Improvements in the Method of and in Means for Teaching Music.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in the Method of and in Means for Teaching Music.
I, ETHEL PILKINGTON HARLAND, of 12, Hollin Lane, Far Headingley, Leeds,
in the County of York, Music Teacher, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to an improved apparatus for the teaching of reading
and the theory of music.
I employ a frame, constructed preferably of wood, with parallel transverse bars
to represent the lines and spaces of the staff:
The said frame is preferably flat for use on a table, and may if desired be
hinged at the centre so as to fold up when not in use.
Or if desired the frame may be mounted vertically on a suitable stand.
The various notes, rests, clefs, numerals, bars, points, and other characters are
made in wood, metal, or any suitable material, and are provided with a suitable
hook, so that they may be attached to the bars of the frame in any required
position. The notes may each have both a short and a long hook so as to be
attachable either on a line or in a space, or separate notes with hooks of different
lengths may be employed for lines and spaces.
In lieu of the hooks, the various characters may have a pin or pins at the
back, to engage with holes in the bars of the frame, or other suitable means of
attachment may be employed.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Method of and in Means for Teaching Music.
1, ETHEL PILKINGTON HARLAND, of 12, Hollin Lane, Far Headingley, Leeds,
in the County of York, Music Teacher, 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: —
My invention relates to an improved method of, and an apparatus for, teaching
the theory of music and the reading of musical notation, such apparatus being
mainly intended for the use for young children and beginners.
According to my said invention I employ a frame, constructed preferably of
wood, with parallel transverse bars to represent the lines and spaces of the staff.

page_text: The said frame is preferably flat for use on a table or desk, and is made in two
parts, each part having five bars or lines so as to form in itself a separate staff.
The said parts may be used separately, or may be used together so as to form
(with an intervening bar or ledger line) the grand stave of eleven lines. The
various clefs, notes, rests, bars, dots, ledger lines, time signatures, sharps, flats,
naturals, and other musical signs or characters are made in wood, metal, or
other suitable material, and are each provided with a suitable hook or hooks at
the back so that they may be attached to the bars of the frame in any required
position. The notes may each have both a long and a short hook, so as to be
attachable either on a line or in a space; or separate notes, with hooks of different
lengths, may be employed for lines and spaces. In this manner any desired
musical phrase may be set up on the staff by the pupil, the apparatus being
particularly adapted for time exercises.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is.a plan of my improved frame or apparatus as in use.
Fig. 2 is a sectional end elevation of my improved frame.
Figs. 3, 4, and 5 show modifications of attaching hooks for the notes or other
characters.
A A are the two parts of the frame, having transverse bars B to which are
attached the notes C, sharps D), and other musical signs or characters.
The said notes or other moveable signs may either have a short hook E (Fig. 4)
for attaching on a line, a long hook F. (Fig. 5) for attaching in a space, or a
double look G (Fig. 3) for attaching interchangeably on a line or in a space,
but the fixed signs, such as clefs, bars, and time signatures, require only one
look.
A middle ledger line I may be attached by hooks K K at each side; so as to
connect the two staffs when required.
In lieu of the hooks, the various musical signs or characters may be attached by
a pin or pins at the back, to engage with corresponding holes in the bars of the
frame; or other suitable means of attachment may be employed!
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
1. In a method of teaching the theory of music and the reading of musical
notation, the employment of a frame or frames representing the staff, to which
said frame or frames are interchangeably attached by suitable hooks or the like
a suitable series of musical signs or characters, substantially as shown and
described.
2. The complete apparatus arranged and employed substantially as, and for the
purposes, shown and described.
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