The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-06-27
From the New York Commercial advertise.
Vocal Music in 0crmany--8aU Taught.


such importance in all classes, that for gem
erarions it has been introduced ~ prom.
nent branch OF popular education. The
child enters n school at the age of eight
years, and remains in the same school until
fourteen or fifteen. No parent is allowed
10 remove child from one school to an.
other, unless a change OF location renders
such removal necessarily under heavy
penalty tommodiou., convenient. and
pleasant school houses aud thoroughly quail.
flied teachers in all the respective depart.
meni, being provided, there is no oihrr rca.
son for their removal except in ease Of Il
change of residence The advantages Of
remaining in the same school, and under the
same Instructions are very great. and vii
readily sgggest themselves to the minds nl
all friends of education. whether parents.
teachers. or school committees. One of
these advantages is the opportunity afforded
TO the teachers of studying aud becoming
thoroughly acquainted with the natural dis.
position. temperament, talent or turn Of
mind OF the pupil. This. believe. com.
preheuds almost 9vorythiug else, and Is the
cornerstone Of thorough and useful edu.
cation, both mental and mora
There seem to be three paramount rca.
sons for making music branch Of school
education in Germany. and Switzerland.
First, It's power Ms n direct meaps of mcn-
tai and moral discipline SECONDLY, it, at
tractiyeness as an amusement or realisation
from study. Thirdly It's advantages IN
after lie to the pupil, both as II social and
a religious being. In all these particulars
# Is considered Of great importance; and
IN the best schools have visited. viz those
of Leipzig and Dresden, ia Sarony, and
Zurich aud Befnc. in Switzerland. the pop.
ular course bas been 10 adapt music lessons
to one or the other, or all OF those branch.
es. To he more explicit: The music
teacher either gives At one season Of the
wear his particular attention to instruction
in the element of music and music reading
at another to rehearsal or singing for relax.
alton or amusement, ami ut another 10
pfaeticiug the music ot the church, or
else, a. is more generally the east he COM
biues the three departments IN one aud
each lesson has it. proporiiouate shore, Vi;
lst practice ot the music OF the church,
,choral singing > I'd. instruction ia musical
notation, 81. singing ol cheerful ard lively
Juvenile songs. for recreation. HIS ar.
raugcmeui pleased me much. It afford
great variety aud does not become tiae.omo
To the pupils,
The pupil. begin TO study note singing
al the age of nine or ten wears Previous
to that they sing chief, or entirely by note
l'hI- Il, considered advantageous until tie
musical ear is sufficiently trained aud cul-
tisatcd The scale j. first prc.ented to the
pupil not boy sight. Int by sound The
Teacher sings il slow y and distinct, until
all sacm To- understand. or at least TO get
snmc idea of IT'S construction, and of the
comparative relation eli sounds. one to
another titoreSplaiuiug something of t,e
information oi the scale. its intervals. Ac..
the teacher writes 1t upon the blackboard,
or calls their attention to it in the book, OBJ
serving particularly the situation of the
scm.touos. he now tells them that these
characters this notes. represent the sound,
they have lust sung. and that each sound
has a ua-uc taken from one OF the lrl-
t,rs Of the ap abet TIL. method is
very thorough although fomevhai lengthy.
The pupils ,iug almost entirely from books.
the black hoard being used merely for illus.
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