Scan 4
Guckert's Illustrated Self Instructor for the Violin, 1900
35 lines. Read by computer on 18 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1There are 12 Major keys, designated by 12 different signatures, as below, where the principal chord (key chord or chord of one of the scale) is also given.
3Violin or G Clef, Bass or F Clef, Sop. or C Clef, Alto Clef, Tenor Clef.
5Minor Scale
7Chromatic Scale ascending Chromatic Scale descending
9Varieties of Measure
10Even and uneven measures. In the first the upper figure, 2, 6, 4, 12, etc. In uneven measures the upper figure, 3, 3, 4, 8, 4, 8, 16, 8, 3, etc., is uneven.
12Intervals, or distances between sounds
141st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th Octave
16Italian words, indicating the general time, or the expression, Adagio, slow Andante, not so slow. Allegro, fast. Allegretto, not so fast. Presto, very fast. p piano soft, pp very soft, f forte loud, ff very loud, Diminuendo, diminishing. Crescendo, increasing louder and louder. Decresc., softer and softer. Ritardando, slower and slower.
18Slurred notes Two tied notes are considered as one note.
20Syncopations Staccato
22Semi-Staccato Very-Staccato
24Ornaments
25Long grace note; takes half the time of the succeeding note. Short grace note.
27Turn
28Played Written
30Trill
31Played Written
33Mordent
34Played Written
The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.