain the correct use of the diaphragm and the abdominal
muscles.

Where are the vocal cords situated?

Describe their relative position and action in breathing and in voice production.

UTTERANCE.

54. Name the parts of the Vocal System in the order of their use. 55. How is Voice affected by the cavity of the mouth.

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58. Discuss the importance of voice development.

59. How is it related to elocutionary culture?

60. What is the distinctive aim of Voice development?

61. Upon what does healthy and rapid voice development depend? 62. What are the subdivisions of Development?

BREATHING.

63. How is Breathing related to the whole subject of Expressive Culture?

64. How is it related to Voice?

65. State the order of treatment.

66. Give a synopsis of the discussion under What we BREATHE. 67. Give a synopsis of the discussion under WHY WE BREATHE. 68. Give a synopsis of the discussion under HOW WE BREATHE. 69. Enumerate Exercises in Breathing.

70. Explain and illustrate CHEST Breathing.
71. Explain and illustrate COSTAL Breathing.
72. Explain and illustrate WAIST Breathing.
73. Explain and illustrate DORSAL Breathing.
74. Explain and illustrate ABDOMINAL Breathing.

75. Explain and illustrate FULL Breathing.
76. Explain and illustrate PROLONGED Breathing.
77. Explain and illustrate EFFUSIVE Breathing.
78. Explain and illustrate EXPULSIVE Breathing.
79. Explain and illustrate EXPLOSIVE Breathing.

80. What position should be observed in the Breathing Exercises? 81. What caution should be observed?

VOCAL EXERCISES.

82. What is the Table of Vocal Exercises designed to represent?

83. Are these forms arbitrary and unchangeable?

84. Illustrate and explain the above principle.

85. To what end should these forms be practiced?

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How shall the student know that he has secured the mastery of these forms?

87. How many forms of voice are contained in the Table?

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90. Explain the position and operation of the vocal organs in its production.

91. What relation does Natural bear to the other forms of voice? 92. Why should great care be observed in its practice?

98. What is the character of the thought expressed by the Natural? 94. Illustrate and explain by reading exercises in Natural.

95. Explain FULL FORCE.

96. Explain the position and operation of the vocal organs in its production?

97. Of what class of sentiment is Full Force the expression.

98. Illustrate and explain by reading exercises in Full Force.

99. What is the object of HIGH and LOW in the Chart of Vocal Exercises?

100. Does it bear any specific relation to Pitch?

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What condition of mind is necessary to the proper expression of the sentiments of HIGH and LOW?

102. Illustrate and explain by reading exercises in HIGH and LOW. 103. Describe the EFFUSIVE tone of voice.

104. Of what sentiments is the Effusive the expression.

105. Illustrate and explain by reading exercises in effusive.

106. Explain the action of the vocal muscles in the production of Expulsive form,

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What are the characteristics of Expulsive sentiment?

Illustrate and explain by reading exercisis in Expulsive.
Describe the SWELL.

110. Of what kind of sentiment is the Swell the language.

111. Illustrate and explain by reading exercises in the Swell.

112. Explain SUSTAINED FORCE.

113. What peculiarity of muscular action is necessary for its produc

tion.

114. What relation does the thought of which it is the language bear to the form of voice?

115. Illustrate and explain by reading exercises under Sustained Force. 116. Explain TREMOR.

117. How is this form of voice associated with the sentiment it is employed to express ?

118. Illustrate and explain by reading exercises in Tremor.

119. Explain that form of voice denominated FULL BREATHING. 120. Describe briefly the muscular action in the production of the Full Breathing vocal exercises.

121. Of what kind of language is it the expression?

122. Illustrate and explain by reading exercises in Full Breathing.

GYMNASTICS.

123. What is said of Physical Exercises as a means of Vocal Development?

124. What of Professional Life in regard to Physical Exercises?

125. Would Manual Labor entirely supply this want?

126. How did the ancients esteem such exercise?

127. Explain and illustrate the first and second exercises of the first series.

128. Explain and illustrate the third and fourth exercises of the first series.

129. Explain and illustrate the fifth and sixth exercises of the first series. 130. Explain and illustrate the seventh and eighth exercises of the first

series.

131. Explain and illustrate the ninth and tenth exercises of the first series.

132. Explain and illustrate the first and second exercises of the second series.

133. Explain and illustrate the third and fourth exercises of the second

series.

134. Explain and illustrate the fifth and sixth exercises of the second

series.

135. Explain and illustrate the seventh and eighth exercises of the second

series.

136. Explain and illustrate the ninth and tenth exercises of the second series.

QUALITY.

137. To what is due the wonderful variety of which the human voice

is capable.

138. What does Quality mean when applied to voice?

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143. Describe the muscular action necessary for its production.

144. What are its distinguishing peculiarities?

145. Of what sentiment is it the expression?

146. How is Pure Voice subdivided?

SIMPLE PURE.

147. Define SIMPLE PURE.

148. Discuss the harmony between the sentiment and the form of Simple Pure Voice?

149. Of what great field of expression is this Voice the language. 150. What is the relation of Simple Pure to the other Qualities of Voice?

151. Why is it the necessary starting-point of culture? 152. What is the relation between Simple Pure Quality and Natural Form as represented in the Table of Vocal Exercises? 153. Describe the field of sentiment covered by Simple Pure Voice? 154. Illustrate and explain by exercises under Simple Pure.

OROTUND VOICE.

155. What is the analogy between Simple Pure and Orotund? 156. What is the difference between Simple Pure and Orotund?

157. How is this Voice fittingly described?

158. What two great essentials of perfect manhood unite in its produc

tion?

159. Of what thought is Orotund Voice the expression?

160. Illustrate and explain by exercises under Orotund. IMPURE QUALITY.

161. What condition of mind does Impure Voice denote? 162. What are the subdivisions of Impure Voice?

163. Are the subdivisions the arbitrary creations of the teacher? 164. Explain the physical relation between PASSION and TONE.

PECTORAL VOICE.

165. Describe the physical peculiarities of Pectoral Voice.
166. Of what class of sentiment is Pectoral Voice the Language?
167. Explain by reading exercises in Pectoral.

GUTTURAL VOICE.

168. Describe the physical peculiarities of Guttural Voice.
169. Of what class of sentiment is Guttural Voice the language?
170. Explain by reading exercises in Guttural.

ASPIRATED VOICE.

171. Describe the physical peculiarities of Aspirated Voice.
172. Of what class of sentiment is Aspirated Voice the language?
173. Explain by reading exercises in Aspirated.

FALSETTO VOICE.

174. Describe the physical peculiarities of Falsetto Voice.
175. Of what class of sentiment is Falsetto Voice the language?
176. Explain by reading exercises in Falsetto.

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185. What can you say of the importance of the study of Articulation? 186. What is the distinction between Articulation and Pronunciation ? 187. What is the standard of pronunciation?

188.

Are Orthoepists agreed as to the proper pronunciation of all
English words?

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