Adventure Magazine Cover, October 10, 1921 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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ADVENTURE 7 I Teach Piano a Funny Way So people told me when I first started in 1891. But now after over twenty-five years of steady growth, I have far more students than were ever before taught by one man. I am able to make them players of the piano or organ in half the usual time and at quar- ter the usual cost. To persons who have not previously heard of my method, this may seem a pretty bold statement. But I will gladly convince you of its accuracy by referring you to any number of my graduates in any part of the world. There isn’t a —e : State in the Union that doesn’t contain many players ei ahiciah ee Eee ee of the piano or organ who obtained their training from me by mail. : Investigate by writing for my 64-page free booklet; ‘‘How to Learn Piano or Organ.” My way of teaching piano or organ is entirely different from all others. Out of every four hours of study one hour is spent entirely away from the keyboard, learning something about Harmony and the Laws of Music.: This is an awful shock to most teachers of the “old school,’ who still think that learning piano is solely a problem of “finger gymnastics.”’ When you do go to the keyboard, you can accomplish twice as much, because you understand what you are doing. Within four lessons I enable you to play an interesting piece, not only in the original key, but in other keys as well. I make use of every possible scientific help—many of which are entirely unknown to the average teacher. My patented invention, the COLOROTONE, sweeps away _playing difficulties that have troubled students for generations. By its use, Trans- position—usually a “night-mare”’ to students—becomes easy and fascinating. With my fifth lesson I introduce another important and exclusive invention, QUINN-DEX. Quinn-dex is a simple, hand-operated moving-picture device, which enables you to see, right before your eyes, every movement of my hands at the keyboard. You actually see the fingers move. Instead of having to reproduce your teacher’s finger movements from MEMORY—which cannot be always accurate—you have the correct models before you during every minute of practice. The COLOROTONE and QUINN-DEX save you months of wasted effort. They can be obtained only from me and there is nothing else anywhere even remotely like them. Men and women who have failed by other #? ————————— — ‘methods have quickly and easily attained success when studying with me. In all essen- tial ways you .are in closer touch with me than if you were studying by the oral method —yet my lessons cost you only 43 cents each— and they include all the many recent develop- ments in scientific teaching. For the student of moderate means, this method of studying is far superior to all others; and even for the wealthiest student, there is nothing better at any price. You may be certain that your es pees is Hck all eres a accord idee be Z est musical thought of the present day, an as this makes all the difference in the world. See aoe a <——— My Course is endorsed by distinguished & eee ie fapmeisng we aorould not Saat ay r= ~* —FREE BOOK COUPON==*===== ourse that did not maintain the highest : musical standards. It is for beginners, or | QUINN CONSERVATORY, Studio AF30 experienced players, old or young. You 598 Columbia Road, Boston 25, Mass. advance as rapidly or as slowly as you wish. Please send me, without cost or obligation, All necessary music is supplied without extra your free booklet, ‘‘How to Learn .Piano or charge. A diploma is granted. Write to-day, | Organ,’ and full particulars of your Course and without cost or obligation, for 64-page free special reduced Tuition offer, booklet, ‘‘How to Learn Piano or Organ.”’ Marcus Lucius Quinn Conservatory of Music Studio AF30 598 Columbia Road, Boston 25, Mass. Kindly mention Adventure in writing to advertisers or visiting your dealer. GCOMIGIOOKSEEO