New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-25

4, The Gan-Paris- Cheve Method OF Sight Singing, y
illustrating her method OF singing at sight and at
random any interval n major, minor ana chro-
matte modes by the ala Of two Of her litue pupls
She gave history 90 the method first proposed ny
pher. hundred and fifty years ago. and the adj
d.tons and notifications made by Pierre Calm,
Miss Burts leadership tho dainty little opponents
Of her method also took down in musical stenogra-
minor and chromatc modes and resung them as a
duet from the stenographic writing -. -.
Sight Singing the Foundation Of Musical Edu-
cation" She made as poin, that the great OBJ
reach OF all. enabling them 20 read II without the
aid Of an instrument, as one would read Ian
This Miss Deming declared. could be acco N
plished by the Galin-Paris-Cheve method. BY the
use Of easy signs the mind is left free to master
each difficulty until the most elaborate part songs
can be sung win v pGri@G' e2se smoke On The
Tonic sofia system" after which Miss Fletcher.
Of Boston. closed the symposium with talk on
system. She explained that ne aim 81 nea
study OF music IS 20 children. and to give funda-
mental. systematic and logical musical education
ia a way that shall be natural thorough ana
ploasurablc. 49,, a., .,.- 49,.
children This is true when We try 20 mako chill
dren 1T our methods and treat them az though
they were mentally 'grown-up
in the musical kndeIgar'en system thGr ere, are
produce and read music Everything IN musical
notation IS represented in block form FIRST. IN"
no on sung ~ occapy to represdn its sound and
thcn lis name is given. The SIZE Of The notes are
gradually reduced IN the different sets OF ma
Miss Fletcher dwelt upon the DEVELOPMENT Of
the thoroughness u the method.
At . O'Clock concert Of original compositonss
place. Tho composers were represented ~ Arthur
Foote Charles T. Hawley Ferdinand Ipnky.
Whitney CooInbs clayton Johns and Homer y
Bartlett. The vocalists were Lillian 'arisInith
l.1 RurlGign Grace
Mary H. Mansdcld and " Theodore Van Y.orr
Fi l.'. Van den Hende
SYMPOSIUM OF CHURCH MUSIC.
At o'clock an Interesting symposium was held
IN Church Music" The speakers Cecil +.
Poole. Thomas Whitney Suretie. Walter Henry
Hal and George Edward Stubs. Richard Henry
Warren was unable 10 be present. and so his paper
w.. read hv Mr. Suretfc.
In his opening address. MI Poole stated that The
olevatiug was 70 knoity problem 10 face. Mt SUI
rettr who followed also dep orcd the fact that we
have no good church music and Iaid me Diane LAM,
pari-on between church music and church archi-
The spre ana minare's he sa t!.o-a nall DGni
hcavenw ird 50 should me in'!-lc, OH ~ ,',,b
truos down 10 the present day muse changes WIN
he arcnitcoturc" Nj. Surette Considers choir
,lrv make he feet OF The congregation keep time
and the closing Is Ike tho fuale ~ ii comic operh
'r,5l,i s, ~. tncr scieciio. are made up
too much OF threads ana paicn',; ana are t,l ,p
20 F.r DD
+ not dcVolt enough for the choir. - -
Mr. Han spoke briefly I'D favor or BOY cho"s' anu
advocated the academic choir .r,,n 49,,
Mr. Stubhs spoke on Boy choir TRAPPING ana
c,rst.d a riprc OF excitement by some or MS STAY
o.rts Jo admitted hat lie hcsitated because his
subject was such an unpopular one, and began Dy
an apoop,y 70 women ana to Eng ish choirmasters
liz ravo an Interesting outline OF the history OF
cathedral service an SAID that many people spec
,.4f. m different ways about the cholf OF Ine
future some hope for the old-iashioned quarter
choir TO come back again, and others look for mo
female vest choir. - an. 80.
"But whatever Il is said Mr. Stubs III mus,
coincide with the prayerbOok, as matter OF
se,ic.i tradition and this the female vested chor
doc not do was asked to bring some bo!s uo"n
Lcr. 70 sing TO-DAY bat ] would not DO IT, ms ~
no place FOR BOYS 20 sing You must 20 10 '''
chapels TO hear thcm.' - 80. 4, .ho
audience 10 refu'e some Of the statements WINE
woman was most emphatic IN her defence ol '"e
female yes ted choir. -. - s,ir,,
1T looks as though womans voice is 10 ne eliin,.
natad from the church work std she hey IN
make a boy sing Ike woman bu mere : a si.klE
sound about It. think Nj. StuoDs i n '""""'
"' rand o orchestral concert closed tho evening