The Teacher's Manual of the Tonic Sol-fa MethodWritten late in life, this remarkable book was described by Percy Scholes as offering the most practically valuable study of the art of teaching music in existence.The first book of its kind to appear in the language, it began by summarising principles common to the teaching of all subject, next applying those principles to the teaching of music. Even today the thoughtful reader will find himself impressed by Curwen's exposition of general educational principles expressed in jargon-free terms and supported by excerpts from the writings of the leading educatinal thinkers of his day. The text has been enlarged by four per cent for ease of reading. |
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absolute pitch accent answer attention bass better boys breath cadence called Certificate choir chord conductor contralto Curwen difficulty ear exercises Elementary examination exer feel friends give hand Harmony hear hymn interval Jacob Abbott John Curwen key-tone larynx lesson listen Lowell Mason Major Third means measure ment mental effect mind Minor Mode Modulator names natural notes old notation pattern phrase piano piece practice principles Psalmody pulse pupils rhythm Scale sight sight-singing sing singers song soprano sound Staff Notation Standard Course step Sunday School sung syllables taught teacher teaching tell tenor thin register thing third tion tone Tonic Sol-fa method Tonic Sol-fa Reporter transition tune vocal voice vowel words write young