1.What composer preserved the most perfect balance between artistic conception and expression?
2.How may the student break the veil of conventions?
3.What fundamental laws should underlie interpretation?
4.How may master works be born again?
5.Is one ever warranted in altering a masterpiece?
6.Tell of Beethoven's attitude toward the metronome.
7.How may errors arise in the use of the terms of expression?
8.How may one be helped in learning the musical language?
9.State some mistakes peculiar to the pianoforte.
10.What voyages of exploration must the student make?

Transcriber's Notes

Page 8: Torquamada sic

Page 153: subtilities sic

Page 159: regretable amended to regrettable

Page 187: dumfounded sic

Page 251: "polish Prussia" amended to "Polish Prussia"

Page 257: Klaverspiels amended to Klavierspiels

Page 262: pedagogs sic

Hyphenation has generally been standardized. However, when a word appears hyphenated and unhyphenated an equal number of times, both versions have been retained (offhand/off-hand).

"Etude/Étude" and "etude/étude" are used interchangeably. This has been retained.

Discrepancies between the Table of Contents and individual chapter headings have been retained. Page references have been corrected.