New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-01
A CONVENTION OF MUSIC TEACHERS.

4 CONVENTION OF MUSIC TEACHERS.
The senate Of the Music Teachers National AS
ISOLATION has decided that the twenty-fourth an
rual meeting OF that body shall De he!d at FuI-lh
Bav Lake Erie OF the first four days or July TINS
year This action is the outcome OF the GOOD results
attained at last years meeting, which vas held al
the same place. and at which a change OF pohcy
theoretically urged by Arthur L Manchester pTeSl-
dent of the association, had its first trial Inc
vicsstudes Of the Music Teachers National Asso-
citation have frequently been chronicled IN this
Journal That it should have continued to exist IN
spite of the many bufetings which II mas received
is little less than remarkable. and IS due wholly to
the zeal of a dozen so devotees or certain
r1hases of musical education. Under the old regime
the associations membership was extremely I'M
stable; outside of the officers and small cohtln-
gent Of enthusiasts. who followed it about the
country the society had to depend upon the music
tea ohers of the place in which held Its meeting
for support. The motley crowd gathered together
listened to long papers, recitals ana concerts
begged money to pay the deficit incurred and ad-
journed. The present promoters evidently believe
that this idea is exploded-that such an annual
ga altering does not furnish a rason detre for the
association. They think that the association ought
TO affect the music life % the entire country by
educational means and that its activities must
continue throughout the year, the annual conVen-
ton having for its chief end review OF the work
done and the laying out of new lines of labor IN
accordance with this idea, populous cities were
avoided last year. and the meeting was held on an
island.
OF music were likely TO come. The result was an
attendance OF four hundred persons, who meant
business. The programme was distinctly educa-
tional particular emphasis being laid on what We're
called round table discussions Lecture lessons
were instituted These dealt with such subjects as
rianoforte technics voice culture and public school
music, and practical lessons to the teachers
who went hear them, couched in the form of
lectures the hearers taking notes. asking questions
and developing pedagogical problems. Instru-
mental and vocal rectas were given
The same idea IS to prevail at the meeting next
month. The lecture lessons will be continued and
the round table discussions emphasized. Among
those who will take part are o. b Boise late of
Berlin theory; Z. r. Kroeger. st. Louis and
Thomas q Beckett Philadelphia, pianoforte: +. H.
Pease YpsiIanti, and F. w Root. Chicago voice
and Herye .. wilkins. Rochester. organ. One of
the concerts. be devoted American music IS
preparing by E r. Kroeger. An educational board
has been elected. composed of Waldo S. Pratt
a. :. Gantvoort, Rosseter G. Cole, F II. Tubbs and
4. a. Stanley. under whose auspices the educa-
tional work of the association is done. Professor
Dickinson. of Oberlin, has prepared syllabus for
the study OF musical history, which has been com
mended by this journal. and which is in the
hands Of students who are carrying on the study
under the direction of the association.