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Otago Witness, Issue 2299, 24 March 1898, Page 16

A MUSICAL -EDUCATION FOR A CROWN. ! SHOULD BE IN .ALL HOMES WHERE THERE IS A PIANO OR ORGAN. THE above heading will, of couive, appear to most people as the height of absurdity, yet the absurdity is more apparent thau real. It goes without saying thai; a finished musical educatiou in the regular courap cannot be had for a crown, or even with several hundred additional crowns, but can it be truthfully said that the person with a sufficient knowledge of music to pliy accompaniments readily on the piano or > organ to all the popular and standard songs of the day bas no musical education ? Assuredly not. A musical education sufficient to enable one to play correctly acoorupaaicaents to the songs sung in the home frequently gets and gives more pleasure from the modeßb accomplishment than does the acquirements of many on whose education large sums have been expended. To the more modest musical education the above heading applies. Such an education the Otago Witness is now enabled t-j offer its ' music-loving readers for a crown, believing that ' it is the greatest benefit it can give to its snbBcribers. i This ready-made musical education consists of Pratt's Charb of Chords for the Piano and. Organ, which is tbe nearest approach "to a ready-made of music yet attained by science. ! It is a short cu 1 ; to harmony, and is to music ! what the multiplication table is to arithmetic — j a quick method of learning to play the Piano , or Organ without a teacher. I With this chart anyone can with but a small amount of practice become an expert; accompanist. It ia complete self-instructor, enabling anyone to play without difficulty accompaniments to ary sorg ever written. It is valuable to tho advanced musician as well as the beginner, embracing nearly overy majoi 1 and minor chord used in music, and is endorsed by teachers and musicians everywhere. This chart is the practical result of years of study by Charles B. Pratt, the noted American j composer and mueician, whcs» compositions ' iiave world-wide popularity and a larger sale than those of any other American or IJurppe&n composer. Believing that the educational value of this Chart is very great, the Otago Witness has arranged witb the publishers to supply Pratb's Chart of Chords to its readers at 5s 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 134 songs, with words and music. Many of these songs are old-time favourites long out of print that can be ob'ained in no other way. ! Every home that has a piano or organ, especi- ' ally where there are children, should have Pratt's 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 i ss, Publishers Otago Witness, Dunedin. I. r.vrr.NTS. Tiiade Marks > HENRY HUGHES, C.E., M.E., "O EGISTERED Patent Agent by Government Jl\i Examination, corner of Manse and High streets, Dunedin ; and at Wellington and Auck land. Patents and Trade Marks obtained in all Countries. Specifications and Drawings Accurately Prepared Established jssa.