F. H. Shepard pdf Graded Lessons in Harmony (Classic Reprint)

Frank H. Shepard was born in Bethel, Conn., in 1863. At the age of fourteen he invented a machine by which he was enabled to earn the money for a musical education. This invention, simplifying the process of cloth production, was prophetic of his later discoveries in Music. From 1880 to 1884 he studied organ withE ugene Thayer and others in Boston and New York; did concert organ work at the Great Hopkins (R oosevelt) Organ in Great Barrington, Mass.; organized Boy Choir at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland. As a foundation for his original researches, Mr. Shepard enjoyed the instruction of leading American andE uropean teachers, including nearly four years (1885-1889) at theL eipzig Conservatory, under Bruno Zwintscher and Dr. Paul for piano; Homeyer, the Gewandhaus organist; Dr. Jadassohn for harmony, counterpoint, canon and fugue; Herr Gustav Schreck for free composition and form; and Torrsleff for voice. In 1889 he published How toM odulate in which is presented the principle of Attendant Chords, which gives a deeper insight into the mysteries of Musical Structure, and a working knowledge in more different directions than any other single detail of Musical Theory. Not only does it supply a simple, comprehensive plan for modulation, but it is equally essential in analysis, improvisation, transposition and the understanding of many foreign chords, like those at the beginning of Mendelssohn sW edding March, or throughout hisS pring Song. The book also contains the Principle of Artistic Modulation. In 1890 appeared Piano Touch andS cales, containing probably the first presentation of the principle of relaxation. In the same year came Church Music and Choir Training, giving him a standing as an authority upon the training of the boy voice and management of boy choirs.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of histo