The herald., 1895-11-28

we lament that study So vast ana inter-
esting should not be more generally and
fully understood and should suffer from
the derogation of ignorance and the as
sum ption of.cbarlatanry.
MRS. MILTON V. BROWN,
Los Angeles.
MUSICAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES.
The charm of the climate OF Southern.
California and the beauties of nature
which make Los Angeles the paradise OF
the great west, have served to bring
within our doors not only wealth but the
fine arts IS well; and the votaries of music
are we'll represented. To illustrate this
fact brief resume of tho different mu.
steal clubs and societies would not be out
of place.
Perhaps the largest vocal body is that
of the Ellis and Treble Clef clubs COM
bined, which at present is rrsparing a
rendition of the Messiah under its able
director. MIR. Harley Hamilton. The his
tory of this club is varied; one might
make a small pamphlet out of its various
successes and failures under different
directors, but harmony now reIgns.
An Important feature in the musical
world Is the Woman's orchestra, which
NUM- ers thirty pieces. They do very
credltable work and have now the consid-
Grafton and respect Of the musical public.
Then we have the symphony concerts,
which though not an actual reality, are
in preparation by the Blanchard Fitzger'
aid Music company. This is the most
am bilious undertaking which this enter
prising firm has ever set before the pub
lie, and they nave done not little
toward the Advancement of higher
order OF music in this city. Much in
terest is manifested in the prof ected con.
certs and we are assured that the or-hes-
ira will DO com posed of the best available
musicians.
The Piutti Cornell series and The
Krauss quartet evenings are started and
play to well-fled halls. Mr.. Piutti, the
pianist, and Mr.. Cornell, vocalist, are
well-known to the concert room habitues.
Everyb body knows the Krauss quartet and
the furtherance OF cham Der music should
lie very near the heart of every music
lover. Apropos of chamber music the
program maker should oe severely criti-
cized for giving songs of commonplace
order a place on the program with Beet
hoven or NJ End elssOhn quartet.
Last but by no means least, Mr.. .Philo
Becker Will give a piano recital later IN
the season. We hope that Mr.. Becker Will
fix an early date so that 1t may be fol-
lowed by others, for we cannot hear too
much from this gifted artist.
SINGING AS TAUGHT TO CHILDREN.
The "chiidren's friend" in one of the
highest and noblest branches of education
in the beginning OF this great line of
WORK found not howery pathway OF ease
and success. About fifteen years ago the
idea of systematically training the child
voice was suggested to Professor Tomlins
BY one of the progressive ladies OF the
Arion club of Milwaukee,, Wis. The sug-
getion was an outcome OF his.own thought
for in his extensive expsrience no had
found it necessary to spend much time IN
undoing wrong habits and usage, which
mad been formed during school life; and
so the question came forth, why nos
take the children and teach them proper.
| ly from the beEinningF iMr. Iomlns
was the man to promote the thought AMI
! with his energetic, enthusiastic tempera-
ment he went into the work in Chicago
| and Milwaukee with heart and soul. But
obstacles arose in the tremendous force
| of thee elements, the press, the parents
| and the medical fraternity. He met with
onnosition. apathy ana stolid indiifer-
| ence. but patiently endured the taunts
| and criticisms Of TIE majority. working
| out his own mission IN business and
| confidence with the faithful few. He
saw the end from the beginning. In
| few months results began to be felt, and
| their children had ceased to have sore
throats, coughs, colds and 60 on. He
would then explain his theory of lung
expansion, breathing exercises, soft sing
ing and humming; not children sinRirg
on the old-time lines of .loudness and
piercing shrillness, but the sym pathetic,
melting. sincere tone, vibrant with lie,
springine with inward elasticity lost In
itself. Ere long, oven the medical gen
tIemen admitted their conviction that 1T
was not only no dstrimcnt, but positive
advantage TO tho children to be taught IN
the manner they had seen ana neard.
to the truth as it was manifested and the
work became an Established fact. Not
only along the lines of health improve.
ment was the influence 1elt, p"t pure
tons DEVELOPMENT and musical feeling
was aroused and through their SINGING
t,s children not only learned right feel
inp, clear thinking and noble doing' bnt
| how 10 govern themselves, surely The
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