SYDNEY SMITHS METHOD FOR THE PIANOFORTE. BIR. PRICE FIVE SHILLINGS EDWIN ASHDOWN BOSTON, MASS: LONDON: TORONTO: 218, Tremont Street. Hanover Square. 144, Victoria Street.SYDNEY SMITH'S METHOD FOR THE PIANOFORTE. PRICE FIVE SHILLINGS. —— Koen ¢ EDWIN ASHDOWN BOSTON, MASS.: LONDON: TORONTO 218, Tremont Street. 1H, Victoria Street. Hanover Square.SYDNEY SMITH’S PIANOFORTE METHOD. RUDIMENTS OF MUSICAL NOTATION. Mustcat sounds are represented by certain characters called Notes, which are named after the first seven letters of the Alphabet, viz, A, B, C, D, E, F, @ These Notes are placed on and between Five parallel lines called a “Stave,” thus — Notes on the Lines, Notes ip the spaces {n Pianoforte Music two signs called “Clefs” are used, namely, the “Treble Clef” and the “ Bass Clef THE TREBLE CLEF. and gives the name of “G" to all notes pluced on The “Treble Clef” is formed thus: the second line of the stave — ee oo NB —The lines are counted upwards, the lowest being the sirst line From this Clef-note —_ all the other higher or lower notes proceed alphabetically’ cLEF.Note, ExampLe, NOTES ON THE “LINES.” CLEF-NOTE, E on the Ist ine. Don the 4th ling, | Fon the Seb line B on the 3rd line NOTES IN THE “SPACES.” the Lt space ‘Ain the 2nd space. B in the 4th epace. EXERCISE ON THE “LINES” AND “SPACES,”