00 Preface and Introduction

01 Pt. I, Ch. I Learning to Support the Tone

02 Pt. I, Ch. II Learning to Free the Tone

03 Pt. I, Ch. III Learning to Re-enforce the Tone

04 Pt. II, Ch. I The Technique of the Instrument: Discussion

05 Pt. II, Ch. II Study in Change of Pitch

06 Pt. II, Ch. III Study in Inflection

07 Pt. II, Ch. IV Study in Tone-color

08 Pt. III, Ch. I The Law of Approach

09 Pt. III Ch. II The Essay

10 Pt. III Ch. III The Fable

11 Pt. III Ch. IV Lyric Poetry including detailed study of Ode to a Skylark and complete poems Candlemas; Enamoured Architect of Airy Rhyme; The Flower's Name; Hunting Song; Hymn Before Sunrise, in the Vale of Chamouni; I Saw a New World; It was a Lover and his Lass; Juan's and Pablo's Songs from The Spanish Gypsy; The Lesser Children, or A Threnody at the Hunting Season; Love in the Winds; Marching Along; Memory; My Star; Pack, Clouds, Away and Welcome Day; She Was a Phantom of Delight; Topsy-turvy World.

12 Pt. III Ch. V Didactic Poetry including complete poems Each and All and Forbearance by R. W. Emerson.

13 Pt. III Ch. VI The Short Story including the complete short story The Revolt of 'Mother' by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.

14 Pt. III Ch. VII Epic Poetry

15 Pt. III Ch. VIII The Dramatic Monologue and the Play including complete poems Incident of the French Camp; My Last Duchess; A Tale (epilogue to Two Poets of Croisic) by Robert Browning.