The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-24
mR. FRANK il. TUBES
OF New York, Voice Culture and Sing.
fne-At Norfolk-Mny 4 TIL June q.

OF New York, Voice Culture md Sing.
ing-At Norfolk May 4 TIL June
Mr.. Tubbs will receive pupils at his
studio In the Masonic Temple. Freema-
son street, Norfolk, Va, for the above
period This PRESENTS the opportunity
for vocal teachers. singers and music
students to meet and study with one OF
the leading New York teachers at or near
their own homes, and this Is Mr.. Tubbs
nrst season In Southern city. The
expense of travel and residence in New
York Il thus avoided.
Mr. Tubs has made for himself an
enviable position among the vocal teach
ers of New York and. In doing so. has
rcaped experience Of the most substan-
tial. practical and valuable kind. His
early musical education was prosecuted
ii Boston. where FOR i've years he stud
led with the best teachers and music
directors of that city. Among these
we're Lyman Wheeler. Carlyle Pete; silica
r. j. Lang, and Carl 2e-rahn. He then
and soon won the leading place as Vocal
Tea cher. Choir and Choral Society Con-
;iuctor. IIlg ambition led him then to
the larger field OF New York. but as
preparation for this change he went to
Europe. and studied for seveiial years.
His teachers were Manuel Garcia (the In
yeiltor of the lpryngoscope), Emil Benin
l;e (noted author and lec:urer). William
Shakespeare tpcrhaps the most popular
vocal teacher I'm the world), and Antonio
Sangf:vanni (trainer of hundreds of ope-
"a artists. In 1855. Mr.. Tubbs settled
IN New York. He was soon called upoa
20 organize and direc, the large vested
choir of st. Andrews Church. That
choir is one OF the best In America. Two
other boys cho!rs have been under Mr..
Tubbs direction. He is also director OF
the Dewitt Choral Society and the Len
OK Choral Glass. In 1891 he organized
the New York Vocal Institute, n college
incorporated by the state of New York.
for the dissemination of musical educa-
tan, of which college he Is the President
and musical director Students from
this College Ia few are noted below
hold important places in hundreds of eli
ties throughout the land Perhaps the
work which has given Mr.. Tubbs most
note is founding and editing the Vocalist.
This m9nthly magazine. the representa-
tive of American Vocal Teachers. was
begun In December 1891, and Mr.. Tubbs
was editor of II until he disposed of his
interests in II last September He Is the
author of Science and Art of Breath
ing" which is used as text book by
very many of our lea ding vocal teachers
Among the prominent vocal teachers
who have studied with Mr.. Tubbs during
the past Ave years are Frank Stayton
Thompson. Winnepeg, Man; Louis D.
Eichhcrn (public sciools) Button. Ind !;
Damn d. Gage. Denver, Col: Bertrand
H. Riggs. Poughkeepsie. N. Y: w. H.
Pontius, Mus. Doc, Dubuque, Iowa ::
Charles H. Palmer trublic schools). Sauit
Ste. Marie. Mich; e. e. Hand public
s.chools) BROOKLYN n. y; Charles Davis
Garter, Pittsburg. Pa; Charles S. Burn
ham. Cleveland, o.. Mrs. II. II. Hunsick-
err Philadelphia; Mrs. Nellie Hbler.
bradford, Pa: Miss Minnie c. Hicks
Cleveland. O.; Mrs. w b. G!llespie,
Nashville. Tenn; Miss Sarah X Knight.
Holiins Institute, Holiins, Va Miss
Anna V. PEBBLES. South Carolina college
Tor Women. Columbia. S. c.; Miss A. T.
Hall, Rochester, N. Y: Miss Jennie Win
ston, Las Angeles, Cal. Mrs S. S.
Haynes, Akron, o.; Miss Annie T.. Tur-
ner. State Normal School. Ednboro Pa. {;
ana MISS Jessie Thistle. Columbia Col
lege. Missouri. About one hundred
prominent teachers and singers of New
York and vicinity and a large number
Il students not in professional life have
studied with Mr.. Tubbs during the same
period.
Pupils Win be received for five weeks
f:om May 4th till June 9Th. tPerhaps
this time may be extended two weeks
Ii Is earnestly desired that prospective
students Will engage daily lessons is the
term OF study Is so short AS much can
be done in five weeks Of daily less ms as
Is generally done In one year when les
sons are less frequent. Pupils can have
two or three lessons per week If they
choose. The pro rata cost of daily les
sons is much less, however. boarding
places VIII be found for pupils visiting
Norfolk to study with Mr.. Tubbs
Board and room can be had for twenty
10 thirty dollars n month.
"A Grass In the foundation of musical ed
ucation, consisting of Reading Music at
sight, Vocal Harmony, Song Firm and
part singing will be held three sessions a
week. TO students having private lessons
are admitted free OF charge.
AS not more than ten or twelve pupils
for daily lesson can be received
as soon as possible. Rates of tuition viii
be mailed to every one interest. Cor.
respondence is solicited.
Address until May 1st.
F. II. TUBES.
81 Fifth avenue, N. Y. CITY.
After May LIST, Masonic Temple. Nor
folk. Va. ap22.Gt