The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-01
Prof. Wade R. Brown at
the Head.
BIG MUSICAL EVENT
Department of Summer School in
Raleigh That Will Attract Here
All Students and Lovers of
Music Who Can Reach
Raleigh.

|
| One Of the distinctive features Of
! the Summer School for teachers and
students held in Raleigh last summer
was the Department of Music In no
| other summer school in the South is
| there a thoroughly organized Depart
ment of Music with instruction offered
| in all lines of study In other
| schools instruction may be had of
some private teacher but the Raleigh
Summer School has the distinction of
being the only one with an organiza-
tion in the field of music as thorough
as that in any other line of educa-
tional work.
1t is now generally admitted that
the music teacher must attend some
recognized progressive summer school
to keep abreast of modern ideas in
music and musical instruction. AS
great progress has been made in re-
cent years in methods of musical in
Structon as in any other line of edu-
| cational work and if a teacher does
not frequently get in touch with these
new ideas their work soon becomes
antiquated and they are hopelessly
left behind to the march of progress.
The success of the School of Music
| last summer was remarkable. The
| large number of teachers and ad-
vanced students enrolled and the en-
thusiasm shown in their work demon
| strated beyond doubt the need for
| such a school in the South.
Great preparations have been made
| for the coming session and present
| indications are that there will be
| gathered in Raleigh next July the
! largest number of music teachers ever
| assembled for study in this country
| south of New York.
| The prospectus just from the press
! shows list of attractions not offered
| by any summer school in this country
| save one. The faculty has been Sc
! lected with great care and is from
| the best institutions in this State and
other States. The members are chosen
| because of recognized ability in spe-
cial lines Of work.
instruction is offered in practically
| every line of music study that is of
interest to music teachers and stu
| dents.
Departments of instruction.
l. Normal Course for Piano Teach
ers and Advanced Students.
II. Normal Course for Voice Teach
ers.
III. Glass Lessons in Piano Playing
". Private instruction in Piano, Or
gan, Voice Culture, Violin and Or
chestral Instruments.
VI. Burrowes Kindergarten Music
Study.
VII. Ear-Training.
VIII. Harmony, Theory and Compo-
sition.
TX. Public School Music.
x. Chorus Drill.
XI. Orchestral Practice.
XII. Lectures, Concerts and Re-
citals.
Special features of the school are as
follows:
Normal Courses in Piano and Voice.
The normal courses for piano and
voice teachers are designed as a COM
parative study of methods and to
classify the materials of instruction,
giving the teacher theoretically a well
defined outline of training from the
beginnings of piano and voice study.
Class Lessons in Piano Playing,
in which three pupils of the same
grade share an hours instruction,
each having a lesson of 20 minutes
and the benefit of the criticism of the
teacher on the work of her class
mates Practically all the great plan
lists of the world have become so
through class instructions All the
celebrated teachers of Europe and the
standard conserVatories of the world
use the class system. There is no
more reason in teaching piano pri-
vately than arithmetic or geography
Private lessons will be given to those
who desire them, but the observant
teacher and advanced student will re-
ceiVe far greater benefit from class in
struction
The Burrowes Kindergarten Music
Study
| is a system of musical kindergarten
| taught by the aid of blocks, charts,
games and songs. The kindergarten
| method of music study opens new
| field in the teaching of very young
| children, who beginning at the age of
| five or six years develop true artis-
| tic nature.
Ear Training, Theory and Harmony
| These courses of study will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. VIM. A. White, head or
| the theory department III the College
| of Fine Arts Syracuse. n. Y, and one
| Of the authorities on ear training III
! this country. Teachers from all parts
| of the United States who have stuc1ed
| ear training and harmony with MT
White in a summer school In New
York city have this to say of him:
Your mastery of the theory OF
i music, ear training and otner
branches of piano study is so wide
and thorough, and your explanations
so lucid. that no one has any difficulty
7, i'm gaining a clear understanding OF
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