THE SCIENCE OF NUMBERS
take advantage of this law. For example, let him ask some more musical person to teach him how to pick out the little triad, or chord, of his own individual key, and he will require no further knowledge of music, for he will then be able to strike this chord at least once each day. If a person whose musical keynote is Major should be an individual who Is easily excited, however, it will be better for him to play the chord in the minor. If one whose musical keynote is in the minor is given to periods of marked depression, the Major of the same key should be substituted.
If a person is studying music, and is practicing, it is frequently advisable to put all his exercises in his own key at the beginning of the practice hour, that he may commence his task in this harmonious key, and work out from that. Many music teachers have already discovered that this is the best and quickest method of putting their pupils in harmony with the work to be performed, and they are now
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