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FO REWORD Port Eight presents mqteriol slightly more odvonced'thon thot found in Port Seven, ond is designed to develop 'style' os well os technicol fluency on the port of the pupil' More demonds on Musicionship olso should be mode throughout the progress of this book. As o supplementory book of Technic, the outhor's THIRD CRADE

VELOCITY is recommended. Since eoch pupil is'o low unto himself', no two pupils con be hondled olike. Therefore the book is plonned to ollow the teocher

o wide lotitude. The prime purpose of the book is to present moteriol which con be odopted to the individuol pupil's needs occording to the discretion of the teocher.

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