New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27
MUSIC AND METHODS.
AMY FAY AND MRS VIRGIL DEFEND
THEIR WAYS OF TEACHING.
AN EXCITING AFTERNOON AT THE MUSIC TEACH
Frs CONTEMPORARIES. BECKER, NINE CAP
PAM AND MISS CHITTENDEN AID
DRESS THE TEACHERS.


PAM AND MISS CHITTENDEN AID
DRESS THE TEACHERS
The womans department Of the Music Teachers
Convention devoted yesterday afternoon to the
scientific side OF music. and 1t interesting
that the salon crowded to it's utmost capacity
for three hours The programme was arranged by
the Committee on Methods Of Teaching and the
Committee on Musical Lectures. and was devoted
mainly to methods.
Few of these methods have been devised by
women. but, women outnumber men so largely
teachers of music. they make most use or them'
and 1t was therefore thought entirely appropriate
10 have them demonstrated In the woman's depart
ment. A few of the most approved ones were
chosen and fifteen minutes were devoted to each
an explanatory talk by a teacher OF the system
being illustrated BY her best pupil
DIEPPE METHOD DEFENDED BY MISS FAY.
The Dieppe method was presented by Miss Amy
Fay who introduced II into this country and ola 80
much to make 1t known in Germany. Miss Fay
began by telling something about Dieppe himself
and how she met him, and then she said few
words about the method without entering into any
technicalites In her opinion Dieppe did for piano
technique what Moses did for the moral law. He
didn't load his pupils up with method. but reduced
the whole thing to a few simple first principles.
THE Virgil method" Miss Fay said. lis only
new presentation OF the Dieppe method. Mr. Virgil
learned the latter from me- and ! am delighted
with the use he has made OF IT. but / think he
ought TO have acknowledged his Indebtedness 10
Dieppe."
In her personal "reminiscences of the great teacher
Miss Fay mentioned most delightful charac
terstic 1t quite the same to him whether his
pupils paid him not.
At the conclusion OF her address Miss Fay intro
duced a pupil. Miss Laura Sanford. who played
a couple of difficult piano solos. Miss Sanford ap-
pears to be only about fifteen years OF age.
MRS. VIRGIL SUPPORTS THE CLAVIER.
Mrs A. *. Virgil appeared for the Virgil method,
and. abiding Miss Fay's remarks. said that
there were those in the room who could testify
that the Virgil method substantially the same
twenty-five years ago II is to-day A burst of
applause from the audience interrupted her at this
point and then she added that Mr. Virgil had been
teaching his method years before he ever heard of
Dieppe WheA he did hear of him. in 1881. he went
to Miss Fay and learned all he could about the
method He remarked at the time. Mrs. Virgil
said on the similarity of the methods and
thought It a strange coincidence. Mrs. Virgil gave
brief outline Of the system. and a pupil. Miss
Florence Traub. illustrated it. Mrs. Virgil also
gave a fuller demonstration Of the method in the
morning in the main conventon-room.
Mrs Gustav J.. Becker read paper on her hus-
bands system Of teaching the piano and said that
the only original feature he claimed for IL the
method Of supervising practice by means of as
sistans.
Miss Kate s Chittenden demonstrated "A Graphic
Method of Teaching Interpretation" By means
of a coored chart, which she has herself devised.
Nine Luisa Cappiani appeared for her own
method OF voice production, but said little about
IT, allowing her pupils. Miss Beatrice Singerman
and Miss Bessie Bowman to speak for it. They
sang "Tyrolean Duet" by Nina Wonneritz
FIFTY CHILDREN SING.
The star number of the occasion was a demon
stration Of childiens choral classes by fifty chill
dren from Primary School No. lG Miss Sara j. j.
NcCafferv the principal, acted as conductor, and
exnIa,ned that the children the average pupils
| Of the school and had only been instructed ter
minutes day by the regular teachers. Even the
| little ones who had been only half year In Tho
school sang all the intervals Of the scale in boti
major and minor keys. while the older ones hnishet
by singing part song The children received th'
most enthusiastic applause, ana accepted IL VIII
condesccnding gracousness
other numbers the programme were an al
dress on woman In Music" by Miss Hamm; two
songs. The Guest" (by Elanor Smith and I'm th
Twilight" Cby Clara Kathleen Rogers by Ell.
JoceIyn Horne accompanied by Mrs. Sutro; duet
"Oh That We Two Were Maying" (by Alice Mar
SMITH, sung by Miss Marguerite Hall and Mis-
; Horne accompanied by Miss Dorothy Clinton;
song from ''Tecollette" Miss Marguerite Lemon
accompanied by the composer Miss Emma Steiner
Little Alabama Coon by La Petite Marie, III
precocous little singer OF character songs vioon
cello solo by Mrs Danziger- Rosebaut. played b.
+ Arthur Severn. accompanied by the composer. AM
I n piano solo by Mrs George Royden St John
/ played by Adoph Close.
The Committee Methods consists OF Mrs. Gus
! tay L. Becker chairman; Miss Jeanette DevereuN
Mr.. lanes Petersen Miss Alice Wright, Mis-
Adeline Jaeger Miss Gertrude Walker Miss Fran
] cesca Ornsten Miss Amy Fay. Miss Lila Brggs
Mrs Laura Crawford Miss Jessie Marvin Mrs
: Clara r. Thoms and Miss Julia s LOOMS.
The Committee Musical Lecture consists o
Miss Hanlm chairman: Mrs. Fairman. Miss Eva
lima Fairman. Mrs. Ida Trafford Bell Miss Mar
Penfed. Mrs. Henry Wallersein. Miss Bea'rc
Sturgis and Miss Georgna Roberts.
SHE SHOT TEN TURKS
A little Greek peasant girl was wounded at IN
hattie of Carditza while fighting side by side wit