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In presenting a New Work Of this kind to the
public, it becomes duty towards those at dis
tance, who have no opportunity Of pef'lsng the
book, to offer some description of its nature and
arrangement. 1t pretends to little novelty ofcha-
racter, and is not set forth the founder ofa new
system, or to lead the pupil into speculative, un-
tried exertions. On the contrary. II differs from
the works which have already been pubsheddor
elementary purposes) only in the arrangement of
the first principles Of the art, and in the effort to
combine, from the earliest lesson, precfpt with er-
ample, leaving the spirit ofinstructon, from lesson
to lesson, constantly under the pupils eye.--Nor
is it work incautiously sent into public notice.
For upwards of fifteen years, the Author has been
in the habit of occasionally giving his pupils the
Introductory part Of their studies in the form de-
tailed in the present work, and during the last
two years the system has been again, and again,
tested by several pupils advantageously, study
ing the elementary part of music entirly from
the examples and lessons as they now stand III
the Analytical Instructor.


The work is divided into three parts;--


The first-which is ornainented with All elegant
; copper plate vignettc, showing, by female fig
ure, seated at the piana forte the true position of
the body, hands and fingers; begins by simply
teaching few notes in the treble and bass, stiff