FOREWORD

The study of music, both vocal and instrumental, should be based on a solid foundation of solfège education, consistently from childhood. Among the many musical works published, some quickly surpass the initial steps, and the child, seeing many new things in a very short period, soon finds themselves lost in a maze of technical difficulties.

While others include many exercises without interest and musical value, so that the student's taste and sensitivity, their musicality, cannot be awakened and matured. The experience gained from our many years of teaching has led us to believe that to approach perfection in a work of this kind, it must meet the following two essential conditions:

A methodical examination of the musical symbols in the text and a slow and progressive understanding of them, so that each difficulty is clarified and overcome before the next step. Aesthetic concern for the composition or selection of the lessons; anything the student is called to sing must be "musical" or, even better, "musically good."

Thanks to the careful curation of the first books, the transcription of pieces by the best classical composers from various eras and styles, and finally, the addition of original lessons that several of our distinguished colleagues wanted to write, we hope that this work will fulfill our purpose: to educate true musicians, both amateurs and professionals, who understand and practice with great pleasure the richness of this universal language of sounds "that makes man better."

A.R.