UT IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS

ET BEATA MARIA VIRGO

STUDENT'S CLASS-BOOK

of

ELOCUTION

A Manual containing the fundamental
principles of the art of expression,-drills
and exercises for the improvement of vocal
utterance and oratorical action,—and a
copious selection of pieces suitable for
practice in public reading and declamation

IN THREE COURSES

By

REV. DOMINIC BARTHEL, O. S. B.

Second Edition, Revised

PUBLISHERS: ST. MEINRAD'S ABBEY

ST. MEINRAD, INDIANA

1927

19650

Table of Contents

NOTE TO THE TEACHER

INTRODUCTION

HOW TO PREPARE A SELECTION

HOW TO APPEAR BEFORE AN AUDIENCE

MANNERISMS

VOICE CULTURE

THE LUNGS AND LUNG MUSCLES, [9]; Exer-

cises: For Lungs and Lung Muscles, [11];

For Erect Attitude and Chest Development,

[12]; For Correct Breathing, [13]; For

Diaphragm, [14].-MOUTH AND NASAL PAS-

SAGES, [15]; Exercises: To Flatten and Hol-

low Tongue, [18]; To Raise and Lower Soft

Palate, [19]; For Jaw, [19]; To Direct

Tones Forward, [20]; To Correct Deficiency

in Nasal Quality, [21]; To Cure Throati-

ness, [22].

PRONUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION

Exercises: For Tongue, [27]; For Lips,

[28]. Drills: On Final Consonants, [28];

On Initial Consonants and on Vowel Sounds,

[30]; On Selected Consonants, [31]; On

Selected Words, [37]; Slovenly Pronuncia-

tion and Articulation; Drills, [43].

ELOCUTIONARY INTERPRETATION

[1]

[3]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[23]

[45]

PAUSES

[46]

OF SENSE, [46]; OF DELIBERATION, [48];

OF EMPHASIS, [50]; IN POETRY READING,

[51].

> EMPHASIS

[52]

Drills, [53].-General Rules, [54].

PITCH

[58]

Drill, [58].-Rules, [59].-The Development

of Low Tones, [61].

FORCE OR LOUDNESS

[62]

Class Drills, [62].—Rules, [63].—Increas-

ing Force or Loudness, [64].

> MOVEMENT OR TIME

[65]

Rules, [66].-Accelerated Movement;-RE-

LATION OF MOVEMENT, FORCE AND PITCH,

[67]. Combination Drills on Force, Pitch

and Movement, [68].

FORM

[69]

INFLEXION OR SLIDE

General Principles; Special Rules: IN-

[71]