Psycho Vox; or, The Emerson System of Voice Culture

This work aims to familiarize the reader with the art of speaking in public eloquently and persuasively. It considers the voice as the natural reporter of a person presenting the connection of the correct use of the voice to the nervous system and health. This unique volume contains exercises for obtaining freedom and the right direction of tone and for establishing the proper habits in using the voice. Charles Wesley Emerson was the founder first president of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts and the author of several books dealing with oratory

Contents include:

Voice, the Natural Reporter of the Individual.

Organs that Produce, Reinforce, and Give Resonant Forms to the Voice.

Relation of the Proper Use of the Voice to Health.

Relation of the Proper Use of the Voice to the Nervous System.

Relation of Pitch to Resonance.

Methods for Cultivating the Voice.

Exercises.

Rhythm.

Quality of Voice.

Vocal Technique.

Index.