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The Music Trade Review
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AUGUST 6, 1927
First Annov
The Evenly World's Melody
Way C l u b
'ret Club Rooms and Free Help With Their Melody
Way Lessons Are the Privileges of Membership
in This New Musical Organisation
Member* of The Evening Worlds Club Learn to Play
the Piano by a New Method Which Is Quick ant
Thorough in Achievement and Principle.
ERE i» the first piano lesson for nwjnbeM of The Bre-
ning World's Melody Way Club. Several thousand
young people have become memberi of the clqb a^d
hare reeeired their membership button.-. T h e « entitle then*;'
to all the prirUege* of t(ie club, whlch,inclode personal helpf
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S1ITB STtr—THB LSn BAND MELODY
Han we B U M play the Malody with tsa Left Hand, n o l l e that th» Latt
Hand n&fare are Juat oppoalta to th« rlgitt band angers. Tne tone Do is now
playtd by to* fifth ftngvr while * • la played by, tiur thumb.
Action
r u n go tack to tha paragraphs headed "Action- May with tha Lett Band
aa the tlnfar eierclm that you practiced baton with tbe Right Band. Do tola
with tha three klnda of touch. Thla will a t r n i t h m your fingers so that they
wul work Juat as you want them to without your thinking at them. Then yva
i glre all your* attention to tha Muale. -
The M l Hand Malody
with the Melody W»y U M O M .
The irfelody. W»y is a new way of learning to fclay the
piano. The method is the invention of W. Otto Micsntir,
who has written his method into.a u r i u of lessens for
readers of The Evening World. The new method ii ex-
tremely easy. No long hours of fingering practice and tedi-
ous scale exercrSes are necessary.
So effective i» the plan that by plose study of the. Firal
Leuon, printed hero to-day, you w)U be able to play a simple
melody.
Melody Way lessons wiii be printed ewy^SalurdujMn The
Evening World. They are progressively graded add yooag
• nd old will enjoy them—because they are fnn u d not mo-
Here is your First Lesson, learn it-thoroughly and play the
melody which Mr. Micjsner has composed for beginners in
the Melody Way lessons.,
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THE FIRST LESSON
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Race the Key-rinder
Kow plae* your fun a t e eut-out Melody way Key-Boutf aquarely tax front
of you. Lay the Key-Finder across th* black keya of the paper Key-Board,
below the line under the letters which nams the key*. Slide the Key-
nnder Into place *o that th* middle Do of the bottom row of square* falls
exactly on tb* first white key named r to the right of th* key marked Middle c.
Vow each aquar* In ths bottom row, with IU ton*-nafne, lies directly over the
key you must press to play "Magic Muale."
How plao* the finger tlpe over the keya, n m on your paper Xey-Board.
The thumb play* on the front edge of the key using ths lower stds and only
•he thumb nalft length. Tbe other flngera touch the white keys near the front
edges of th* black keys. Ths black key. B rut. Is touched si Its very top edgs.
Kow play DCJL Ke, Ml, ra, So on the keya shown by ths Key-rindex squaree-
Leejoet tb* fifth step with th* Right Sand Melody, playing each phrase
•everal time* with th* Bight Band on the Key-Board until you can find all
keys oorreeUy, wltboat stopping, until you finish the phraea. Be sure to
•s* to It that th* fourth f litger playa ra on th* black key named B flat.
Left Band Melody on th* Key-Board
Keap th* K*y-plnd*r in position aa before and play tbe four phrases as
«lvan m tha anth s u p for the Lett Hand Malody.
The Key.Finder will help you to find the ngnt My* for tb* Left Band
asms aa for the Right Band. But tha Lett Hand Melody begin* with the
Key named T to the left of Middle o, on* octsye, or eight tones, below tbe Right
Sand T. Bamember that to* second finger now plays B fb/t.
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Ll. speaking tham In time. Im«glQ«
I word! of 'Magic M
you speak the Words. Notice thit tome word*
lhan others. The stronger words »ra wld to
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syllables feel :
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Tsp with your right foot (heel and toe), one Up to every word or syllable
1. Falling arm weight. (Arm drops downward.)
and two Up« for not one. wltn a dash after It. Tnla Melody has four pbra«*9.
a. Forward arm acd hand thrust. (Rocking motion.)
Hake tntm sound like thte:
a. Bldewla* hand rotation. (Wrljt rout, aldewaya.)
(•member
that the flngara at first need to do tar? lltifta. They oely i
|Kigbt Lfft
Right Left
Right Left
Rlgaf
up the weight from toe arm which goes Into the finger-Up*.
Toe
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for
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How you are all ready u play "Magic ttuaK" with th* aUgM Hand, f
you
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Just
ak tbe word, m time, aa you dM baton, who* you-preaa a » n «mat m
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the right word. Itepkat thla wall* you speak th* utu-nanws aloud.
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W o n you can fe«l the time by speaking the words, drum them en the table
I FirTB STtf-fLAY
TBS TUNM ON TBM TABLE I
wltb your Meat Hand Just aa you aay tbem. m m beat softly wltn four ana
aad list as on a/baas drum. Keep your elbow on ttw tabla. How drum t u r n
It »ul be simpler at first to play th* fingers on the table. Then. In the
with the nngar-Upa, Hand banging loosely from tne wrist, as on a tenor drua. • e n step. It will be quit* eaay to find the right keys to be played.
The uaae or "go" or the Wu.lt is caUed KBythaa. PraeUst drumming am*
t h e »l«lit Haal MHady
PMTO*»
tv« rbyt&ma;
TBB TVBJtt rBHASfl
Bit erect, but fsr enough away from tha table ao you win have to lean for-
Heol
Toe
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Tin
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ward a bit and stretch your arm alightly to reach the uble with curved finger- Is made up of two tlay ttmas called motirs.
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la
for
girls
and
tips. K**p the band rounded aa though It oovered a tennle ball. Touch th*
So
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M
alt
tabu with th* finger-tips and ths nail's length of th* thumb at th* very edge
Of the tabl*.
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m e t l o t tfre sacond moHf, M-MI-lo, Jour H I M .
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Poltow the words that xo wltn theas rbythflss.
A. Bale* the arm and hand several Inches ebme the tabl*. then. I n ra a also mad* up ot two motif*.
Rery Lell-Slgkt, or each group ol two oousta. Is tailed a • c m . "
Wdrd*—
Just
Ilk*
you
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wetfnt tall with flnger-ups dropping heavUy to th* Uble
Vertical lino, called bare, d I rule tbe n t u u n i . The si SI* be<« DOM la
Ton**—
Fa
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Fa
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B.
Vow
keep
llagar-Ups
resting
lightly
on
th*
table,
balanos
the
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called • "quarter and geta one count or u p or beat (seeordlflg t» t&* way /0*J
Flnl«ia
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•aeght, Its*] l*t U faU Into each finger-tip l» suoosssitfn.
marl m m ) . Tie wnlte-head note Is nlled a "half." and gets two rasa.
riactu* each motjf alone, four tu&aa.
».—rorward Hand TBruet
Mow you may thrust tp* wrist forward'and th* knueklea upward, rvklch
use* the aam* tone* and fingers as the
threw* 1 th* weight *t ths arm upon th* flager-tlp and makes it press down-
Words—
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ry
on*
ward. This Is like ibe motion of a rocking chair.
Tones—
Do
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/* {he (Time to Join
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AKTY young and old persons who would like t» learn t o play the piano
ben* not TM jofaled The Ereninf World's Melody Way Club. This la
( M r oppoTtultx t* begin a musical education by nvwjrlaf the Melody
Mtmkers ef the O u b asya many- opportunltte* and prirllefe*. Tliey
wfll hare their Club Rooms. They will hare tha advantage of personal help
with their leasonl. They will here buttons which Identify them as members
if the Gnb.
AH they hare to do It to flB ovt and e n d In t i e Membership Applica-
tion Blank printed below.
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U fvk Mam, Ntm Ttrk
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I n a t to (Ola T h . Melod> Way Q s b . Seed me my memberthip bull
aad card by mail and plus n y u m oa tbe roiut to receiys irii
lessoae abeol«Mly (res sad without eMifstkM.
charm en
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Also practice routing the hand sideways, shifting the weight first from
tb* thumb To th* little finger and heck. Then practice this also with th* fol- Is m i l e of throe melodic figure*. The tint two are taken I
lowing finger.:
paree*.
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Continue To-daft Lesson by Tuning In on WRNY
Siondag Afternoon, 4:15 to 5:15
Th« Ermine; World Melody Way Club
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F TOD hays dona each of these esren steps oarefuUy. you will M ready t*
• s t s l k e n a n o end play your first pUo* without a mistake. Flace the
atey-Flad*r upright behind the piano keys v> that the lowest row ot square*
wfll point to to* ngnt keys Just aa they did on the paper Key-Soard.
Repeat, one* more, th* Fifth Bup, playing first th* Riant Hand, then th*
With *«*p. playing th* Left Band Melody. IT you hate memerued the tons-
i*s you wul b* able to k*ep your, eye* on th* Kay-Board.
If you hay* no piano of your own, some of your fnend* will undoubtedly
[lad to haTo you try tBetrt. Or, there may be Melody Way Club Rooms
V where you can preetlce.
Nest week you will leern your second nine with both bands. Surely you
sir** that "The Melody Way la Easy to Flay.-
"Wo ar* off," as tranters smy when they begin a Journey. Tou hare
starud along The Melody Way—The Bong Road to Music. "A pleasant journey"
U my wish for ayary member of The Melody Way Club.
(Cewrnati urn, br w. oiu. meaeair)
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BLANK
I—raiting Ana Watgkt
•tudy f a t small piano Keyboard )ua( below UM pleo*. aUfic Huelc."
Ketlee tbatjt haa wntu and black keya. The black keya are grouped la twos
. end tlirefe, .XM" the first tone. Do. along tbe clotted line to l u keys, marked
7- How traer V" other icale tofies to tbe keya. like this
ON TBS KBT BOAMD
OTJ now have only one n*w sUp to Uk*. Tou hav* tralnas *aeh Jlnger
to a c t wh*n you aay tha acala ton* which It must play. Abo, oaea
finger win move at the right time, because you hav* learned to feel the
rnythm, or go, or ths must* by sneaking the words of the poem.
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THIRD STEP-STUDY THE KEYBOARD I
sound In
all
Do
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YOVR FIRST PISCH
riNGKU
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Meat Band Melody
111 find the piece, "Magic Music" printed on this page. Cut out th*
lc page and th« printed instruction*. Mount each tm a iheet of
u» paper and bind together with a cord.
Notice that there are four line* of words printed between four brut* bf
lie. each with (wo five-line §lavm. The not*M OD the flve-llh* staff «bor«
words are played by the Right Hand. The note* on tbm staff below the word*
t Hand.
SECOND STBr—NAMB 7dV*
rhyme
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StVBVTR STBr-jrLAT
rhjnne,
ra»f - le
Race belli handa flat on the Uble, Oncers spread apart. Number each
flagar llk<
ringer Name—
Thumb
- DUMB;
WUdle
Ring
Linta
number—
each
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EIGHTH PHItABI
OW that you h*T» Joined »•• Melody Way Club, you will dlwover how
plflMnt It is K> Pifivy tb« Piano. Uie Uelodjr W*jr. Onr t Hundred thou-
• u d glrla *\nd boy« b»re le«rn«l to pl»r thU tuw v*j. lAtny of UMM
"jouR&Un" an p » t nlxty ye*M of age!
you m»y be only *u, or sixUmn. or even tlxty year* old. but you can 'learn
.to P l»r. If jtni wtab. Just try tha tint tenon ami •*• U» pKMurt j o u e u haw,
pitying the pianof How tm*y It U to pl»j\ "Tl»« Melody WRI-
THE «CLUI>V WAY U • n«w Rc*d to Miulc. Two thousand r«an i«o
Home v u the fTrat city of the world. Of all tha "mu.y roads that l*d to
Hom«." tb« AFpiAH WAY w u Uie aaltwt. moat plvM&nt road. To-day, Uw Mel-
ody Wijr Is tfie Long ago the Great Teacher said. "Lest ye bwom« as little children, jo can-
not enter ttw Kingdom of Heaven." So It Is with th* Kingdom ot Musi*;. To
t you must become ai little children. The Melody Wty I* etuy And run
de -Imple.
SMad thin letter carefully and
w eich etep. In lass than one hour you
will tw able to play "Magic Mualc
ou lint play the Melody with th* Bight
Hand, then with the Left Hand,
reive snort weeks you should be able to
play twelve or more pieces in six.
«slbly la all twelve keys)
You will learn how to read i
and to play other pieces on the piano
I caller later ' > learn any other musical Instrument you
may wUh to play. ThU la your chance to get a start in MuMel
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mat la
Mua lc
Bar* y»a ever t a a n piano l e a e o u f .
Axw you takinc piano laatdn* n o w ? . . .
Waat aca*e4 4 * yen attend?
Want trade are yoa Jaf
Htoer eU a n you?
Now practice the above with all three kinds of touches:
MELODY WAY KEY FINDER
Cut
along:
dotted
line and
paste on
heavy
cardboard
(Reproduced from the New York Evening World, July 30, 1927)
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