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Chapter III: Part I: I.--Physical Culture

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Calisthenics
Walking
Sitting
Kneeling

II.--BREATHING EXERCISES.

Directions for Breathing

III.--ARTICULATION.

Articulation

IV.--ELEMENTARY SOUNDS, ETC.

Elements
Pronunciation and Accent

V.--QUALITIES OF VOICE.

I. Pure
II. Orotund
III. Guttural
IV. Tremor
V. Aspirate
VI. Falsetto

VI.--FORCE.

I. DEGREES.
I. Gentle
II. Moderate
III. Heavy

II. VARIATIONS OF FORCE, OR STRESS.
I. Radical
II. Median
III. Vanishing
IV. Compound
V. Thorough
VI. Semitone
VII. Monotone

VII.--TIME.

I. Moderate
II. Quick
III. Slow

VIII.--PITCH.

I. Middle
II. High
III. Low
IV. Transition

IX.--PAUSES, INFLECTIONS, ETC.

I. Rhetorical pause
II. Emphasis
III. Climax
IV. Inflection
V. Circumflex or Wave

X.--PERSONATION.

I. Personation
II. Expression

XI.--GESTURE.

I. Position of the Hand
II. Direction

XII.--INTRODUCTION TO AUDIENCE.

I. Introduction
II. Advice to Students

XIII.--GENERAL EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE.

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