Voice & Inflection
Francis Bacon has been quoted on the utility of recitation and oral interpretation. He said it strengthens the memory, regulates the tone of the voice and gracefully composes the countenance of the speaker.
In 1940, professor Grant Fairbanks, Ph. D. professor of speech wrote this book: Voice and Articulation Drillbook. Below is an excerpt from the unrevised edition.
PITCH: VOICE QUALITY:
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Too High Level……… Nasality…………
Too Low Level………. Breathiness….…..
Monotony……………. Harshness……….
Pitch Pattern…………. Hoarseness………
Other………………… Other…………….
TIME: ARTICULATION:
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Too Rapid Rate……… Generally Inaccurate……
Too Slow Rate………. Fricatives Inaccurate……
Staccato Phonations…. Substitutions……………
Prolonged Phonations.. Voicing Errors………….
Monotony……………. Distortions………………
Jerkiness……………… Slighting…………………
Faulty Phrasing………. Omissions……………….
Time Pattern…………. Other…………………….
Other………………….
LOUDNESS: COMPLEX ATTRIBUTES:
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Too Loud Level………. Mispronunciation………….
Too Weak…………….. Faulty Emphasis……………
Monotony…………….. Too Even Stress……………
Too Flexible…………... Affectation…………………
Loudness Pattern…….... Regional Dialect……………
Speech Impediment …… Foreign Dialect…………….
Other…………….…….. Other……………………….
Maribel Hernandez
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