Three steps of cooperation with tone production

1. Three steps of cooperation with tone production are possible.
   1. We can produce any sound we wish from the instrument.
   2. Actions are a combination of key and use of the fingers, hand, and forearm.
   3. Know why the actions take the form that they do.
2. Acquaintanceship (cooperation) implies the ability to provide at will every possible contrast with regards to the elements of music.
   1. Rhythm
   2. Harmony
   3. Melody
3. One must derive from memory the personally experienced sensations for each kind of effect on the keyboard.
4. Practical knowledge of the subject involves the following elements.
   
   1. Knowledge of how the piano key must be treated.
   2. Muscular actions and inactions of the physiological mechanism.
5. The third sense involves the practical explanation of the facts.
6. We require knowledge of the immediate causes to which each effect must be traced.
7. The rules are based on knowledge of the laws required in piano tone production.
8. The rules are derived from the analysis of successful playing.
9. The object of the "Act of Touch" is to urge a more serious, rational, and direct study of the art of tone production.
10. The first part of the "Act of Touch" forms a short analysis of the process of pianoforte education and playing.
11. Experiment at the keyboard and away from the keyboard should accompany the reading of the text.