The New York herald., 1845-10-11
American Musical Convention.


About hundred persons again met in the Lecture
Room under the Tabernacle yesterday, at twelve
O'Clock, and went ION with their musical legislation
From the hour of meeting until one o'clock, the
time OF the meeting was taken up with a desutory
debate about the best way to teach music. Flats and
sharps, majors and minors, chromatics and diato-
MICS, intervals, rests, and God knows what, were
all iumbed up into any thing but concord.
At last member arose, and made the important
announcement that II had been noised abroad that
they were but an adjourned meeting ofthe National
Musical Convention; that that was derogatory to
their honor, and therefore fatty denied. They had
seeded from that body account OF certain in
fluences brought to bear upon 1t In Boston.
Now began the presentation OF reports. Com
mittee after committee poured in coplous stream
OF resolutions upon almost every thing relating to
| music. Among the rest, one potent body, number
ing twenty-one, offered long string OF resolutions
as to preclude the practcabity OF an insertion IN
full.
Resolved That the obstacles to the advancement of
Sacred Music that the less aid at pre-
sent about them the better
D That there many practical benefits from orato
sicai ears, there is no use in specifying them
3: That musical instruments may be Of great use in
religious edifcaton-he tamb0ur, triangles, Sackbut
ducimer, and big drum particularly.
That good musical performances to certain extent
depend the ability to read music at sight but that
omit that those who read without their sight
are to be accounted among the most skilful
5. That the cultivation OF secular music conducss to-
the advancement of sacred music just far Isl
kept secret and its utility is in the inverse ratio to its
prevalence.
That the best ways of sustaining competent
teachers in our churches to allow them their own
way entirely in the tuition Of especially
s aS
beverages tending to njure the voice. and promote all
manner Of discords.
4 That churches should hold themselves and be held
by Others responsible for the maintenance of their
cred music, according to the French proverb, "adeo
ct Ie ciel fedora.
g. That popularly considered the best means for diff
fusing musical knowledge, is to persuade all persons
who have the capacity to learn music, to develope the
organs time and tune and testimonials and give
or ceverly attempting to do either.
Q. That the principal advantage derivable from quar-
rienced it.
TO- That churches are benefited by religious music
far they themselves, well as the music rel
gious which MEANS OF course the opposite OF pr0fane
and that if this does not always hold good it owing
fault in the instrument the voice. faith Of the
H. That the most excellent kind Of melody is tho me.
lody the heart therefore, to effect this organ ought
ways to be primary object Of the singer or player and
that in order to do this would be wise to write all
mbraves minms, crotches, qusvers &C., heartshaped
instead Of globular.
H. That good musical taste is one thing and religious
influence another therefore, they distinct, sepa
rate but friendly objects, they cannot in any shape
form conflict with each other.
49, That the propriety of giving public concerts of
cred music in great depends the popularity
of the practice the cash receipts dervabe from them
and the degree in which musical acquire repu
H. That the best mode of teaching religious music is
for person to learn it himself but to be and
pay the professor who lives by it.
A few other resolutions were passed. one appoint
ing thetnext meeting in May IN this city, and ano-
ther In favor ofPubllshng the transactions OF that
Convention, which shortly after adjourned sine die