A Guide to Torah Reading by Cantor Samuel Rosenbaum is a concise treatise on the rudiments of Torah cantillation. It is now out of print, but included here because it was the text that this author used as an adult to learn how to chant the Torah. It introduces the reader to the names of the trop marks and the various groupings in which they appear. Each time a new concept is introduced, it is followed with an exercise to help the reader consolidate the information in the lesson.
The Hebrew font used throughout the book is small, but clear. This book was intended for readers who were fluent in reading Hebrew, but wanted a systematic way of learning the basics.
This sample text invites the reader to chant as many complete phrases as have been introduced in the book up to that point. Each Hebrew verse number is set with a smaller point size than the verse text. Unfortunately, there is no answer key to determine if the reader understood correctly which phrases to chant and which not to. If the reader misunderstood any of the previous lessons, there would be no way of knowing unless the reader checked in with a knowledgeable source.