Vocal Expression, A Class-Book of Voice Training and Interpretation

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Contents inlcude:

PART I
STUDIES IN VOCAL INTERPRETATION
Preliminary Study: —To Establish a Conscious Purpose
Discussion:—The Relation of the Speaker to His Audience
Material:—Direct Appeal in Prose and Verse, with Suggestive Analysis
Selections for Interpretation
First Study: —To Establish Vitality in Thinking
Discussion:—Action of the Mind in Reading Aloud
Material:—The Essay and Didactic Poetry, with Suggestive Analysis
Selections for Interpretation.

Second Study:—To Establish Intelligence in Feeling
Discussion:—Emotional Response and Abandon
Material:—Lyric Poetry, with Suggestive Analysis
Selections for Interpretation

Third Study:—To Develop the Whimsical Sense
Discussion:—Humor and Fancy
Material:—Fairy Story, Fable, and Nonsense Rhyme, with Suggestive Analysis
Selections for Interpretation
Fourth Study:—To Develop Imaginative Vigor
Discussion:—The Picture, the Atmosphere, the Action
Material:—Short Story and Epic Poetry, with Suggestive Analysis
Selections for Interpretation
Fifth Study:—To Develop Dramatic Instinct
Discussion:—Impersonation and Characterization
Material:—Monologue and Play, with Suggestive Analysis
Selections for Interpretation


PART II

STUDIES IN VOCAL EXPRESSION
Introductory Discussion:—The Vocal Vocabulary
Study in Pause and Change of Pitch
Study in Inflection<
Study in Tone Color

PART III

STUDIES IN VOCAL TECHNIQUE
Introductory Discussion:—Tuning the Instrument
How to Support the Tone Directions and Exercises
How to Free the Tone.Directions and Exercises
How to Re-enforce the Tone.Directions and Exercises