The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-01

by vibration, this way: A reed is fast
eEed over q half opening, the wind is
forced through and produces tones; of
course by the different lingering high
or low tones are produced. This law is
for the clarinets and saxophones. The
otCes and bassoonS have q double reed,
o. call it two reeds, one on top the
other, of course produce a different
tone as the clarinets, but by the same
principle On the flute to produce a tone
you have to spit in the hole and the
wind comes. This way produce the
tone, of course all the instruments are
assisted by the keys or holes to be
played with the fingers.
Another prominent part to produce
tone are the lips. They have to be con-
stantly trained in shape, not to lose the
least particle of wind. All forced wind
must go through the instrument and
hone escape by the corners of the
mouth. Also the tongue has to be
trained every day, to be at command
OF the player. either quick or slow, or
triple or double or single tongue.
Now dear reader have patience, one
more set of instruments l have to men
ton. Many people, particularly SEN
sitive people, hate them, but the small
10y anu al the cHlIuIeH ike IuGlll. L
mean the drums. Don't scorn, but they
are necessary. The sounds of the
drums are made by conclusion, the air
between the two skins, when hit by
either skin by the stick, produce the
sounds; also the cymbals, by concus-
SION.
Now comes the three great laws
which govern music: First, time; sec
ond, tone; third, expression. The prim-
tive man only knew time instruments
and we have some of them yet in the
modern band. L mean the drums. Now
time is the supreme ruler in music. If
you don't keep time it is no use to
make music. When I came here first,
and to commence the band, people were
wondering why I did not play, but a
leader must lead his band with his
baton. 1t is not SO easy as it looks to
keep a band together in perfect time,
particularly in difficult music, where
cEe set of instruments play entirely
different to the other set. Dear reader,
you know the natural law that the eye
is quicker as the ear, SO each per-
former has to look to the leader to
GO tch the time, not to listen to his
Geighbor performer by the ear. If you
want to play good dance-music, look
% the dancers feet, and catch the time,
lut all this has to be learned
Now the second great law is tone.
Al music has to be tone, sounds. but
20 noise. The tone of music will at
ract the listener. and will strike a
sound there. You must,
lear reader, awake in your listener an
lttention by performing in time and
Producing tone, not noise. The third
CIV, expression, is the most difficult.
What is really expression? There is
wide difference of opinion about ex-
ression.
Sure it is the highest achievement Of ,
erforminS music, as there might be a I
ertainty in the other two laws. Time ,
nd tone, a positive mechanical pro- ,
uction, and is often nothing else. But =
Expression is art, and pure individual T
TT, although there are certain habits :
+ styles which governs expression. 1t
as to be always with the Individual
DIV he expresses himself, and here I
ke to mention that the most perfect
strument to performing music on--is
e human voice. Oh, what an express
on you can put in the human voice.
It alone in singing, but also in speak
g or reciting. Dear reader, you have p
re heard recited poetry, is not there n
usic in verses and meters, and SO IL
UGH more in singing, but it has to be Il
armed too, but natural gifts often are
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