The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-03-22

The undersigned takes this
method of informing the public
that he has decided to remain in
Oakland some time and will teach
the following branches according to
the most approved methods. Pu-
p'1& 0iH be pushed as rapidly as iy
consistent NTH thorough cork.
PIANo.-Either American or
foreign lingering. Special atten-
tlon given to finger training, accen-
taation and phraseing. The com
mon and pernlcious habit of playing
5egatO music with the arm and wrist
motion will be avoided and cor
gected.
ORGAN.-Not the everlasting
thump, thump, pull all the stops
and :" letter go " style so often
heard, but a noist less touch, regular
pedal action, proper use of stops
and sing voice Of reeds. The organ
is not and never was intended to be
an instrument of percussion.
VIOLIN. --TFhe most perfect of
all musical instruments, once perse-
cuted and considered the DEVILS
own property Qike the poor witches
our forefathers burned) is now used
IN churches and is especially a
ladies instrument rs it requires
great delicacy of touch and agility
OF lingering to bring out its beauty
OF tone. Too little attention is
usually given to bowIng. The
pupil should early be taught the
different kinds of strokes, the whole.
the half and the short strokes, which
part Of the bow to use IN playing
forte and piano, and later the har-
monies, staccato and tremolo.
Without good control Of the bow
it is impossible to play we'll. The
masic will be expressionIess and
heavy and the motions of tEe PLAYER
as laborious and ungraceful as a
man saving wood. Cornet and all
band instruments. Ballad playing,
double, triple and stoccato tongue
ing.
VOCAL MUSIC AND VOICE Gull
TURE.-The human voice properly
cultivated is the sweetest and best
of all musical instruments, if it can
be called an instrument. This is
attested by the fact that the stan
dard of excellence claimed bv all
Instrument makers is their near
approach in tone. to the human
voice. Musical instruments repre-
sent three distinct qualities of
tone; the pipe, the reed and the
string. The human voice partakes
of all these, hence its superiority.
We use the system of voice culture
adopted by the best European
teachers. Solo, duet, quartette
and chorus singing all require
special and distinctive training for
their several purposes. Musical
theory must go hand in hand with
practice in order that the pupil may
practice intelligentlv. Harmony
and composition are delightful
studies, and the ambitious pupil can
now have an opportunity to practice
writing harmony, after which they
may go still farther and study
Instrumentation, arranging music
for bands and orchestras, studying
the proper form Of accompaniments
to suit the melody, part given to
each instrument, etc. etc. Having
studied with graduates of the con-
servatories of music at Lelpsic,
Dresden and Munich, we have no
hesltancy in asserting that we teach
correctly, and an experience of
nearly 20 years enables us to guar
antce the greatest possible adrance-
ment in given time.
In soliciting the patronage of
Oakland's citizens we beg to say
that teaching is not an experiment,
but success as has been attested
by the notice of the press and the
attainment of hundreds of our
pupils scattered over half the states
in the Union.
Respectfully,
52-4t 8 G. SNITu