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Berlin, May 10, 1900,
II may be interesting 10 you TO hear
something about the numerous COM
servatorles OF music in this city There
are dozens OF such institutions. but OF
this number but half dozen are what
they should be. and there Is some spec
ulation possible. whether some Of this
number are what they ought TO be-
The "Royal Conservatory" with his
Majesty, Wilhelm II, at It's back, IS
considered by some to be the best in
Germany. True It is, that this school
has splendid corps OF professors, In
GLIDING such as Joachim, Wirth Hair,
Hausmann, Barth Schultz, etc, which
array Is certainly dazzling and strong
enough TO carry the institution along
through anything The entrance Is
through examination and the appli-
cants are always several times tho
number OF vacancies In the classes.
But several ugly rumors are afoat
about this schools examnations-how
they are conducted. Unon very GOOD
authority ] state the following, having
heard Il from one Of our American boys
who Is a fine yi0llnist ana musician,
and who saw the examination men-
toned
A young boy, % probably eighteen
years. had played a movement from
- Un "a D. Iff Ina u
and artistic manner, and had received
many kind expressions of encourage
mnnt from the Judges the chairman be-
ing Jos. Joachim The next apnllcaut
an arlstocratlc lady who PLAYED we'll,
but In schoolgirl fashion but who had
a null" on account Of being the daugh-
ter Of some Graf or other thing Of
worldly prestige and p0mp, finished her
playing and without much ado was
assured by one OF the fathers Of
violin PLAYING -Joachim-that she
would get the place. OF course when
the decision was made public several
DAYS later. the "cat was ont OF tho
bag with all those who had heard the
performances Talent counts for
naught against pun even In the
violin department OF this music school.
OF course one can study privately with
Joachim II he has "dough" enough. but
every student cannot afford that This
one feature Is killing conservatorles,
and. as a result. the professors have
tremendous patronage after school
hours. which means money for them,
but trial TO the poor pupils-and
there are many here--who have money
enough to nay the entrance and tuition
fees OF the c0nscrvatories. hut not
enough for nrivato ssons, which are
verv expensive iudeed
The 'Klmdworth- echarwenka" Con-
servatorv has faculty. Containing
such nar,es as Dr. Fu-o COldschmidt.
Prof X. Scharwenka. Pti ScNarw nka
Conrad Ansorge. W. BERGER Rosa
Sucher Kleefed Grunfeld Zailc and
GrunicSe. The fees are advertised az
being from 100 20 800 marks $3.50 90
sl95) for the years work.
The "Stern's" Conservatory has n
very large following gud has for pro-
fessors Ieallzcka, Hollaender Drey-
schock, Forester Hutchaso7. Taubert,
Dessau. Nicklng, Hekking, Erben,
Pfitzner. Dienel and Pril,
"Rreslaur's school NJ Music. " "Elchel-
herg's Conservatory and the "Luisen
School" are others worth consldera-
tlon. having good faculties. but no
world famed teachers. Conservatory
training costs about one-third land
less) that If private instruction with
men Ike Joachim, Scharwenka or
Busonl They get from thirty marks
$500 up, for private hour lessons and
the instruction Is cheap M that price
| for the earnest music STUDENT
| Say that the pupils take private IN
struction from Prot Wirth, the violin
teacher nine months. az the cost Of
$50 per month he win have a bill NJ
nearly $500 when his two terms are end
| ed In tho conservatory (RovaD he
could get the same time, likewise the
same teacher for about one-thrd OF
| the cost ~ nrivate lessons
Conserve tories ere q grand thing how
/ ever and while 7 believe some Of orr
| American conservatories are the equals
~ not superlors) NJ those IN GERMANY,
] I'm many ways, yet I think an "ad-