Excerpt from The Essentials of Musical Knowledge The criticism offered on all works in the English language dealing with musical terms is the lack of conciseness or a meaningless definintion. Take the character called a "note". The word is incorrectly used in every music journal and in dictionaries musical and otherwise. Where "tone" is meant or a "key" on the piano the word "note" is used - musicians of reputation as well as the uncultured teacher of music, use expressions that are incorrect. The following is clipped from a widely circulated journal and it was written by a musical authority. "Place the hand on the key-board and push down five white notes." This is an illustration of the misuse of musical terms. This work is a hand-book for all who study music but more especially for those preparing for National and State Association examinations. College and Conservatory pupils will find it an aid in their work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.