English Diction in Song and Speech: A Text Book for Singers and Speakers (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from English Diction in Song and Speech: A Text Book for Singers and Speakers In view of the fact that some Of the principles laid down will present themselves as new, for the reason that they have never yet been applied in the same way, it may be well to assure my readers that all of my statements are in accord with the highest authorities on both the science Of speech and Of vocal physiology. Some Of the important works to which I am indebted and from which I have from time to time quoted are Essays and Postscripts on Elocution, by Alexander Melville Bell; Speech in Song, by Alexander J. Ellis; Manual Of Physical and Vocal Training, by Lewis B. Monroe; Our Mother Tongue, by Theodore H. Mead; Manual by Jonathan Barber; and The Art Of Singing, by M. Watts Hughes. From these I have also borrowed sundry tabulations of words, examples, etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.