The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-21

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Is By FRANK WALDO,
Atithis time; OF year there are thousands
OF young men and young won1e n who are lra
called upon to make a decision in gard
to- their life work. They have obtained leg
from the pubic or private SCI oolsi that,
general ION which fiji them 70 Sta "a g
up Some definite line Of work Or, as ~ -
usually Il, VI to che Ose their @specialLySOEs
profession. as " III ;fS}s
Many young persons decide5to take up e.
tea ching profession: and among The lines
be non haye q glieasgTfl
must be remarked. however, ha t IN me
recent changes which com Q Il 2 nolt!
concerning the pro fessi on eachin,g.
matter of music teaching. Il j h ia 81 me
conditions OF music ching arc 30 d s. s.
fcrent from what they Were even a ieW5
years that lsgard,hn Ing 'ne
longer apply to the present tim es. 5Sfsls
S5 10 ose who arc unsteady lined no
sline 8of5 teaohing o ffers 50 much as music aI
TN han
4 ctal returns when success acrowns earnest
effort: but like othcrs pro ions music SIC
gives returns In IS hat q IS put
into 1T. N sss s4 =. III
tenehers ss held q oecur both private
teacher and for I he. teacher of school
music. but these re 80 q eren That the5
two lust be entioned separa tel fSs Y u
@ Private teaching offers great r fiHa nci ,a
returns than over efore, because of the
Increased nunb Der .or persons n desiring ], g;
In tile Il customary charges for such In. j.
struction. 4 Ii not too much TO say tina E
FIVE fold the numb Der OF person a re- e KING
were doing 8 80 nt y,
which the m leans "a re to be found for de-
frayinE the cost Of music Lessons where
a least one mem Der OF The ia NIL Is z rot
the fees for such lessons j. ha We q bout
doubles, vi Iii a proper locality a sSssa wen
trained and up to-dat music teac cher has
a good eld. the ra ties for musical
instruction & ran gin g from one ITO three
dollars, or even more. a lesson, 1T is easy
to5 nnds rstand why The profession proves
attractive when one gconsid ers that In two
or three hours a day Of teaching music 1t
Is pos slble to ca n as much az can be Oh;
5tained for all day teaching Of the usual
branches or In some routine ition IN
the bus mess wo rid. .ss Y. III issss
that in music per sons can OBJ ain much;
personal satisf ION and can also give
psa,sre aI!eadf gd 5as
music teachers. OF wliats8u outside 89f
the school room 70 slemsTitar q TIN ot
asis the ether hand on Is
wishes 70 give UP the M sicS teaching pro-
fession at any. time. hero still remains !ln
a most delightful ccomI,lls hment. which
IN th ot ~ desires
hear an ex-teac cher quote Caesa Or the
Blnonial theoreIn. but they would enjoy !,oiZ
rendered. q 3235
{. Formerly music teachers were trained In
a. hap hazard sort of wa q her pS. PIT n,
music school with q supp lenlsI,ta year
or two OF music study in Europe IN 2
relatively few sIoecia II sins tances Now e !,
England Conservatory, for. example VIC
ind over eighteen hundred young men .
and young women pursuit the tuaay ,,,oa
of advancement MS was mp ossibl e In TINS
country generation ag o. and al under
the direct ton Of g slead1ng 6, compo ser and
ed 10 this country the best o. what Ell-
way as lio be made directly available =, rfo y
Gnr Sery la mport aaa fas
|icnr music pupils torenlember5w when com
pairing the American with the European
ss sha RS staSSs sg
laying in al stock Of useless experiences l!s ?
that Wiaht be OF value In Enro l p4 Y
Is no. gnitna % Sy the most
Sexactng critics TINT every musSicai az az
$vantag Gun be obj alneu n ", =
music center Sost66n nush
aines erea music schools thereis 9 eurr;;
no 8 fhhsstf1 ppn aniasa enc only
bis apesla IT PIT M Will sfEu adihsF
the true yniysrsl,t \ q sp , rrox ana
aims Of the private music schools, where
| tho ledger balance lis always IN mind. &
In the recent radical changes when ~
Ling TO oh the most marked have been
lnI$tlle subject, of music. Formerly y y
was considered that II one were n Inoa.
sra'tey sfu psSSIre good tan
s Wns X tp tic Increased opportpnltlcs
good mpsSS aSoat
music the standard has been raised ana Y,
now only the tboroagly egluippsd7 teach,
Thoroughly Yersed in the theory and his
4 tory D e music, VI q u. y, N. ], 4,
| the matter OF public school music teach
m inls section tx Of the NATIONAL Teachers
waea hs&}s III sssslR
the fstudvssl famusical theory, lin the col
lieges ana high schools. which.is now (, en-
accompl isheds fact IN. the most pro gress;iye
\ to Tie educnted music teacher q field
Which, sW,jll i Sba most tempting, tt VIII,
| however; REQUIRE q tn rollgl broad IN us!-
zeal educat ion, Il such as cam only be oh,
lstained 1by 4 course {oe study In q great
i con servatory Of music toiI 5prapare fol
suell. work: for the older method Of de-
lST Tho den Tor this kind ~ ga ching
AZ now here, and those wi first prepare
4 themselves for nropeTly doing At will
positions. But a his cannotY be a ceonls
| piiished lin 4 day and those who wisll to
4 Be first on the field must not long delay
| Nor sliould they fail 70 IA III .all the i'm
lfornlatlnn thai may be 0btaina hle 4foi,