Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-21

ichutfH IN music nave not Kept TnCe
With the advancement Of the masses.
DO not misundeIsiand me. The mas
ees do not understsnd music now better
than the choig leaden; but while the
peoTle IN general have advanced a
hundred Per cent. In love and appre-
citation for and ability In music, during
the last iifteen years, the average choir
leader Of today ~ but little more pro-
ncientor progressive than the choir
leader " fifteen years ago. Wby2
He hasn't had time 10 progress
too many dutiea have been piled upon
his broad shoulders. He has ambition
10 delvo deeper, that he might have
more treasures 10 impart; but no hasn't
u nee moment In which TO delve; hence
by degrees be gets into beaten path
and soon lives In the pasi. Who OF
you ~ not grateful that there arc
schools where young men may attend
ior years TO learn how topropefly teach
The principles Of the GospCl2 IL II not
time that those whose ability aud love
TOT music prove that God has implanted
II there Tor some nOble and practical
purpose should have time and Oppor.
tunity 10 ilt themselves TO lead anu
direct progressively the tens OF thouA-
RAAhA Nhb AAN AIN hhNbAAhk
over with song, within our mountain
valleys? These leaders must have
special training for this, or fall 90 COM
mand tho full confidence OF even chill
dren Ia their work. IL you would
have your singing In your Sabbath
schools Improve, sec that no who has
charge has the time and opportunity
10 Improve also, % the one becomes i'm.
possible without the other. You need
Training class for young conductors,
Just IA much ne you do for young
missionaries or school teachers.
Again, do not misuuderstand me.
Music should not AMI cannot be
studied for any practical use alone, but
the instructors Ia music land choir
leader IL nothing u not sn INSTRUCTOR,
must give special study 10 that branch.
How much VI my own work here In
Salt Lake City has been made compar-
atively frultless for the want Of unity
IN action between myself and the
various leaders having local charge Of
music, where the children under my
training should have become Of SER
Vice In the ward Sabbath schools. The
various modCa Of ptocodure-n0 two
alike-woro all perhaps different 10
mlaC. and the children, being Hucccss-
ful' with me, naturally had no conf
donce In rCveTto cOuree. Hence the
cry would often be- owe can't do any
thing with Siephous' pupils" Once,
while paying visi, 10 u certain school
In this city, was openly accused OF
this, notwithstanding that nearly
oil they young ladies scarcely
out uf my childfon'a classgo) who
constituted the ohoir were my plpils.
The singing AZ the echO0l did not hhow
that anything was being systematically
done by uuybody'e pupils ~ was a
house full of iiue material In n confused
state. So far AZ the singing was con-
ceFned, 1 had prepared the material,
but the local leader had not the least
idea how 10 put them Ia their places;
aau because they dll not jump into
position and arrange themselves or III
In any shape his fancy for the moment
might fuggeat, l was " blame, OF
course.
Take the building Of our great Tenn
pie as n comparative case. The hTchi-
toct has done his work; every stone
has been calculated upon and chlseled
Into exact shape; all 10 correct. But
the stone layers have no idea OF hls
plan; they have been accustomed 10
build az random, AMI they misplace
thU stones. Result; even tho shaping
Of each stone mAke5 Il o mlsiii, and the
stone layer, or those In charge, Dlindly
blamu the stone cutter for making the
stone unit 10 he laid-at random.
How ridiculous you say. IL has
been preciseiy my experience In my
labors with the sabbath schools OF this
city. What will DbviRte such "a diff.
tcultyp \ proper study Of plan aud
action. II prepare the material, IL IL
not reasonable that those who use them
should understand tho method OF pre-.
pnriug, anu continue In tho work In
Systematic order? The Sabbath
schools OF this city need class for the
instruction OF young music leaders,
and II even thOo OF mature experi-
enoe attended such a class. 1t would 10.
suit in system and uniformity.
My opinion on the point ~ 10 what
music We should sling is that the sslec-
tons 10 be found In the new look inst
Issued by the sunday School Union
cannot he excellod or even approached
IN suitability, even OF music Ito eay
nothing OF suntlmentl by any eastern
published books. ! would wish for but
little IL anything else from which 10
train my school In singing for the next.
three or four years N had charge OF N
school; and IL Is my belief that leaders
who Ignore II Tor eastern Eelcotlons aTe
pasturlng In mistaken fields, neglurt-
ing richer food especially Prepared
for them. | do not believe In
being bllndly exclusive. There are
sweet morsels even for children 10 be
culled from outside works, that n
would he veritable loss to pass them
by. Leaders should DE convorsant
with the beat OF everything published
ia their line. Then " our home yotk
falls behind they car bo a means OF
atlrrlng up our own talented com.
posuTs to better work.
The singing book should be- the
property OF the child using It, nul be.
come part OF tho Sunday school
druss, aa II were. The neat, clean
dress, combed hair, blhuk6nod shoes.
kerchief and music book Ia hand
should be the leAding points Of the
plcture-''a child ON ia way Ia m,
Sabbath school," one book m,gbt
serve two children, provided they can
stand or sit together during the must.
cal exercises. Tho work OF rousing
the young, and the old to come ex.
tent In music has been so well ac-
c0mplished 10y jubilees, classes, schools
and concerts, that now they cause.
waiting for capable men and system
70 lead them on to greater perleo.
| ton.
Our future, mutically, depends upon
what shall be done Ia this direci,or