Resonance in Singing and Speaking - Thomas Fillebrown (best romantic books to read .txt) 📗

begin, 77;
in public schools, 78;
by method, 79;
vibrato in, 80;
psychology of, 82-85;
sublimated speech, 83;
defined by Ffrangcon-Davies, 83;
freedom in, 84;
deterrents to, 84.

Sinuses, illustrated, 7;
pairs of, 8;
function of, 12.

Smile, Effect of, on pronunciation, 19.

Soft Palate, office of, 11, 52.

Speaking, obstacles to, 5;
tones of, identical with singing tones, 5;
difference from singing, 17;
expression in, 83.

Speaking Voice, misunderstood, 16;
connection with singing voice, 16;
how cultivated, 16;
identity with singing voice, 17;
and pronunciation, 18, 19.

Sphenoid Bone, 8.

Sphenoidal Sinuses, illustrated, 7;
pairs of, 8;
function of, 12.

Stage Elocution, criticism of Forbes-Robertson on, 19.


Teeth, function of, in use of voice, 12.

Throat, theory of sound in, 1;
a resonator, 6;
illustrated, 7;
relation to voice, 8.
(See Larynx and Pharynx.)

Throat Stiffness, most frequent obstacle to good singing, 74;
effect on larynx, 74;
difficulty in recognizing one's own, 74;
throat consciousness a common cause of, 74;
induced by lack of breath mastery, 75;
American hurry begets, 75;
voice culture a struggle with, 75;
remedies for, 75, 76.

Timbre of Voice, defined and explained, 7, 8.

Tone, defined, 45;
analyzed 45;
experiments to determine composition and resonance of, 46-50;
focusing of, 52;
vocal, a mental concept, 82;
whole man in, 83.

Tone Production, largely a matter of resonance, 56;
effect of right thought on, 56;
judged by naturalness and beauty of result, 56;
function of the ear in governing, 57;
cultivating normal, 57;
exercises to aid in, 58-73;
effect of throat stiffness on, 74;
natural, 77;
age to begin study of, 77.

Tone Quality, variety in, 6;
effect of emotion upon, 7, 75, 84;
relation of pronunciation to, 18;
how to secure purity of, 18, 19;
experiments to determine, 46-50;
and resonance, 5, 44, 45, 49, 50;
cause of nasal, 52-54;
beauty or harshness of, a criterion of judgment, 56, 57;
effect of throat stiffness on, 74-76;
dependent on mind and ear, 82;
related to personality of singer, 83;
natural and unnatural, 85.

Tongue, as an articulator, 6;
illustrated, 7;
connection with larynx, 9;
position of, in speaking and singing, 13;
tongue consciousness, 14.


Under Jaw, 10;
in ascending the scale, 10.

Upper Lip, in pronunciation, 19;
in practising, 68;
in articulation, 72.

Uvula, office of, 11.


Ventricle in the Larynx, 8.

Vibrato, 80, 81.

Vibrator, of the voice, 6;
of instruments, 43.

Vitalizing Text with Tone, the singer's mission, 18.

Vocal Cords, vibrator for the voice, 6;
in the larynx, 8;
described, 9;
not the principal cause of tone, 44, 45, 49;
necessity of free action of, 51.

Vocal Instrument, discussion of, 6-15;
beauty and complexity of, 6;
three elements of, 6, 7;
illustrated, 7;
relation of parts of, 8;
larynx, 8, 9;
vocal cords, 9;
epiglottis, 10;
pharynx, 10;
under jaw, 10;
soft palate, 11;
hard palate and teeth, 12;
nasal and head cavities, 12;
tongue, 13;
lips, 14;
nostrils, 14;
face, 15;
defects in, 85.

Vocal Tone, an audible mental concept, 82.

Voice Culture, opinions concerning, 2;
wrong methods of a generation ago, 3, 4;
cannot be developed mechanically, 4;
principles advocated, 5;
the right way the easy way, 5;
resonance an important factor of, 5, 43, 45, 50, 52, 54;
should begin in childhood, 77;
learned by imitation, 77;
Roger Ascham on, 77, 78;
in public schools, 78;
artistry in, 78, 79;
three periods of, 79;
application of essentials of, 79;
repose as a preparation for, 80;
the vibrato in, 80;
psychology of, 82-85;
personality in, 83;
freedom in, 84;
deterrents in, 84, 85.

Voice Placing, 51, 52, 56-73.

Voice Timbre, defined, 7, 8.

Vowel Sounds, 11, 18, 19;
singer's scale of, 20, 72;
each has its own pitch, 20;
lip position for, 20-22;
placing of, 52;
exercises for practice, 58-73.


Webster, Daniel, as a good speaker, 16.

Wheatstone, on pitch of vowel sounds, 20.

Willis, on pitch of vowel sounds, 20.
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