The Washington times., 1905-07-21
THE HODIE ITS PROBLEMS 11ND ITS INTERESTS
IMPROVE THE VOICE BY
LIP AND TONGUE EXERCISE
Both Should Be Flexible to Make Clear Enuncia-
ton and Tone---Use VoWels and the
Rolling Letter
Rolling Letter.

ference in the quality of the tones even
after one lesson viii be readily noticed.
The r.. practice is good for assist
ing IN deep breathing, as well as in i'm
proving the tlexibility of the tongue and
IN heillng to strengthen the vocal cords
The next important step is TO talk.
Talk to every one who will listen, and
when there is no one around. talk cut
loud TO yourself. only Try TO choose
words th-tt are full OF vowels and RS. .
While thus exercising TO get a good
speaking tone. be careful of enunciation,
for 1t is as necessary to good speech as
the quality of tone. EnunciatiOn, how
ever. is largely habit of mind and is
usually quite easily corrected, while to
improve articulation the tongue must
have systematic exercises other than
those used In simply producing sound.
The lips also need exercise Somo
move the upper lip and others the
lower, but few bring both into use when
speaking For example, watch persons
talking in cars-watch them any place
and you viii most always find that
either the upper or under lip is held
still, like an immovable muscle.
Look in your own glass, and if both
lips don't work as you speak, start TO
exercise them at once.
Take a hand glass. or stand in front
Of q mirror, as in developing the tongue.
Again, you'll have TO make faces. for
the upper lip must be stretched down
and the lower one pushed up; then
pucker both lips into an 20" shape, and
speak 20" out of the right corner.
which viii pull the lips from the left.
and follow it by repeating 20" from the
left side. Then 20" from the front
without twisting the lips except to
make them into an 90"
With deep breathing made a habit. the
muscles inside and outside the neck de-
yeloped. the tongue and lips flexible.
clear tones should be produced. And as
easy articulation and full. clear tones
usually go together. the speaking voice
should be fairly developed.
Having developed clear tones and care
fuI articulation, a musical quality is the
Text essential toward perfect speaking
| voice, for a rich musical voice IS not
only delight to every one who hears
! ii but ii is an accomplishment that the
possessor cannot too highly value
! One Of the best ways to develop a
/ musical speaking voice is to pitch il
! low and keep it so. Unconsciously the
voice creeps up. sometimes seven or
/ eight whole tones If used continuously
| for fifteen or twenty minutes. And as
| soon as this Is realized it should be
| dropped as far as is possible, while keep
| ing the enunciation good
/ One way OF starting a low pitch is to
| get ii from q musical instrument, and
| then practice TO keep it at that keynote.
| Shrill. high. discordant voices could be
entirely done away with. Il mothers
and teachers would talk in low, distinct
; tones. for ehildren's voices are, as 4
rule. the reflection Of those with whom
! they are constantly associated.
| The acquisition Of Il musical speaking
{ voice IS q most difficult achievement
| but even one high pitched and unpleas-
ant may be lowered and brought within
the wide range termed musical II the
rIbove instructions are carefully followed
and praeticed daily without cessation.