Excerpt from Kindergarten: The Child's Piano-Instructor for Class and Private Teaching IV. Keep down firmly on the key-board (c - G) the five fingers of the right hand, in the position indicated at I. Raise the thumb or first finger, and strike the key slowly and firmly. Do this until the movement be correct. Say up when the finger is to be raised, and let it be kept up until you say down, when it is struck. V. Continue in this way with the second, third, fourth, and fifth fingers of the right hand, being particular that the unoccupied fingers are kept down perfectly still. Exercise the fourth finger the most. VI. Repeat this movement with the left hand at least twice as often as the right. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.