PUBLIC SPEAKERS, MUSICIANS, AND ACTORS,
AND PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR THE
INSTRUCTORS OF YOUTH.

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MDCCCXXV.

1. The Larynx and Windpipe

The Bone and Gristles of the Larynx,

The Glottis, or Entrance of the Windpipe

The Vocal Chords

The Windpipe and its Branches

2. The Mouth, and the parts adjacent

The Tubes of the Ears

The Nasal Passages

The Mouth

II. MECHANISM OF THE VOICE

Comparative View of the Voice in Quadru-

peds and Birds

Ventriloquism

M. Richerand's Account of Fitz-James

Theory of Mr. Gough

Baron de Mengen's account of his own

Ventriloquism

M. Lespagnol's Theory

M. Magendie's Theory

Theory of Dr. Mason Good

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4

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9

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14

15

17

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III. VARIETIES OF THE VOICE AND Their Causes

Natural and Acquired Voice

Changes of the Voice according to Age

Qualities and Defects of the Voice

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61

IV. CADENCES AND TRANSITIONS OF THE VOICE

Sketch of Mr. Walker's System of In-

flexions

Objections to Mr. Walker's System

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Emphasis

The Variety of Tone

Pitch of the Voice

Rules for regulating the Pitch of Voice

VI. ARTICULATION, ACCENT, AND EMPHASIS

Imperfect and Deficient Articulation

Instruments for Supplying Deficiencies

Accent and Pronunciation

English, Scotch, and Irish Accent

Accent and Emphasis in Singing

Pauses and Breathing

VII. FORMATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE

Medical means of Improving the Voice

Practices of Antient Örators

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Rules of Modern Writers

VIII. DISEASES FROM SINGING AND PUBLIC

SPEAKING, WITH THE DISORDERS OF

THE VOICE

Colds and Hoarseness

227

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