Exercise 1-1: Rubber Band Practice with Nonsense Syllables

Take a rubber band and hold it with your two thumbs. Every time you want to stress a word by changing pitch, pull on the rubber band. Stretch it out gently, don' t jerk it sharply. Make a looping ° ° figure with it and do the same with your voice. Use the rubber band and stretch it out every time you change pitch. Read first across, then down.

A	B	C	D
duh duh duh	la la la	mee mee mee	ho ho ho
duh duh duh	la la la	mee mee mee	ho ho ho
duh duh duh	la la la	mee mee mee	ho ho ho
duh duh duh	la la la	mee mee mee	ho ho ho

Read each column down, keeping the same intonation pattern

A	B	C	D
duh duh duh	ABC	123	Dogs eat bones
duh duh duh	imprecise	a hot dog	They eat bones
duh duh duh	condition	a hot dog	They eat them
duh duh duh	alphabet	hot dog stand	Give me one