The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-12
EUSTC AT HOME.
4 Chat With Parents Over the
Divine Art.
,rsTC AT THE. FIRES1DE.
If NIethod-MoneV Thrown
avay-CIass Vs. Private In
structiOn Considered.
rsTC AT THE. FIRESIDE.


- erect between their loved ones and
Co dangers of vice and
%ioEedness. than a bright, cheerful,
e.4ractive home-home, that one place
- .afety. where the needless, merry.
,.n,lsive nature of youth may be
--otcbed over by the keen, affectiOnate
,,.rdianship of the parent? TheParents
% the bow or girl who make home the
oorctnary of their pleasure, the para
5;-o where the hours are most enjoyed,
bova blissful feelings of safety unknown
- tbose children that are ever seeking
bonniness away from the home circle.
TDdeed. can the place to which one
merely comes to eat and sleep, with
,carcely another attraction, be regarded
a. home by the spirited boy or girl2
No gloom is q foreign element to their
natures; they must have happiness, and
that must come from some other
source. Shall it be from the streets? if
en- will it be the lasting sort, or that
aIuring, momentary pleasure which
leads to future WretchedneSs? There Is
Init one other place to seek 1t, some
other home, and if our neighbor's home
is brighter than our own what can
We expect? In vain viii the parent be-
seech the son or daughter TO remain at
home, if there are no attractions tnere
10 create desire in them to Go so; they
NAV obey for time, but sooner or later,
they will seek a more congenlal pace,
nerhaps at the risk of lifelong wretched-
ness. The glOOmier the home, the more
dazzled they are at the apparent plea
Bures away from home.
Music is one of the few things which
ran give genuine pleasure, and at the
same time elevate the taste. No other
art is so conducive to sociability and
harmless mirth, spreading a bright
cbeerfulness wherever it is INDUCED in
as Il ought to be. "Well, but, says q
Darent. II have done my best to en-
courage IL at my home, and the results
are far from satisfactory to me; have
spent hundreds of dollars i'll instru-
ments aud Instructions to merely find
that now, my daughter, or son, has no
liking or taste for it, When l nave COM
pany OF an evening, my daughter does
not want o play, nor will my son sing
y
] intended as q source of delight and
pleasure to me and them, has become
scOurce OF annoyance to both, and OF
great expense to me-" This is too often
true, as our present method of en-
cOuraging and seeking to advance in the
art is a false and unreasonable one, IN
many respects. Who can blame deli
cate, sensitive girl for having a mortal
dread of performing on the piano" be.
fore or in the presence of room full OF
people who have nothing to do but
listen. think of and criticise her per
formance, or the bashful son for affect
ing 4 hoarseness when requested to ap-
pear as the sOloist for the evening? To
be so singled out makes this otherwise
great pleasure pain unbearable,
as we can testify, for we have
on one or two occasions had the plea
sure Of feeling as if we were on exhibit
ton for whole evening, while the rest
Of the company, with hands folded de-
hberately sat and stared, passed cOmpIl-
ments, chatted when they should listen,
pIaised when least deserved, etc. What
then can be GOnc? Should the reader
ever happen to get into a company OF
young people who are accustomed TO
chorus singing, end not too much intlu-
enced with the habits of the day, their
ringing voices, free and easy manners,
keen enjoyment OF blending their voices
IN song, Will soon answer the question
to his satisfaction. Like the bees in the
hive, all are happy because all are work
erS. The moment a song IS suggested
all the voices chime in tremendously;
no one trembles, as criticism and praise
are both forgotten, and genuine enjoy
- h, T., ~,
daughter would not hesitate to display
her skill in accompanying the voices;
your sons voice would suddenly become
clear IS bell. This is singing and
playing; the other is performing. But
lew love the latter. All who have ever
tasted it love the former Such then is
the music we recommend to make the
nome attractive. Such is the paStime
that makes neighbors long to meet
nelghbors for an evenings enjoyment.
rms Is not banishing the youth from
society 10 guard them from errors, but
purifying the very element of society at
nome. All must take part to fully en-
JOY any pleasure, music more so than
any other
But how can such state of things be
reached. 1t would be impossible at
present to get young people 70
@oln IN the song unless they be-
long to some singing society. Singing
must become more generally understood
and INDUCED in. Chorus singing should
De encouraged. The habit OF singing in
concert should be formed in the chill
qren while they are young. The ability
70 read music should be made more
general, and singing with each other
SAGCld be encouraged more than Tor
each other.
thousands of dollars are thrown away
az present for the want of method in in
reducing music into the homes. The
HISt step IS to make an outlay of from
FlU0 to $500 in organ or pianOforte; the
next step IS to hire teacher, or some
one who can play fairly, at a salary of
nom SOC. to $3.50 per lesson, to give pri-
tate instructions to one or more mem
0eTe OF the family. This member has a
great love for music, but is an entire
Stranger to this new study. The teacher
PAGES a book before him containing
nothing but strange characters; he Is
sea!ed IN q certain Ito him awkward
P9sluon before the costly piece of fur
Iii1ure with all these difficulties staring
nm IN the face, all of which he must
fG'efcoome before deriving any pleasure
~, ,:oih MS efforts. The notation, tune
Inc, taste, touch, keyboard, ETC., al
hangers he attempts to at once remem
~ what the strange characters IN the
ooA mean, TO set his fingers in motion