A New Recreative Method for Facilitating the Study of Music by Means of Games of Cards.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 12th Jan., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Recreative Method for Facilitating the Study of Music by
Means of Games of Cards.
I, BLANCHE JOUVE, of 7 Rue de la Liberté, Grenoble, in the Republic of
France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to facilitate the study of music, which is at present
found somewhat irksome to children, by providing them with a method of acquiring
a knowledge thereof in the form of a recreation.
For this purpose, I employ a number of sets or packs of cards say five. Each
set of cards bears on its face characters. illustrating one of the elementary principles
of music. For instance, the first pack may indicate the notes in all the octaves;
the second pack may indicate the respective values of the notes and intervals; the
third pack may indicate the simple and compound measures; the fourth pack may
indicate the simple intervals; and the fifth pack may have the major and minor
diatonic gamuts and a list of questions.
Each pack is accompanied by a lesson explanatory of the principle which is
intended to be taught, and of the rules according to which the cards are to be used
for teaching such principle.
noted this 10th day of March 1901
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
A New Recreative Method for Facilitating the Study of Music by
Means of Games of Cards.
I, BLANCHE JOUVE, of 7 Rue de la Liberté, Grenoble, in the Republic of
France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to facilitate the study of music, which is at
present found somewhat irksome to children, by providing them with a method of
acquiring a knowledge thereof in the form of a recreation.
For this purpose, I employ a number of sets or packs of cards, of the dimensions
of ordinary playing cards, forming say five games in all. Each set of cards bears
on its face characters illustrating one of the elementary principles of music.
The backs of each set will bear a distinctive colour. For instance the first pack
of fifty-four cards may indicate the seven notes in the key of "sol" and in the
key of "fa" in all the octaves; the second pack of fifty-four cards may indicate
the form of the notes or the relative values of the notes and intervals; the third
pack of thirty-two cards may indicate the simple and compound time measures;
the fourth pack composed of forty-seven cards may indicate the simple intervals;
and the fifth pack of sixty cards may have the major and minor diatonic gamuts
and a series of questions.

page_text: Each pack would be contained in a case of corresponding colour and accompanied
by a lesson explanatory of the principle which is intended to be taught, and of the
rules according to which the cards are to be used for teaching such principle.
Each case would bear on the cover a label indicating the game and representations
either of notes, measures of time, intervals or gamuts and beneath another label
with this inscription;
"The advantage of a recreative method of instruction by means of games is,
that it enables one to employ either singly or together just that portion which
promotes advancement and omit that which retards progress."
The whole five games may be entitled "A recreative method of musical instruction
by means of cards."
My improved cards may be formed of any suitable material and may be sold in
separate packs or together as a combined game. In the latter case a sixth box
containing counters may be added, and moreover, the explanatory lessons and the
rules, may be united in a combined form, instead of being separated and placed in
each case.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) Recreative cards with representations of musical notes and staves and with
musical signs and devices, and questions relating thereto for facilitating the study of
music, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 10th day of December 20
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.