NOTATIO

"The exercises set out for the various fingers must be practised slowly and conscientiously, to engrave a clear and accurate record on the brain, to enable a true and faithful reproduction of a "good record" when operating at high speed. The keys on the Monotype keyboard offer sufficient resistance for the fingers to rest lightly upon them. As shown in illustration 4, the value of this support to the fingers is enormous, ensuring efficiency in rapid setting where the use of capitals and small capitals are in great demand. The first essential is to learn the arrangement of the keys and the fingers controlling the different keys and by slow and correct practice it will soon be possible to memorise the fingering and so eliminate a good amount of the tedious mechanical drill; having engraved positions of the keys on the memory, the result will be surprising. The correct position of the fingers on the Monotype keyboard is similar to that of the fingers on the piano forte keyboard when playing chords, shown in illustration 2. The fingertips should be placed on the keys and slightly spread out, so they will rest on their respective keys, with the thumbs resting on the spacebar."