The courier., 1901-07-27

10 such . case. But in nearly all cases
the penniiess pupil with an exceptionally
fine voice is able to secure training
while one with voice that seems likely
to be the means OF a certain amount o
profit to her will, as a rule, succeed in
finding an instructor willing to give hel
lessons on one basis or another.
She may not be able always to have
one OF the best known or most discussed
teachers of singing. but that profession
is 60 honeycombed with frauds and
chsrlatanism that pupil is about az
likely TO pass successfully through q
course Of training with an unknown in.
structor as with master Of reputation
1t is lucky for the student Of singing
that on her own intelligence depends
the entire ultimate development that
she may achieve. Many Of the girls
helped in this way to earn livelihood
never pay for their instruction il they
can 10 any way get out Of doing 90. Some
get tired Of the burden Of church sing
ing or the drudgery OF teaching when it
is not absolutely indispensable to them
as q means of livelihood and stop work.
ing, thus cutting off the only means
they had Of paying for their instruction.
Others seek. after trying different in
structors. to avoid payment on the
ground that they have been badly
taught and rather than he involved in
litigation on a point 30 delicate, the
teacher allows the pupil to escape all
payment.
Yet the willingness Of teachers to
take at all times pupils with voices and
prospects OF success shows that in spite
Of occasional. perhaps frequent losses;
the business Of thus aiding poor sppli-
cants lie not entirely Improbable. 1t is
usually managed on the part Of the pu-
pill in this way. The applicant goes to
q teacher and her voice is tried. She
usually tells the instructor in advance
that she lie not able to pay the regular
terms Of tuition or possibly is able to
pay nothing at all. II the teacher
finds her voice good enough to give
promise Of attracting attention some
day. or perhaps Of enabling her to make
q living as a choir or chorus singer, he
may decide to take her.
In this case a contract will in all
probability be drawn up by which the
pupils binds herself to pay certain
proportion of her salary after she be-
comes a singer to her teacher until her
indebtedness is cancelled. Sometimes,
although rarely. the pupil executes in
favor Of the teacher formal assignment
Of certain part Of her salary for fivs
years until the amount OF her indebted
ness for instruction has been paid. al
though it is doubtful if such docu-
mept would hold in law, since the as
eignment lie of something that the pupil
does not poesese.
II the girl has other musical accom-
plishments besides singing-csn play
the piano, for instance, and make her
self useful to her teacher by playing &C
companinents-she lie much more likely
TO get instruction free. 10 any case the
amount of tuition she receives is likely
to depend in u large degree on the rate
OF her progress II it becomes evident
after q while that she is not studying
and prscticing diligently or that her
study is not doing her the amount OF
good il ought to because she does not
understand it or that her voice is failing
to develop ss it should under instruc.
ton. the enthusiasm Of the teacher and
her confidence in future compensation