This book Will -teach the notation of music to those who have never known it before -serve as a systematic reminder for those who once knew how to read music but have forgotten most of it -serve as a practical classroom text book in the rudiments of music -serve as a helpful reference book for the student in music appreciation and related courses This book Will Not -teach you to sing like Tebaldi -make you a wizard at the piano or any other instrument -turn you into an Irving Berlin or a Beethoven But it will teach Anyone—even the tone-deaf—to read melodies and pick them out on the piano. Author Howard Shanet says that in two hours you can read through this book and understand the principles involved in the reading of music. In two evenings, you can learn to read practically any melody and pick it out on the piano by doing the clear and simple exercises. 175 pages.