Excerpt from The ABC of Musical Theory: With Numerous Original and Selected Questions and Exercises Tee following pages were primarily intended to provide a series of graduated questions and exercises covering, as far as possible, the whole field of what is commonly known as Musical Theory, or the Rudiments of Music and it was further intended that the work might be used in connection with any standard text-book. In dealing, however, with the more difficult parts of the subject, such as Syncopation, Trans position, the C clef in various positions, Determining the Key of given passages, and other similar questions which often puzzle the beginner, the author found that most of the text-books on Musical Theory gave less information than the ordinary student needed. It was therefore deemed advisable to include a concise summary of the essential Rudi ments of Music, which might serve either for instruction, for revision, or for reference. It is hoped that the teacher who may use this little work with his pupils will find his labours lightened, and that the questions and exercises are sufficiently varied and comprehensive to enable the student to understand the subject thoroughly, and to prepare for any of the usual examinations. 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.