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.