ELOCUTIONARY DRILL. 



201 



VOWEL SOUNDS. 



I. Primary. 



896. 



o A 



E (ey) 



7168. 



I (ee). 



U (00) W M M 



Note. — The Priniaiy vowels are a series of ascending octaves ; the 

 figures are the numbers of single vibrations which produce them; 

 the diagrams are drawn for the lower register. Project all 

 sounds to an object. 



1. FORM ATION.— Arch the back of the tongue against the uvula, 

 its point resting on the floor of the mouth between the lower jaws, 

 open the mouth fully and cover the teeth lightly with the lips. 



Exer. 6. — Sound A exhaling in each time, repeat. 



(2) Character. — («) Atonic — non-vocal or whisper. 



(6) Tonic — vocal or voice. 

 Exer. 7. — Sound A in each character for each time, repeat. 



(3) Register — (a) Lower or orotund — depress the larynx and base 



of tongue i-aising the palate. 



(6) Higher or converaational — laiwnx, tongue and 

 palate in ordinar}^ positions. 

 Exer. 8. — Sound A with each register and in each character for each 

 time, repeat. 



