Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-01
Making a Musicale
Memorable

THE closing soiree Of her music
class is always an important
event in a Chtld's life, especially
II she Is to play for the first
time
Such hours of diligent practice. Such
prinlking beforehand to do honor to the
festal occasion. Such intense excite
ment as ones name on the programme
is read for the first time. Such a thump-
ing heart and flushed little face when at
last the important moment arrives for
the "piece" to be played. All, the
triumph when, the wonderful feat ac-
complished without one tiny note gone
wrong, one retires from the piano amid
rapturous applause of doting friends!
Is there anything quite like those first
musicales of youth? We remember them
all our lives-the more II our later years
do not fulfil the promise OF our infant
prodigy days.
more a red letter day in memory by Civ
ing the young performer a little giftf
1t need not be expensive, TINS gltt,
but 1t should be appropriate.
choose A prettily framed portrait of
one of the great composers TO hang
In a child's own room Is sure to be nked.
Then there Is a large scrap book, In
which has been pasted small prints OF
the greatest musicians of the ages.
Each of these pictures should be given
q page or two where the little student
may paste anecdotes, crlticisms OF
lures pertaining to the composer, his
home and family.
Such a book will prove invaluable,
both for reference and as training in
the literary side of music. Its advan-
tage has become so manifest that
many of the best instructors now have
their pupils keep scrap book as part
of the regular course.
Delishtful Biographies of musicians,
histories of different musical epochs
and schools, studies of the operas. ora
torios. symphonies n Hdn Snur69 music IsnS
lands, musical encyclopedias, dlction-
aries and magazines now abound. A
pretty bound volume of one of these
Will not merely please your little
daughter or son, but Will serve as a
starter for musical library.
Every serious student Of music feels
the need of such a collection, as, for
some strange and unknown reason
many public libraries otherwise well
equipped are lamentably lacking In
musical reference books
Or volume or well-choseh seleciiions
10 be played, graded to give the little
student an incentive to hard practice,
makes q nice gift.
A music roll, also, is acceptable. BE
very careful in choosing this latter. fol
lust now there is a marked fashion In
music bags, and WOO betide the mother
who buys one that is not like the other
girls The roll most in favor is one
made of flexible leather, black, dark blue
or tan with either q fiat handle at the
back like those on the big purses that
are carried over the fingers. or double
handles at the top like an old-fashioned
reticule. The prime essential Is, how
ever. that when open it lies perfectly
Nat, SO that the music Is not creased
II one can afford it, a very nice gift
ia q metronome. Time is a weak poin
to many children, and this little instru
ment does much to teach steady beat
Much more expensive, but a grea
boon to parents as well as child. woulC
be a gift of clavier., fine technique
may thus be acquired without rackeC
nerves for the unmusical members o
the family to whom the incessant sounC
of a piano, giving forth finger exercises
and scales, Is positive torture.
Try this musical gift-making at thi
Junes soiree, and see If both you anC
your little musician are not so pleased
that 1t will become habit which viii
last through the ten or twelve year
usually devoted to girls or boys mu
steal education.