Screenland (May–Oct 1927)

SCREENLAND 81 Few Months Aero I Play a Note Now I Can Play Anything — Ballads Classical Numbers and Jazz I ALWAYS liked music. I envied people who could sit down at the piano and play. But I never considered taking piano lessons myself. I couldn't afford to pay a teacher and I didn't have much time for practice. But a few months ago I heard about a system of learning music which didn't require a teacher — a system by which you could teach yourself to play the piano or the violin or any other musical instrument by note in half the usual time. I made inquiries. I found out that this sj'stem was called the "Print and Picture" method — that it had been successfully used for 28 years by the U. S. School of Music in New York City — that it had taught half a million people to play musical instruments. When I found out that the cost of the lessons averaged only a few cents a day, I decided to try the course in Piano Playing. My Big Surprise What a revelation that course was! Music isn't difficult! It doesn't take long |fto learn. The "Print and Picture" method makes it wonderfully easy — wonderfully simple! I was amazed at my rapid progress! Before I knew it I was playing simple tunes. And now I can play anything I like — stirring marches that make the blood tingle — haunting melodies that hold folks spellbound — snappy, jazzy numbers that start feet shuffling and shoulders swaying. What fun it is to play! And what good times I have playing at parties and dances ! The minute I sit down at the piano I'm the center of a laughing, singing, jolly crowd. I've made scores of new friends. I'm sought after — invited everywhere! Honestly, I'm getting more fun out of life than I ever thought possible! What Learning Music Does For You This story is typical. Hundreds of thousands of people have learned to play musical instruments by the "Print and Picture" method. You can do the same. There's real enjoyment in knowing how to play. You can entertain yourself for hours at a time — especially during evenings at home. You can entertain other folks — play at parties — make yourself popular. You can play with friends in amateur bands. Or you can join a professional Pick Your Instrument Cello Harmony and Composition Sight Singing Ukulele Guitar Hawaiian Steel Guitar Harp Piccolo Trombone Voice and Speech Culture Automatic Finger Control Piano Accordion Banjo (Plectrum, 5-String and Tenor) Piano Organ Violin Drums and Traps Mandolin Clarinet Flute Saxophone Cornet orchestra or band and make money.' Good musicians earn $60 to $150 a week playing in orchestras. Always a demand for them. Many pupils of the TJ. S. School of Music now have good-paying positions. How This Method Works The "Print and Picture" method makes every step clear and simple. First you are told what to do — then a picture shows you what to do — then you do it yourself and hear it. No private teacher could make it clearer. Children — some only 7 years old — have found this method easy as A. B. C. You don't have to know a thing about music to start. This system makes the reading and playing of music almost as simple as reading aloud from a book. Ovide Musin — head of the Musin Virtuoso School of Violin, in New York said: "How can you teach Violin through written lessons!" He was invited to visit the U. S. School of Music where he was shown the fully illustrated lessons for violin beginners. "Ah!" exclaimed Musin, himself a marvelous Artist, "You have taught me something. I take the bow and the violin and show the pupil how to hold them and tell him to do the same. He has to go home and carry that in his mind until he comes for another lesson. But you give them a picture of the correct positions, and they have it before them all the time I" One of the reasons, for the quick results is that learning is such fun. Instead of waiting a year before playing tunes — you learn by playing tunes. You play simple, familiar melodies by note right from the start. No tiresome scales. No laborious exercises. You learn at home in your spare time and without a teacher. You study when you please — and as much or as little as you please. You learn ticice as fast — three times as fast as those who study by old-time plodding methods. Get This Free Book A 64-page, illustrated book "Music Lessons in Tour Own Home" will be gladly sent you on request. You will find it one of the most interesting books you ever read. The book explains how the short-cut "Print and Picture" method works — why it gets such quick results. It contains a set of test questions which show you whether or not you have musical ability. It explains several ways in which the course enables you to make money even while taking the course. It tells how our courses qualify you to teach music — how to get a teacher's Certificate. The booklet also contains dozens of letters from students telling what they think of the U. S. School of Music courses, and what these courses have done for them. Here are a few quotations from these letters: "I would not take $1,000 for the knowledge I hare gained from your lessons. "My progress on the violin has been much faster than I had hoped for." "I took piano lessons from you and am teaching music now." "Since finishing the course, I have been teaching, playing in churches and at recitals, and am receiving a fine salary." Free Demonstration Lesson Just read the list of instruments in the panel. Decide which one you want to play. Then sign and send the convenient coupon. You will receive by return mail the free booklet, "Music Lessons in Your Own Some." You will also receive a Free Demonstration lesson which shows you plainer than any description could, just how our system works. This Free Lesson tests your musical ability — shows you that you need no special talent — shows you how easy the "Print and Picture" method is, and how quickly you can learn — and provos to you that you really can learn to play a musical instrument without a teacher. Don't let the fact that you can get this Booklet and Test Lesson easily and without cost or obligation, keep you from sending for them or make the mistake of undervaluing them. By showing you how easily and cheaply you can learn to play a musical instrument, this" Booklet and Free Lesson may mean the difference between a whole lifetime enlightened by the joys of music and a lifetime empty of music's inspiring influence. Right now we are making a Special Offer for new students. Do not delay. Mail the coupon NOW— before it's too late to gain the benefits of this offer. Instruments supplied when needed, cash or credit. U. S. Schorl of Music, 3225 Brunswick Bldg., New York City. U. S. School of Music, 3225 Brunswick Bldg., New York City Please send me your free book, "Music Lessons in Your Own Home," with introduction by Dr. Frank Crane, Demonstration Lesson and particulars of your Special Offer. I am interested in the following course : Have you above instrument?. Name Address City (Please write plainly) State..:.