IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS FOR FACILITATING THE ACQUIREMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF MUSICAL SCALES INTERVALS CORDS AND THEIR INVERSIONS
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM NOTT of Cranleigh near Guildford in the County of Surrey House
Decorator do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
MEANS FOR FACILITATING THE ACQUIREMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF MUSICAL
SCALES INTERVALS CORDS AND THEIR INVERSIONS to be as follows:-
The Invention has for its object improvements in means for facilitating the
acquirement of musical scales the construction of the major and minor keys as
represented on the keyboard of the pianoforte and consists of a table of the
chromatic scales marked preferably by letters on a frame made of any suitable
material the alphabetical order of the notes being arranged in a column commencing
(for example) at bottom with C on one side of the said column of notes forming
the chromatic scale aforesaid I arrange a slide having marked thereon numbered
lines representing the diatonic scale the numbers from 1 to 8 inclusive representing
the degrees of the scale these lines must be spaced out to correspond with the
letters representing the degrees of the scale on the frame when placed opposite C
so that when the slide is moved up (for example) and so that No 1 comes opposite D
it shows at a glance
1st The reason why certain sounds on the Instrument have to be altered when
using a different Pitch or Tonic than that of C (commonly called C natural).
2nd What sounds they are which must be raised or lowered on the Instrument
in every key or pitch. Transferring their numbers and characters to their respective
places in each key.
3rd They teach the construction of the minor keys each relative minor key being
based on the sixth sound of the major the construction of any major key and its
relative minor being visible at the same time.
4th They teach the Inversion of Intervals the lines on the slide being arranged
accordingly.
5th The Sliding Minor Scales show the construction of the ascending scale in
every key of the minor with its leading note.
The slide major scale is marked by lines which represent the degrees of the scale
and shows the construction of one set of sounds including the 8th sound (which is
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page_text: the same as the first in point of sound but different in pitch) called the octave and
they are placed in the same order as on the piano-forte keyboard viz 5 Tones and
2 semitones.
The semitones being from the 3rd to 4th and 7th to 8th.
The frame or frames on which the slide or slides move represent the instrument
and is or are divided into Tones and semitones including an interval of sufficient
compass for teaching the theory of music. In reading the construction of the
different keys each line has its name after one of the first 7 letters of the Alphabet.
The signatures of the different keys are placed opposite and in a line with the
dots and lines of the frame showing the number and names of the sounds on
the instrument which require Sharpening or Flattening in every key.
Dated this twenty fourth dow of To 1001

page_text: I WILLIAM NOTT of Cranleigh near Guildford in the County of Surrey House
Decorator do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
MEANS FOR FACILITATING THE ACQUIREMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF MUSICAL
SCALES INTERVALS CHORDS AND THEIR INVERSIONS and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:—
The invention has for its object improvements in means for facilitating the
acquirement of musical scales the construction of the Major and minor Keys as
represented on the keyboard of the pianoforte and consists of a table of the
chromatic and diatonic scales marked preferably by letters and dots on each side
of a frame made of any suitable material the alphabetical order of the notes being
arranged in a column commencing at bottom with C between the two columns of
notes forming the chromatic scale aforesaid. I arrange a slide having marked
thereon numbered lines representing the diatonic scale The numbers from 1 to 8
inclusive representing the degrees of the scale These lines must be spaced out to
correspond with the letters representing the degrees of this scale on each side of
the frame when placed opposite C so that when the slide is moved up (for example)
and so that No 1 comes opposite D it shews at a glance
1 The reason why certain sounds on the Instrument have to be altered when
using a different pitch or Tonic than that of O (commonly called C natural).
2nd What sounds they are which must be raised or lowered on the Instrument
in every key or pitch. Transferring their numbers and character to their respective
places in each key.
3rd The slides teach the construction of the minor keys each relative minor key
being based on the sixth sound of the Major the construction of any Major key
and its relative minor being visible at the same time. _
4th The slides teach the Inversion of Intervals the lines on the slide being
arranged accordingly.
5th The sliding Minor Scales show the construction of the ascending scale in
every key of the Minor with its leading note.
The slide Major scale is marked by lines which represent the degrees of the
scale and shows the construction of one set of sounds including the 8th sound
(which is the same as the first in point of sound but different in pitch) called the
octave and they are placed in the same order as on the pianoforte key board viz
5 Tones and 2 semitones.
The semitones being from the 3rd to 4th and 7th to 8th.
The frame or frames on which the slide or slides move represent the instrument
and is or are divided into tones and semitones including an interval of sufficient
compass for teaching the theory of music. In reading the construction of the
different keys each line has its name after one of the first 7 letters of the Alphabet.
The signatures of the different keys are placed opposite and in a line with the
dots and lines of the frame showing the number and names of the sounds on the
instrument which require sharpening or flattening in every key.
And in order to explain my said invention more fully I will now describe the
same with reference to the drawing. The same letters denoting similar parts on
all figures.
Fig 1 shews my appliance with the slide so marked as to teach the diatonic
scale in every key with their relative minor keys on the opposite side.
Fig 2 shows the same appliance with the slide moved to F sharp on the frame,
Fig 3 shews the slide marked with the chromatic scale,

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C
Fig 4 shows the notes on. the slides combined so as to form the common chords
and their first and second inversions on each degree of the scale.
A shews a frame or two guide pieces in which the slide B works.
The guide pieces or frame A are marked with the names of the notes lines and
dots indicating the tones and semitones as shewn The latter represents the
semitones.
The slide B is marked with the diatonic scale on Figs 1 and 2 and with the
cromatic on Fig 3 as shewn.
At Fig 4 the slide is marked out in 14 spaces from the middle of the first space
upwards is shewn the common chord or triad and from the bottom to the middle
of same is shewn its first inversion.
The second space gives the second inversion of the common chord or triad.
The third and fourth spaces give a common chord and its inversions one note
higher than the first and second spaces and so on throughout the 14 spaces.
There are many other chords and arrangement of the degrees of the scale
showing the Variable and Invariable Minor Scales which I have not thought
necessary to give as any competent Musician will see the possibility of combining
various notes and intervals and their inversions, so as to produce any desired chord
or chords.
It is obvious that by extending the intervals both of slides and frames I can
show any Interval from a minor 2nd to any extent.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what'
I claim is the means for facilitating the acquirement of the knowledge of musical
scales intervals chords and their inversions consisting of a slide or slides having
the scales marked thereon in combination with a frame or guide pieces having the
notes of the cromatic scale marked thereon substantially as and for the purposes
.set forth.
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Ontahan 1001