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The 20

exercises given in this book comprise

responding to the letters

The

the Use of the Exercises.

in the

or

more words which are

order:

I s.*,

notes on the bass,

it is

In addition to writing the exercises, the pupil

may be taken

treble,

at the teacher's discretion.

must strike with one finger the keys corresponding

This makes the exercises practical, and doubles their value.

The exercises

for dictation

to the letters in the

words.

and correction are especially bene-

and should be insisted upon.

Although this spelling book

is

intended for beginners,

pupils, especially the positions above the treble

many

and below the bass,

of the exercises will be found beneficial for more advanced

the

exercises for correction, and the story "Concern-

ing John."

Copyright,

1077. a4

34, on the treble, 4W1, below the

best to teach bass before treble, so the positions on and above the bass staff are given first,but

the exercises are so arranged that any most needed

NOTE

29, above the bass,

treble, 6*.n , below the bass.

In the author's opinion

ficial

to be spelled on the staff, by writing the notes cor-

words.

six note positions are given in this

5^, above the

48

MCMXIII, by Hatch Music Company

Printed in U.S.A.

Lines and Spaces of the Staff.

Treble.
Above and Below

On

the staff

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1 =
r . =
E

FACE

i
D

Bass.
B
B

m
B

G
B

D
Notice, that

when a note

is

on a

line, the line

lower edges are touched by lines, thus;

both,

is

passes through the middle of the note, thus:

except in spaces above or below the staff,

touched by a line, thus:

The same remarks are true regarding sharps and

.=*=

flats, thus:

1077. 24

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B.

LEE LIBRARY

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

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when

& When

in a space, the upper

and

either upper or lower edge, but not

Position

On

the Bass Staff.

EXERCISE
Spell these

words on

the staff, by writing the notes corresponding to the letters in the words.

the beginning of each staff.

thus:

^m

Example

::

1.

and not

When

a word

^^

uftas-

a letter twice, such as "egg"

Observe

if

Write the bass

the repeated letter can be written in

clef sign, ^.*at

two ways, use both,

this in all exercises.

-7

fi

10

FED BEE ADD FEE BEG CAB ACE DAB BAG AGE
11

IS

14

13

16

IS

17

16

20

19

GAG BAD EGG BED FAD FAG GAD CEDE FACE FEED
21

22

23

24

25

26

28

27

29

30

CAGE BEEF FADE BEAD DEED AGED BADE DEAD ABED EDGE
31

32

33

34

35

36

38

37

39

GAGE DEAF BABE FADED CEDED BADGE ADAGE CAGED EBBED

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

ADDED FACED DABBED DECADE EFFACE ACCEDE DEEDED BAGGAGE CABBAGE

1077.24

Dictation.
Write from dictation on music paper* any words selected from

may give each other dictation, and

the list by the teacher.

this is a valuable exercise for class

one.

If

possible use a colored pencil, as the correction can then be more easily seen.

Example

m
^

\the
(This

incorrect note and inserting the correct

is

simply a suggestion.)

*
D

BEE

11

- *

Pupils

2.

exercise by crossing off with a diagonal stroke

in this

not refer to the table of notes.

work.

EXERCISE
Correct the incorrect words

Do

12

DEED DEAF

G
13

15

14

EBBED FACED DECADEfEFFACE CABBAGE

*

Harmony Writing

Tablet, price 36 cents

Hatch Music Co., are recommended for use

1077. 84

net,

Per doz. $3.00

in writing- exercises."

net,

or Pupils' Music Writing- Book, price 10 cents net, per doz. $

1.

00

net.

Published by the

Position Above the Bass Staff.

EXERCISE
Spell these

words as

in exercise I.writing

them above the bass

staff.

Do

3.
not forget to write the clef sign

Example
1

m
:

~~

E =j=

10

2
D-

-fiB

E-

12

11

13

f>

"B

14

E-

15

CAD GAG FAD BED EGG DAD

20

19

28

29

DEAF

FACED

FADE

D-

BADGE

D E C A D -E-

I,

A C

EDGE

e-

18

DEAD

34
-

DADE

35

E D D E D-

41

D E E D E -B-

20

A D E D

AC -E-

B-

25

40
E F F

FEED CAGE

E-

ADAGE CAGED

39

in exercise

-fr

17

33

38

D A D B E D

Give dictation on these words as

CEDE

G~

16

24

31

37
-

23

DEED

30

D A B E

36

10";7.24H

DEAD

FADE

E E F

22

21

-BA

ADDED

42
D A G

G A -G-^-

C A D D A -G-E-

EXERCISE 4
Correct these words as in exercise

2,

Example

^1

= = *
g

% 'ZZ

+.

ZZ

^~

+.

-e-

8^

13

'

LY
!

2t

a,

18

ZZ

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it

G"

Z^
c

FADE

14 M.
r

fr-

Z.

^ ~

CAB

ZZ
r.

15

10

XL

ZZ

EG

z:
r.

jj

DECADE

IZ

11Z

I f

FE

^.
J-

6~^^.

G^

16

'Z

DAB

G-

BE

_
F

#
A
A

12

E-

*-1

T^l

V*

Cj

17

FED
_

m
D

E-

1L

r.

EFFACED

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On the Treble
EXERCISE

Proceed as

in exercise 1

Example

and

Write the treble clef sign

3.

beginning of each staff.

10

BEE FED ADD

12

11

BEEF FADE BEAD

15

14

BEG CAB

BAG FEE
9

13

at the

5.

ACE

DAB

Staff.

17

16

18

DEED CEDE FACE FEED CAGE

19

20

22

21

EDGED
23

FACED FADED BADGE CEDED ADAGE

24
t

CAGED
Give dictation on exercise
10^.24 H

5.

25

87

26

EBBED

ADDED

BAGGAGE

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EXERCISE

6.

Correct the incorrect words as in previous exercises.

Example

CEDE FACE FEED CAGE BEEF

6

10

FADE BEAD DEED AGED BADE

11

12

13

14

15

ABED EDGE GAGE DEAF BABE

16

17

18

19

20

CEDED BADGE ADAGE CAGED FACED

1077. 24

Position Below the Treble Staff.

EXERCISE
Remember
+

to insert clef sign.

Example

-G

d-

G-

B-

-8

-B

Give dictation as in previous exercises.

A D

24

DABBED

-B

20

B-

E-

16

-D

e-

19

A C C

15

23

-A

D-

-G

E-

18

DEFACE

11

14

22

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13

12

-F

10
-G

G-

e-

-e

17

7.

e-

21

A G G

E^~

25

D-

AB

-G

E-

12

EXERCISE

Correct these words as

in

previous exercises.

Example

=g

=~^

11

=E:

BEE
12

16

1077. 24

FADE

15

19

8.

-F

10

BEAD

fr

13

DEED

14

18

17

21

-&^^--e:

E-

FEED
20

=5=

faced FADED Badge

CEDE

EDGED
22

13

If

these notes

m CEGB

and these

are played on the keyboard,

BDFA

be found that they use exactly the same keys.

This

WB

B
E G

n
D ~F

^^

:= d B

F^
The short
lines

lines above the bass

and below the the

treble staff are usually called

"added

will

also true of these notes.

is

it

CAFD DBGE

G E

or ledger" lines, but the

term "borrowed

and spaces" would be more appropriate, because each staff really borrows from the other.

Our modern bass and treble staves are

in truth the lower

and upper halves of the great staff of eleven

lines

used

in the early his-

tory of mu-sic.

Old

staff of eleven lines

Modern bass and

treble sta/es

middle

The shortened middle

line

i-s

the middle

above the treble, and below the bass.

1077. 24

of the keyboard.

The name"added"

line

or "ledger" lines should be applied to positions

14

EXERCISE

9.

Write these words above the bass, then at the same pitch in the treble.
Select other words from exercise 1 and write on the pad in the same way.
1

Example

y.

ACE

DAB

FEE

BAG

\")

Strike them on the keys also.

BEG

10

11

CAB

BEAD
13

DEED
14

CEDE
15

BADGE

FACE
16

FADED CAGED ADAGE DEFACE DECADE

1077.24

15

EXERCISE
Write these words below the treble, then at the same pitch

*>

'

'

12

BEG

1. in

the

same way.

DAB

Write other words from exercise

ACE

FEE

BAG

bass.

Example

in the

10

CAB

10

11

BEAD DEED CEDE FACE BADGE

13

14

15

16

&
FADED DECADE CAGED ADAGE
1077.24

DEFACE


16

Position Above the Treble Staff.

EXERCISE
Write words as before

11.

Insert clef sign.

Example
5

-B

-6

EBP

13

-&

A
E

P-

E-

Use other words from exercise 1

Give dictation.
H

-A

AGE-

BBE

B-

-fr

23

27
-A

fr

DEFACE

B-

22

21

26
B

17

--

DECADE DABBED BAGGED BEADED

-B-fi-

-A

-B

11

AOED

B-

EA

e-

25
F

6h

16

20

24
E

-B

-6

10

15

APE

19

A C C E

r>

14
-B

18

-8

13

fl

E-

1077.24

fr

G A G G -fi-fr

28

SrB

B-

-6

E-

17

EXERCISE

12.

Correct these words.

Example
5

P-

t*A

13

f>

18

-B

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E-

-e

-E

P-

25

fr

20

e-

e-

-B

26^
A

E-

-A

P-

10

ft

P-

P -E-

27*

ft-

- ^ 1

16

17*
P

fi-

-A

e-

uf

B-

^.z:^ =
CEP

22
D

B-

21

*
B

zi~=i^
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1
-P

15

P-

z:z:

14

-6

-A

8 *

19

-B

fi-

P-

23

P-

28

fj

B -fr

PEAP IEPOE

18

Example

EXERCISE 13.
dictation. _ Insert clef

8
-E

B-

12

6h

k. -F-

fi

E-

ACCEDE

D E C A

23

-6

E-

E-

ft

-f)

fr

11
B-

BAGGED BEAD

-A-f>

B-

-ft-

DADE

DEFACE
22

21

26

17

APE

ft

25

B A

16

D A D D -E-fr

-fr-fi-

ft

APE

20

24

15

19

18

^FF

10

&-

14
-B

17

9
-F

13

sign.

AGE

1077.24

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Position Below the Bass Staff.

Write these words below the bass staff, then give

fr-fi-

G A G G

-fl-fr-

27

EBBED IADAQE


19

EXERCISE

14.

Correct these below bass staff.

1

Example

e-

hb

ft

r>

-B

E-

-P

B-

20

E-

P-

B-

-B

E-

-B

B-

B-

E-

19
-fi

B-

E-

F-

24

23
-A

-e

E-

18

22

21
-B

fr

fi-

14

17
-e

B-

13
-b

16

15

12
-k

B-

-k

E-

11

1077. 24

fi

10

E-

-B

fi-

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EXERCISE

Write on the

staff, first

in bass,

15.

then in treble, any or all of the words given in exercise 1.

Example

EXERCISE
In the

same way as

in

exercise 15,

with the words

first

16.

above the bass then above the treble

Example

1
EXERCISE

Write the same words below the bass and treble.

Example

m
1017.24

17.

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EXERCISE

18.

BEGINNING WITH THE LOWEST NOTE.

Write the words given

in exercise 1, in the

same way

that

chords are written, with the notes over each other. Begin with

bass and write the shorter words in bass and treble alternately,

always writing and reading upward from the lowest note.

Examples

^
EXERCISE
On

a blank sheet write the

"bad", N9 25

^
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is

the

word contained

in

19.

each measure of this exercise

Number each Example.

N9

word "added'.'

^
3

is

the

word

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20

19

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25

28

27

13

14

15

16

21

22

23

24

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18

17

12

11

10

30

29

32

31

33

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Instruction should be given as to combined use of clefs, and

where to begin

EXERCISE

top or bottom.

20.

For an exercise in skipping in the different positions and skipping from bass to treble, read this story "Concerning John

1077. 24

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Concerning John.
Write each staff word over or under the notes.

"Come

come

eat

before

for

John!

your

school,

dinner, whi

Out

said

of

**
and

want you

MH

Wash

your

i*

then dress,

and

says you must get your sums

to

go and order some

'#p^p
too, and bring Aunt Mary,

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mother.

and

the bird and

zM

clean the

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and

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want to hear about their watchman who was

as a

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to her wishes.

too much.

1077. 24

He was

The school

But John

out; but didMas his

^y

not

JC

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mother

for

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a boy

his home, which

was

ZZ

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at the

and beaten

to

lie

him, for he always

night until he

ZZ

was weak

for

he was

~^p

nine, but loved play and

M
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last

if-..'
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of a grove; and not far away,

the

25

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the organ grinder

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which he wanted

John, when he thought of school,

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Mr.

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