The Theory of Music
As Applied to the Teaching and Practice of Voice and Instruments (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Theory of Music: As Applied to the Teaching and Practice of Voice and Instruments<br><br>This work is not so much intended for self-instruction, as to provide a systematized course by which teachers may assist their pupils toward that general knowledge which is necessary to the true musician. The keen competition in the musical branches at present, is gradually leading the musician to become merely a specialist; to counteract this, a study of those principles which underlie all music, such as the laws of Acoustics, musical form, etc., are most necessary, and this little volume is intended to become a text-book of such studies. It naturally gives but an outline, the details of which are to be filled in by the teacher. In the matter of Acoustics, only those facts which are of the utmost importance to the musician are stated, and no attempt is made to touch upon all the ramifications of the interesting subject. It is as a means therefore, not as an end, that I hope this work may be accepted by musician and public.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.