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4. Standing loosely, flex the shoulders back several times.

5. Standing with the feet slightly apart, raise the heels al- ternately, bending the knees, in imitation of walking.

6. With each arm alternately, snatch at the air above the head. Then with arms alone, mime the action of hauling on a

rope.

7. Stand with hands on hips and roll the head around, first one way, then the other.

8. Repeat 1 and 2.

The following vocal exercises should also be done twice a day.

1. Drop jaw loosely.

2; Turn upper lip up a number of times.

3. With mouth open, point tongue up and down and then sideways. Then in a circular motion, first one way, then the other.

4. Using the muscles of the throat only, make the sound -ng; using the soft palate (at the back of the mouth), say a (as in part); using the back of the nose, say a. Repeat several times t to gain muscular control over these three resonators.

Exercises 1, 2 and 3, as well as 4, should be vocalized, using the middle note of existing speech. Preferably exercise 4 should be done with a mouth prop held between the front teeth to ensure that the sounds are made solely by the respective muscles being contracted, unaided by teeth and lips. (In England, an Aikin bone mouth prop can be obtained from John Bell & Croyden - Wig- more Street, London W1 for about two shillings or about 24 cents.

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