The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 29, 1905, Page 1

e s e o5 o LESSON - NO. 11 Grove’s Music Simplifier . owyright, 1904 by, W, Seott Gryses Neranton, Pa. HERE are four-flafs;in the key. of ‘A% flat, which’ makes“the key difficalt’. for ‘the piano $fudént. to mastcr, unless he these. char: With' the charts y becomes as simple as the key C, which. has neither sharps nor flats to:con- and.fingers: The'lower chart’ on thes¢ehords of the key of A flat while “the chords of ‘its, rclative, the key. of F minor, are, given on the upper chart. The top, d lower: sections of . each chart give ¢ chords of each key, and these -are all- nt for accompaniments. No other knowl- edge is required to play. perfect harmony. Fhe' black fletters are to.be played with the left hand«nd the calored tettérs with the right hand. Havihg placed the.chart on the piano, play the black letter on the.top section with the left hand, and .they the thrée colored letters in uni- son with «the- a + Next play, the middie ction in the same way, then the lower'section,’ and’ then retur td . sectioh. small™ letter: D; with a “dash above it, which gives the chart pOsition, must not- be -played. VAfter a briéf practice these chords can be mem- orized and you may, play without the tise’ 6f the chart.: - But. with the chart a person who.never $truck. a ‘note.on . thespianosmiay in a few. min- utes play’the harmonious- chards correctly, and then' accompany /his «or her..own sorigs or* the- sotigs of friends. . ' Proficiency requires a_little practice, but ‘no previous knpwledge of, music. g s Lf “you; desire to. delve deeply into. the miys- teries -of anusic the chart gives you the best pos- ‘onfidation. on,_whi¢h :to :base a: musical iA knowlédge of the keys and :theirs underlies.all ithe tr phis’ of. the. ac- complished musician. * i