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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,LA/ SUMM] WE W]E COM+ HOME FROM BA?+4  
,ALL ( US W]E FEEL+ V]Y GAY4 ,A PEASANT LAD1 !  
V]Y ONE :O HAD BE5 5TIC$ BY ! DOME/IC PEASANT LAD 9TO /EAL+ BOOKS1 A WIDE-*EEK$1 ?ICK-SET  
LAD1 ALL COV]$ ) FRECKLES1 ) CROOK$1 KNOCK-KNE$  
LEGS1 ) ALL ! WAYS ( A GR[N-UP MUZHIK ( !  
/EPPE1 BUT A CLEV]1 /RONG1 & GIFT$ NATURE1 RAN  
AHEAD & SAT 9 ! WAGON1 :I* WAS PROCE$+ 9  
FRONT ( US4 ,HE PICK$ UP ! RE9S1 COCK$ HIS HAT1  
SPAT TO ONE SIDE1 & BUR/ \T 9TO A DRAGG+ MUZHIK  
SONG OH1 H[ HE SANG6 ) FEEL+1 ) REPOSE1  
) ! FULL P[] ( HIS LUNGS6 ,! *ILDR5  
LAU<$3 - 

0,SEMKA1 ,SEMKA LO6 H[ CLEV]LY HE S+S60 

,SEMKA WAS P]FECTLY S]I\S4 

0,!RE1 N[1 DON'T Y\ 9T]RUPT MY SONG60 SAID HE1  
9 A PAUSE1 US+ A PECULI> & PURPOSELY HO>SE VOICE1  
& !N HE W5T ON ) HIS SONG S$ATELY4 

,TWO V]Y MUSICAL LADS TOOK !IR PLACES 9 ! C>T & BEGAN TO TAKE ! TUNE & JO9 94 ,ONE *IM$  
9 N[ ) ! OCTAVE1 N[ ! SIX?1 ! O!R -9  
?IRDS1 & IT W5T ADMIRABLY4 ,!N ! O!R BOYS  
JO9$ 91 & !Y BEGAN TO S+ 

,KAK PODYABLONE'I TAKOT8.<#e#e.> 

& TO YELL1 & !RE WAS A GREAT NOISE1 BUT DISAGREEABLE4 

,FROM ?IS EV5+ ! S++ BEGAN2 N[ AFT]  
EI<T MON?S WE S+ ,ANGEL ,VOPIYA%E & TWO *]UBIM SONGS1 ,NUMB]S ,F\R & ,SEV51 ! :OLE (  
! ORD9>Y MASS1 & LITTLE *ORAL SONGS4 ,! BE/  
PUPILS ONLY TWO ( !M WRITE D[N ! MELODIES  
( ! SONGS :I* !Y KN[1 & ALMO/ READ !  
NOTES4 ,BUT1 SO F>1 :ATEV] !Y S+ IS F> FROM  
BE+ SO GOOD AS ?AT SONG ( !IRS WAS :I* !Y  
SANG RETURN+ FROM ! BA?4 ,I SAY ALL ?IS )\T  
ANY >RTIRE P5SEE1 NOT TO PROVE ANY?+1 BUT ,I SIMPLY  
/ATE A FACT4 

,N[ ,I WILL TELL AB\T ! PROCESS ( 9/RUCTION1 )  
:I* ,I WAS COMP>ATIVELY WELL SATISFI$4 ,AT ! FIR/ LESSON ,I DIVID$ ALL ! WORDS 9TO ?REE P>TS1 & WE  
SANG ! FOLL[+ *ORDS3 

  

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,WE SUCCE$$ 9 ?IS V]Y RAPIDLY4 ,& EA* ONE  
SANG :AT HE WI%$1 TRI$ ! DISCANT & W5T TO !  
T5OR1 & FROM ! T5OR TO ! ALTO1 SO ?AT ! BE/  
KNEW ! :OLE *ORD DO-MI-SOL2 SOME ALL ! ?REE  
P>TS4 ,!Y PRON\NC$ ! NAMES ( ! NOTES 9 !  
,FR5*4 ,ONE SANG MI-FA-FA-MI2 ANO!R DO-DO-RE-DO1  
& SO ON4 

0,SEE H[ SWEET1 ,LY( ,NIKOLAYEVIT*6 ,IT ALREADY  
BEG9S TO HUM 9 \R E>S2 TRY IT AGA91 AGA940 

,WE SANG !SE *ORDS BO? 9 S*OOL & \T-(-DOORS1  
& 9 ! P>K & ON ! ROAD HOME1 TILL LATE AT NI<T1  
& WE C\LD NOT /OP OR REJOICE SUFFICI5TLY AT \R SUCCESS4 

,ON ! NEXT DAY WE ATTEMPT$ ! SCALE1 & ! MORE  
TAL5T$ ONES W5T ?R\< IT P]FECTLY1 ! DULL] ONES  
C\LD SC>CELY REA* TO ! ?IRD4 ,I WROTE ! NOTES ON  
! /AFF 9 ! ALTO KEY1 ! MO/ SYMMETRICAL1 & ,I  
CALL$ !M 9 ,FR5*4 ,! SUCCE$+ SIX LESSONS  
W5T JU/ AS M]RILY2 WE SANG NEW *ORDS M9OR  
ONES & MODULATIONS 9TO ! MAJOR GOSPODI POMILUI1.<#e#f.> 
0,GLORY TO ! ,FA!R & ! ,SON10 & A LITTLE ?REEP>T SONG1 ) PIANO4 ,ONE HALF ( ! LESSON WAS  
OCCUPI$ ) ?IS1 ! O!R ) S++ ( ! SCALE  
& EX]CISES :I* ! PUPILS !MSELVES 9V5T$3  
DO-MI-RE-FA-MI-SOL1 OR DO-RE-RE-MI-MI-FA1 OR DO-MI-RE-DO-RE-FA-MI-RE1 & SO ON4 

,I V]Y SPE$ILY REM>K$ ?AT ! NOTES ON ! /AFFS  
W]E NOT LE>N$ BY OBS]VATION1 & F\ND IT NECESS>Y  
TO SUB/ITUTE FIGURES = !M4 ,MOREOV]1 = ! EXPLANATION ( 9T]VALS & ! V>IABILITY ( ! TONIC1  
FIGURES >E MORE USEFUL4 ,AFT]1 SIX LESSONS SOME W]E  
ABLE TO /RIKE :ATEV] 9T]VALS ,I ASK$ ( !M1 ATTA9+ IT BY AN IMAG9>Y SCALE4 ,ESPECIALLY PLEAS+ WAS !  
EX]CISE ON ! F\R?S DO-FA-RE-SOL & !1 LIKE1 UP &  
D[N4 ,FA ! SUB-DOM9ANT ESPECIALLY /RUCK !M  
ALL BY ITS =CE4 

0,H[ HEAL?Y ?AT FA IS60 EXCLAIM$ ,SEMKA4 0,H[  
IT CUTS ?R\<40 

,UNMUSICAL NATURES ALL FELL BEH9D2 BUT ) ! MUSICAL ONES \R CLASSES US$ TO LA/ ?REE OR F\R H\RS4  
,I TRI$ TO GIVE !M AN IDEA ( BEAT+ TIME BY !  
RECEIV$ ME?OD1 BUT ! ?+ SEEM$ SO H>D TO !M  
?AT ,I WAS OBLIG$ TO SEP>ATE ! TEMPO FROM !  
MELODY1 & HAV+ WRITT5 ! NOTES )\T MEASURE1  
TO READ !M2 & !N1 HAV+ WRITT5 ! MEASURE  
?AT IS1 TEMPO )\T S\NDS BY BEAT+ TO READ ONE MEASURE1 & !N TO UNITE ! TWO PROCESSES4  
,AFT] A FEW LESSONS1 HAV+ TAK5 9TO ACC\NT :AT  
,I WAS DO+1 ,I BECAME CONV9C$ ?AT MY ME?OD (  
9/RUCTION IS ALMO/ ! SAME AS ! ME?OD ( ,*EVE1 .<#e#g.> 
:I* ,I HAD SE5 UND] TRIAL 9 ,P>IS A ME?OD :I*  
WAS NOT IMM$IATELY ADOPT$ BY ME1 SIMPLY BECAUSE IT  
WAS A ME?OD4 

,TO ALL :O >E OCCUPI$ ) ! TEA*+ ( S++  
ONE CANNOT TOO HI<LY RECOMM5D ?IS WORK1 ON !  
COV] ( :I* IS PR9T$ 9 L>GE LETT]S ,REP\SSE A  
R UNANIMITY ?\< N[ IT IS DI/RIBUT$ 9 T5S (  
?\S&S ( COPIES OV] ALL ,EUROPE4 ,I SAW 9 ,P>IS  
/RIK+ PRO(S ( ! SUCCESS ( ?IS ME?OD UND] !  
9/RUCTION ( ,*EVE HIMSELF2 AUDI5CES ( FIVE OR SIX  
HUNDR$ M5 & WOM51 SOME ( !M =TY & FIFTY  
YE>S OLD1 S++ 9 ONE VOICE A LIVRE \V]T :ATEV]  
! TEA*] 9DICAT$ TO !M4 

,9 ,*EVE'S ME?OD !RE >E MANY RULES1 EX]CISES1  
& PRESCRIPTIONS :I* HAVE NO SIGNIFICANCE1 & :I*  
EV]Y S5SIBLE TEA*] WILL 9V5T BY ! HUNDR$ &  
BY ! ?\S& ON ! BATTLEFIELD1 9 O!R WORDS1 9  
! CLASS-ROOM2 !RE IS A V]Y COMICAL1 & P]HAPS  
ALSO CONV5I5T1 PROCESS ( READ+ ! TIME )\T !  
S\NDS2 = EXAMPLE1 9 F\R-F\R TIME ! TEA*] SAYS  
TA-FA-TE-FE2 9 ?REE-F\R TIME ! TEA*] SAYS TA-TE-TI2  
9 EI<T-EI<T TIME1 TA-FA-TE-FE-TE-RE-LI-R,L ,ALL ?IS IS 9T]E/+ AS ONE ( ! MEANS :]EBY MUSIC MAY BE  
TAU<T1 9T]E/+ AS ! HI/ORY ( A C]TA9 MUSICAL  
S*OOL2 BUT !SE ROOTS >E NOT ABSOLUTE1 & CANNOT  
CON/ITUTE A ME?OD4 ,?IS IS ! V]Y ?+ ?AT =MS  
! F\NTA9-HEAD ( ! ]RORS ( ME?ODS4 ,BUT ,*EVE  
HAS IDEAS REM>KABLE = !IR SIMPLICITY2 & ?REE (  
!M CON/ITUTE ! ESS5CE ( HIS ME?OD3 ! FIR/1  
! ANCI5T1 HAV+ BE5 5UNCIAT$ BY ,J4 ,J4 ,R\SSEAU 9 HIS ,DICTIONNAIRE DE MUSIQUE1 IS ! IDEA (  
EXPRESS+ MUSICAL SIGNS BY FIGURES4 ,:ATEV] ! OPPON5TS ( ?IS WAY ( WRIT+ MAY SAY1 EV]Y S++-TEA*] CAN MAKE ! EXP]IM5T1 & CAN ALWAYS  
CONV9CE HIMSELF ( ! IMM5SE SUP]IORITY ( FIGURES OV] ! SCALE1 BO? 9 READ+ & WRIT+4 ,I  
GAVE T5 LESSONS ON ! SCALE1 & ONE ONLY )  
FIGURES1 SAY+ ?AT IT WAS ALL ! SAME ?+1 &  
! PUPILS ALWAYS ASK ME TO WRITE 9 FIGURES1 & !Y  
!MSELVES WRITE 9 FIGURES4 

,! SECOND REM>KABLE IDEA BELONG+ EXCLUSIVELY TO  
,*EVE0 CONSI/S 9 TEA*+ S\NDS AP>T FROM TEMPO1  
& VICE V]SA4 ,ANY ONE :O ONCE APPLIES ?IS ME?OD  
( 9/RUCTION WILL SEE ?AT :AT PRES5T$ ITSELF AS AN  
9V9CIBLE DIFFICULTY WILL SUDD5LY BECOME SO EASY ?AT  
! ONLY WOND] IS ?AT SU* A SIMPLE IDEA NEV]  
OCCURR$ TO ANY ONE BE=E4 ,H[ MANY TORM5TS W\LD  
HAVE BE5 SP>$ ! UN=TUNATE *ILDR5 TAU<T 9 !  
,EPISCOPAL 0*APELS0 & O!R *OIRS1 RE=M$ & !  
LIKE1 IF ! REG5TS HAD TRI$ ?IS SIMPLE ?+ TO COMPEL ! BEG9N]1 )\T S++1 TO BEAT ! TIME )  
HIS F+] OR A /ICK ACCORD+ TO ! NOTES ( ! PHRASE2  
ONCE = QU>T]S1 TWICE = EI<?S1 & SO ON2 !N TO  
S+ ! SAME PHRASE )\T ! TIME2 !N AGA9 TO  
S+ ONE MEASURE1 & !N AGA9 COMB9+ !M4  
,= EXAMPLE1 ?IS PHRASE IS WRITT53 

,! PUPIL FIR/ S+S - )\T TEMPO DO-RE-MI-FA-SOL-MI-RE-DO2 !N HE DOES NOT S+1 BUT1 BEAT+ ON !  
:OLE NOTE ( ! FIR/ MEASURE1 SAYS3 ONE TWO  
?REE F\R2 !N HE BEATS ONCE ON EA* ( ! NOTES  
( ! SECOND MEASURE1 SAY+ ONE TWO ?REE F\R2  
!N ON ! FIR/ NOTE ( ! ?IRD MEASURE HE BEATS TWICE  
& SAYS1 ONE TWO2 & ON ! SECOND HALF-NOTE HE  
ALSO BEATS TWICE1 SAY+ ?REE F\R1 & SO ON2 & !N  
HE S+S ! SAME ?+ 9 MEASURE1 & BEATS ! TIME1  
& ! O!R PUPILS C\NT AL\D4 

,?IS IS MY ME?OD1 :I*1 JU/ LIKE ,*EVE'S1 IT IS  
IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESCRIBE2 IT MAY BE F\ND CONV5I5T1  
BUT IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT MANY O!RS /ILL MORE CONV5I5T MAY BE DISCOV]$4 ,BUT ! SECRET IS SIMPLY TO  
SEP>ATE ! TEA*+ ( TEMPO FROM ?AT ( NOTES1 :ILE !RE MAY BE A C\NTLESS NUMB] ( ME?ODS (  
DO+ ?IS4 

,F9ALLY1 ,*EVE'S ?IRD & GREAT IDEA CONSI/S 9  
POPUL>IZ+ MUSIC & ITS 9/RUCTION4 ,HIS ME?OD (  
9/RUCTION COMPLETELY ATTA9S ?IS OBJECT4 ,& ?IS IS  
NOT M]ELY ,*EVE'S DESIRE1 & IT IS NOT M]ELY MY  
HYPO!SIS1 BUT IT IS A FACT4 ,9 ,P>IS ,I SAW HUNDR$S (  
HORNY-H&$ LABOR]S SITT+ ON B5*ES UND] :I*  
W]E LAID ! TOOLS :I* !Y HAD BR\<T ) !M  
FROM !IR WORK1 & !Y W]E S++ FROM NOTES1 &  
!Y UND]/OOD & W]E 9T]E/$ 9 ! LAWS (  
MUSIC4 

,AS ,I LOOK$ AT !SE WORKM51 IT WAS EASY = ME TO  
IMAG9E ,RUSSIAN MUZHIKS 9 !IR PLACES1 ) ,*EVE  
SPEAK+ ,RUSSIAN3 !Y W\LD HAVE SUNG JU/ AS WELL1  
!Y W\LD HAVE UND]/OOD 9 ! SAME WAY ALL ?AT HE  
SAID AB\T ! G5]AL LAWS & RULES ( MUSIC4 ,WE  
HOPE TO SPEAK 9 /ILL GREAT] DETAIL AB\T ,*EVE &  
P>TICUL>LY ( ! SIGNIFICANCE ( POPUL>IZ$ MUSIC1  
S++ ESPECIALLY1 9 ! REVIVAL ( DECAD5T >T4 

,I PASS ON TO A DESCRIPTION ( ! C\RSE ( 9/RUCTION  
9 \R S*OOL4 ,AFT] SIX LESSONS ! GOATS W]E SEP>AT$ FROM ! %EEP2 ONLY MUSICAL NATURES W]E LEFT  
! AMATEURS & WE W5T ON TO M9OR SCALES1 & TO  
! EXPLANATION ( 9T]VALS4 ,! ONLY DIFFICULTY WAS TO  
F9D & DI/+UI% ! DIM9I%$ SECOND FROM !  
SECOND4 ,FA HAD ALREADY BE5 CALL$ HEAL?Y2 DO SEEM$  
TO !M LIKEWISE A NOISY FELL[ .<#e#h.> & SO ,I HAD NO NE$  
( TEA*+ !M !Y !MSELVES FELT ! NOTE 9TO  
:I* ! DIM9I%$ SECOND RESOLV$@5 !RE=E !Y  
FELT ! M9OR SECOND ITSELF4 

,)\T DIFFICULTY WE \RSELVES F\ND ?AT ! MAJOR  
SCALE CONSI/S ( A SUCCESSION ( TWO :OLE TONES &  
ONE HALF TONE1 ?REE :OLE TONES & ONE HALF TONE4  
,!N WE SANG ,SLAVA ,OTSU .<#e#i.> 9 ! M9OR KEY1 & BY  
E> REA*$ ! SCALE :I* SEEM$ M9OR2 !N 9 ?IS  
SCALE WE F\ND ONE :OLE TONE1 ONE HALF TONE1 TWO :OLE  
TONES1 ONE HALF TONE1 ONE AUGM5T$ :OLE TONE1 & ONE HALF TONE4 ,!N ,I %[$ ?AT Y\ CAN S+ & WRITE  
A SCALE />T+ FROM ANY NOTE Y\ PLEASE2 ?AT IF A  
:OLE TONE OR A HALF TONE DOES NOT OCCUR :5 IT IS  
NE$$1 IT CAN BE %>P$ OR FLATT$4 ,= CONV5I5CE'  
SAKE ,I WROTE = !M A *ROMATIC SCALE AFT] ?IS  
FA%ION3 

  

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,ON ?IS SCALE ,I MADE !M ALL ! POSSIBLE MAJOR  
& M9OR GAMUTS1 BEG9N+ ) ANY DESIR$ NOTE4  
,!SE EX]CISES ?OR\<LY ABSORB$ !M1 & !IR  
SUCCESS WAS SO /RIK+ ?AT TWO ( ! CLASSES 5T]TA9$ !MSELVES BY NOT+ D[N ! MELODIES (  
! SONGS !Y KNEW4 ,!SE PUPILS (T5 HUM !  
MOTIVES ( SONGS1 ! NAMES ( :I* !Y CANNOT  
REMEMB]1 & HUM !M DELICATELY & PRETTILY1 &  
!Y REPEAT ! PR9CIPAL P>T ! BE/2 & !Y DO  
NOT LIKE IT AT ALL :5 MANY JO9 91 SCREAM+ !  
SONG TOGE!R CO>SELY4 

,!RE W]E B>ELY A DOZ5 LESSONS 9 ! C\RSE (  
! W9T]4 ,\R /UDY WAS SPOIL$ BY \R VANITY4 ,!  
P>5TS1 WE1 ! TEA*]S1 & ! PUPILS !MSELVES  
WANT$ TO SURPRISE0 ! :OLE VILLAGE TO S+ 9 *UR*4  
,WE />T$ TO PREP>E A MASS & ! ,KH]UBIMSKAYA  
SONGS ( ,BORTNYANSKY4 ,IT SEEM$ AS IF ?IS W\LD BE  
JOLLI] = ! *ILDR51 BUT IT PROV$ TO BE ! CONTR>Y4  
,9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT ! DESIRE TO GO 9TO ! *ANCEL  
SUPPORT$ !M1 & ?AT !Y LOV$ MUSIC1 & ?AT WE TEA*]S 9SI/$ ON ?IS OBJECT & MADE IT P>AM\NT  
TO O!RS1 ,I WAS (T5 PA9$ TO LOOK AT !M & SEE  
H[ SOME D>L+.<#f.> ( A ,KIRYU%KA1 9 RAGG$ LEG-WRAPP]S1 W\LD PRACTICE ON HIS P>T3 

,TD9O OBRAZU-U-U-U-U-U-YU-YU-%*EJ 

& W\LD BE COMPELL$ TO REPEAT IT A DOZ5 TIMES1 &  
H[ AT LA/ HE W\LD GO WILD1 &1 BEAT+ HIS F+]S ON  
! NOTES1 W\LD 9SI/ ?AT HE WAS S++ IT CORRECTLY4 

,WE W5T TO ! *UR* ONE TIME & \R SUCCESS WAS  
GREAT2 ! 5?USIASM WAS PRODIGI\S1 BUT ! S++  
SUFF]$3 !Y BEGAN TO TIRE ( ! LESSONS1 TO %IRK  
!M1 & :5 ,EA/] CAME IT WAS ONLY ) GREAT  
DIFFICULTY ?AT WE COLLECT$ A NEW *ORUS4 ,\R S+]S  
BECAME LIKE ?OSE ( ! ,EPISCOPAL 0*APELS10 :O (T5  
S+ WELL1 BUT 9 :OM1 9 CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS ACT1 ALL  
TA/E = S++ IS DE/ROY$1 & 9 REALITY !Y DO NOT  
KN[ !IR NOTES ?\< !Y IMAG9E !Y KN[ !M4  
,I HAVE (T5 NOTIC$ H[ ?OSE ?AT GRADUATE FROM !SE  
S*OOLS !MSELVES UND]TAKE TO TEA*1 NOT HAV+ ANY  
COMPREH5SION ( ! NOTES1 & %[ !MSELVES P]FECTLY 9COMPET5T AS SOON AS !Y BEG9 TO S+ ANY?+ :I* HAS NOT BE5 D9N$ 9TO !IR E>S4 

,FROM ?IS TRIFL+ EXP]I5CE :I* ,I HAD 9 TEA*+ ! PEOPLE MUSIC1 ,I HAVE DRAWN ! FOLL[+  
CONCLUSIONS3 

,I4 ,?AT ! ME?OD ( WRIT+ S\NDS BY MEANS ( FIGURES IS ! MO/ CONV5I5T ME?OD4 

,I,I4 ,?AT ! TEA*+ ( TEMPO AP>T FROM ! S\NDS IS ! MO/ CONV5I5T ME?OD4 

,I,I,I4 ,?AT 9 ORD] ?AT ! TEA*+ ( MUSIC MAY LEAVE  
ITS EFFECTS1 & BE WILL+LY UND]TAK51 IT MU/  
BE TAU<T AS AN >T FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+1  
& NOT M]ELY AS A WAY ( S++ OR PLAY+4  
,Y\NG LADIES MAY BE TAU<T TO S+ ! EX]CISES  
( ,BURGMIILL]1 .<#f#a.> BUT IT IS BETT] = ! *ILDR5 ( ! PEOPLE NOT TO BE TAU<T AT ALL ?AN TO LE>N  
ME*ANICALLY4 

,I,V4 ,?AT NO?+ IS SO 9JURI\S 9 ! TEA*+ (  
MUSIC AS :AT IS LIKE ! KN[L$GE ( MUSIC  
! R5D]+ ( *ORUSES AT EXAM9ATIONS1 C]EMONIES1 & 9 *UR*ES4 

,V4 ,?AT ! AIM ( TEA*+ ! PEOPLE MUSIC \<T  
TO CONSI/ SOLELY 9 GIV+ !M ! KN[L$GE  
( ! G5]AL LAWS ( MUSIC :I* WE HAVE1 BUT  
BY NO MEANS TO FILL !M ) ?AT FALSE TA/E  
:I* IS %>$ AMONG US4 

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