The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-19
AN EAR FOB MUSIC.


In the good old times they used 70
speak of person who did not readily
distinguish tunes as having no ear for
music; and the child of whom this was
said was never given any opportunity
of acquiring such a thing, his Develop
ment as regards music being considered
hopeless. But in these later and better
times it is declared that no child with
a normal physical ear-that Is, with
one meeting the usual requirements OF
hearing-is hOpeleSsly deficient in the
the power to discriminate between
tones, or TO give pitch correctly, viii
always argue either an Informed ear,
a species of deafness, or a deficiency
somewhere in the brain. and, AT any
rate, an abnormal condition In that
one respect. When IL is observed that
a child does not try 10 hum to itself,
does not make little attempts at song
when about year cid, it may then De
suspected that the sense Of melody, the
power TO distinguish tunes, is absent
or duh, since most children, almost ss
soon az they can walk, viii make melo-
die sound that can be recognized as the
fragments Of tunes that ere sung 20
them.
Most generally, when one has reached
maturity, and stin has no ear for music,
II is owing 20 neglect in childhood
neglect so far as there has been want
ing any endeavor % stimulate the APP
probation Of tone and 70 exercise and
develop that part Of the ear % which
the ear conveys its sensations. This
can be done by reiterated effort. By the
repetition OF = few tones TIL the ear has
become able 20 discriminate between
them and carry the sense 81 their diff
fererces 20 the brain. and the brain has
il turn learned 20 order the voice 20 ez-
press them Sometimes the brain never
learns this last perfectly, even when Il
enjoys and recognizes tune Itself
When the voice Is able 20 express the
tune il does rot signify y u b weak
and harsh or sweet and strong. ssnes
that belongs 20 another organ. ths ear
having 70 do only with Discrimination
Of toual difference. The effort sh5aId
not Be given up till practice has shawn
that there Is positively 10 serss for
melody. no observation Of The succss-
sion Of the various torres
Vary possibly a child who ns~eF
heard music might bever sing ehiis
whose mother never hGshed i with
iuIlzbies OF amused 4 with gay sonEs.
Music. then. may souse t!use come % the
grown person a. a revelation. ~ dellght.
and the development Il the ear would
take place a. later peTiOd- We oztss
End child Who can not ''tuTr iuns-
in The beginning gradually acquire ths
power 20 do 20 ss vel a. ssy. Bat
where Il Is poSks DE thing % aT0.d. -
child should De LEI: ia such foriorr beg
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