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Drill Book in Vocal Culture and Gesture

Drill Book in Vocal Culture and Gesture

Thwing, Edward Payson

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ISBN10: 1152242083
ISBN13: 9781152242081
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.12 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 Excerpt: ...good tidings unto the meek: he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called Trees of Righteousness, The Planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. Quick Movement. Away I away to the rocky glen Where the deer are wildly bounding I And the hills shall echo in gladness again To the hunter's bugle sounding. Each of these features of rate and of powei of utterance can be made more or less pronounced as good taste may suggest. The thought of a writer must be carefully studied before the readet can successfully interpret it through vocal gigna CHAPTER VII. Personation. Personation is picturing persons or things lie is the best orator who can turn men's ears into eyes, says the Arabian proverb. The voice, skillfully managed, even without a gesture, can represent scenes and ideas with wonderful vividness. The secret of success is the culture of the imagination. The speaker must have a picture in his own mind before he can influence others. If I find a student destitute of imagination, I give him up, as a hopeless case, said one of the oldest teachers of Elocution in the country. But few, however, are wholly destitute of this faculty. By careful observation of the world about us and by reading and repeating aloud the scenic descriptions made by the best word painters we may develop the sense of the beautiful or sublime within us, and so be able to furnish others...

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