CONNECTION OF VOWELS
How do I connect them with each other? If I wish to connect closely together two vowels that lie near to or far from each other, I must first establish the muscular contractions for ā, and introduce between the two vowels, whether they lie near together or far apart, a very well-defined y. Then (supposing, for instance, that I want to connect ā and ē) I must join the ā closely to the y, and the y closely to the ē, so that there is not the least resonating space between the two that is not filled during the changes in the position of the organs, however carefully this is undertaken. There must be no empty space, no useless escape of breath, between any two of the sounds.
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At first only two, then three and four, and then all the vowels in succession must be so practised:—
A-ye, a-ye-yu, a-ye-yoo-yü, a-ye-yo-yü-yu-ye-yah.