Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 106, 14 March 1914 — Page 6
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1914 Simplified Piano Lessons I
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GROVE'S MUSIC SIMPLIFIER. IFMRSTT LESSON SECOND lesson next
Entered According to the Act of Parliament of Canada at the Department of Agriculture in the Year 1906. SECOND EDITION, Copyright, 1905, International Copyright Secured. Copyright 1903-4 by W. SCOTT GROVE, Scranton, Pa.
This course in music consists of twelve lessons, the two charts here presented representing the first lesson of the series. In the other lessons charts will be reproduced showing a complete series of chords in all keys, both major and minor. This system of teaching embraces a general and practical method of instruction. It teaches the notes and letters in the transpositions of the different keys and embodies the principle of harmony and thorough bass. Learn the first lesson thoroughly before taking up the study of the second. (INSTRUCTION) Fold the paper across the page half way between the two charts and place one of the charts at right angles to the keyboard of your piano or organ so that the small white letter D with a dash above it at the bottom of the chart is directly over the Key D on the keyboard. The other white spaces in the chart will then be over the white keys and the black spaces over the blaek keys. Each series of letters on top, middle and lower section represents a chord. When playing these chords begin at the top section and play the white letter with the left hand, it bein" the bass, and afterwards the black letters on the same space simultaneously with the right hand, making the harmony desired. Then play the letters on the middle space in the same manner, followed by those on the bottom space, return to the top space, forming a complement of chords. Turn the folded paper from right to left and use the other chart, which will then appear right side up in the same way The small white letter D with a dash above it on the lower space is only to indicate position, and should rot be plaved. The first things necessary to become a good player are patience and practice. During the week preceding thenext lesson, the chords shown here should be played over and over again until you memorize them and can play them without the charts. Then you will be ready for the next lesson.
Memorize the letters also, so that instinctively hereafter you will recall what letters or keys make up the various
chords. A knowledge of the chords of keys in wnicn music is composed is tne iounaation sione ior iuiure skhj in reading music fluently. These charts have figured out for you a chord in the key of D (two sharps, every F and C made Rhnrn and Un a chord in the kev of B minor, relative of D major. All that you have to do is to learn them. You
will find after learning them that you will be able to play easy and simple accompaniments in these keys to the melodies you or your friends sing. This will be a constant source of amusement and delight to you. If you are more ambitious than that, and wish to go further, you will find you have begun right, and the rest will be comparatively easy. The teacher of music will at once see that in these charts both the minor harmonic scale and the major scale are shown with proper signature and fingering. Again what is needed most are .patience and practice. Place this chart at right angles to the keyboard of your piano or organ, so that the small white letter D on the bottom space of the chart touches the white key D on the keyboard. The other wliite spaces on the chart will then be over the white keys and the black spaces over the black keys. The black letters are played with the right hand and the white letters at the left are the bass, and are played with the left hand. Every triad in black letters is marked 1, 3, 5. Always read triads 1, 3, 5, no matter what position. Triad ceo marked third position, 5, the highest; always read it so ego first position, the highest; read i 3 ? ? l second position,3, the highest, read c i a and so on with every triad major or minor.
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