This revised and expanded 1848 textbook includes exercises for class practice of the tonic sol-fa system of teaching singing.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. Of musical sounds and the management of the voice; 2. Of replicates; 3. Of accent, rhythm, and measure; 4. Of the standard scale, the metronome, and the small-letter solfa notation; 5. Of the character and mental effect of notes in key; 6. Of the character and proper mental effect of the notes fah and lah; 7. Of the character and proper mental effect of the notes ray and te; 8. Of transition and the notes tu and fi, and of chromatic noted; 9. Of minor tunes and the notes ne, bah, ni, and nu; 10. Of melody, its nature, its styles, its structure; 11. Of the different kinds of voices; 12. Of harmony and counterpoint; 13. Of the chant and the practice of chanting; 14. Of the anthem and the hymn tune, and of congregational singing; Index to the tunes and songs.
