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Otago Witness, Issue 2292, 3 February 1898, Page 12

A MUSICAL EDUCATION P@ft A CROWN. SHOULD BE IN ALL HOMES WHERE ! THERE IS A PIANO OR ORGAN. pinHE above heading will, of course, appear to a most people aa the height of absurdity, yet the absurdity is more apparent thau real. It goes without sayuig that a finished musical education in the regular course cannot be had for a crovrn, or even with several hundred additional crowns, but o»n it be truthfully said thab the pnraon with a tufficient knowladga of music to play accompaniments readily oa tha piano or organ to all the popular aud standard songs ; of the day has no musical educA*iou ? Assuredly not. A musical education sufficient to enable one to play correctly acoompauiments to fcha songs snng in the horns frequently gets &nd gives more pleasure from the mcds&t accomplishment than does the acquirements of maoy , on whose education large sums have been expended. j To the more modest musical education the i above heading appliaa. Such an education the Otago Witness is now enabled to offer its music-loving readers for a crown, believing thafc it is the greatest benefit it can give to its subscribars. Thio ready-made musical education consists of Pralt's Charb of Chords for the Piano and Organ, which is tbe nearest approach to a | ready-made knowledge of music yet attained by science. It is a short cub to harniooy, and is to music what the multiplication t&bla is to arithmetic — I a quick method oi learning to play the Piano or Organ without a teacher. With this chart anyone can with but a small amount of practice become an expert accompanist. It is complete self-instructor, enabling anyone to play without difficulty accompaniments to any song ever written. It is valuable to the advanced musician as well as the beginner, embracing nearly ftvery major and minor chord used in music, and is endorsed by teachers and musicians everywhere. Thia chart is the practical result of years of study by Charles E. Pratt, the noted American composer and musician, whose compositions have world-wide popularity and a larger sale than those of any other American or European composer. Believing that the educational value of this Chart; is very great, Ihs Otaro Witness has arranged with the publishers to supply PraU'fl Chart of Chords to its readers at 5% each, and in addition to the Chart of Chords the publishers have kindly agreed to send without extra charge a copy of the Book of Songs, containing 184songs, with words aud music. Many of these Eongs are old-time favourites long out of print that can be ob^aiued in no other way. Every home that has a piano or organ, especially where there are children, should have Pratt'B Chart of Chords. This offer is made for a short time only, and readers should avail themselves of ifc without delay. Address, with postal notes to value of ss, Publishers Otago Witness, Dunedin. Patents. Trade Marks HENRY HUGHES, C.E., M.E., "OEGISTERED Patent Agent by Government JLY; Examination, corner of Manse and High streets, Dunedin ; and at Wellington ami Auck land. Patents and Trade Maries obtained in all Countries. Specifications and Drawings Accurately Prepared Established 18S2,