New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-05
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rpr FIND rO>E' ANp "MJVAbLE D" Si''hNs
,ovr,rrp- MAT or IBE "IoNc s'LPA '
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.
r, ~, razor 81 me IrtbrEf.
SIN. Mr. Theodore Thomas, by his recent
.-,i m ,~. b.,r's Houthiy n " + 80 bl u'@ col Anrii-
,u Ni-I, l.- .dcd our more B" tI' long "-t ''
al. n. 81. conferred upon tnr Anfr'sn pu"'' o. as
,,r,o,t. and CONSCIENTIOUS "a IRIS ior ihr mT'' men"
- RI T. d, NOT easy tooy,rr-tlnatc The 'Alue OBJ i'
80, ,,.,., at thu. particular juuc.ura ili' tcsil
t. reni Il most 81 IOrAni, AMI N.l Pr ArrY''i-
,.,., t,-,pl~ here be- D.eu a GO pt.i Impress
aim ANON. the dlrdast tlIt tuc "d .-n''" = ''i-
tn. .cnoo MS dcAI-.nd ousdt 70 D. ia mr. ''"''
Mr. Tnon ~ with All ala bias ui may d" -n'''' I'd ITO
,.,,,,,,,r,J side OF the musical qurs'ipn declaring
tu.t the trur medium Of muslc4 kno"i"lE ana ''""r'
IA he singing ca'a. II Is a " ''" H"' 't0"'" ~
not fai TO do zOoi
In tho midst ~ 20 much that "a souhd'
sue,e,tlye aud encouraging IN NJ I""'"''
art.c.e he has dropped one stA e.ne"' "'''n
should not PASS unchalungoi Spe'aiss u 'u' ~'A D"
nj sc,l knowledge among the peopi" nc cA@f-'' AZ
,o,, he ,.th,1 OF tsachmE rs tae " m'YAoe 10 Ii
tl dctun he sets himself dtrecu against t"' eau o.
80, ,...Irc,s OF tue Anerc4n people. rhoy love
go, Al. hc adui,s). asa alrOouslthey h1Tr n.t tusiuS
,i f twenty years studied Ia clcmentSy principles
a.. tbev formerly did yet wD"n they - sfly II lh"y
- IA l., do 30 intelgenty, snt they nave always 'ct
., the only true method by KEY eeai'onsh D. VI .
denies TINS AMI Calls Tue fl't'iH y H''''
an ..,nv.ntion Of ana eurs" Ia SAYS, Pdps shou d
Earn .oethinE about absolute pitch OF tone Instead oi
merely their relative pitcn. The moV4oe do sy'iem
NJ. The door AGAINST tots knowlcde TIC nr'i tone Of
80 :. + 10 Always 40 aud that term do urY'- -usSes =
90 ,nynRe who has thus studied music NJ H. apsi'
Into conception VI yitch. Fr rN 'hPc, 40
H. musician c and - are ~ distinct
sos,as "A tne vowels And f." Now saond IKE to
az Mr. Thoaas what gives thc toue or ID ~ value
lie can make hut rep!J: It's character depends e
t,r-ly upoa ~ 70 other tones Except "a re-
I'd ~ other tones II Ia mraninges-. AsNc hls own
uIn.tra,ion OF te Vowela- What meaning o. sensr as
Re yoNr except II Il placed IN &c atom to
atser irttrs 20 form Wordst Exactly so ~ wih tones
tine bv Mself may sweet as The voice OF an angel
mn uu Is. heard connection Win other tohc. has
I nbsoIuLl IL 20 musical ohsa'ter wDSi yer. Iei Nt
Thamaa saws wishes TO dispense win %" study oil
lanes Ia their key reaiOns1ip and consider lnrm a
ais iuct zasunds" How eba we chdTacfspLe ibf 'du
IN iona ylsws 81 Sho oan gravolr AdVsn,e surh
theory II only sAsvs tDat great mus ca diiccip
ca,uot n. expelled appreciate the A. is, 81 nif r
IN - NOT likely that Men 'e Angelo would hays made
eoot teacher OF elementary draw NJ ~ pnhc school
Portunstely, ths suhie,t has been taken entr'y ou
| of tne do nih OF theory. An cKpsflmtni was nnt'
triad on 40 argo a scaie. ID uller such aTurLhle roa
dttion. Tor tue HnsOl. DtcA" side ~ tho iuoaiie
mn lie controversy may % consider ~ Aoiti"d o.
| svcr About thirty ave yenrs ag0 sir John Nuah, o
pnxiand vas appointed by Her Aal"a ys d0felhm,n
70 prepare method OF tcachIcg E1asio especially Ia