Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18

thoven, Shakespeare and Turner as the
three greatest geniases who have ever
existed.-Emil Sauer in Strand magazine
Karleton Hackett-Over all this broao
land the hosts of voice students, re-
freshed by the summers rest, are taxing
up their winters work with renewed
health and courage. What shall they
study2 What Is to be their goal? what
are the really vital things-the things
| that make for the greatest usefulness
| for lasting success, that take the gifts
of nature and make of them something
of real worth to the world at large!
There is one great need that all AMI
lean musicians feel, and all true lovers
of mueic feel, namely, the need OF
broader outlook a wider purpose among
our voice students. Vocal tecLnic, IN all
| it's ramifications, is vital to success; but
as this new year of study opens let us
sink the conviction deep into the heart
| of each student that there Is another
thing also vital to what a true man or
woman would call success, and that Is
musicianship.
| From every direction the same cry is
| heard Singers think that when they
| can make good tones they are singers
| Let us strive as much as in us lies that
all, young and old, shall have a truar
/
| good control over his voice. truly he is
| fatally handicapped; but If he have not
also understanding of the laws of music
and of musical expression, he is equally
| handicapped-a one-legged man. to run
| the race
How often do we find pupils who have
| thought by the hour over questions or
| tone-placing, yet who seem surprised II
| YOU ask them of the history of music
| or of piano playing, as though you were
| talking of what concerned them not
| There are so many with good voices
who have studied well and made prog
ress vet who know nothing of the laws
and history of music. it's literature and
place in the worlds wo-k-like one
| young woman with an excellent voice
| who had sung for several years in
good church quartet, but who did not
know one single song by Schubert, Schu-
mann or Brahms.
Such thing should be impossible
Every lesson in the studio. every issue
| of this magazine, not only should tell
| the young student the fundamentals of
| voice technic, but be an incentive and
an inspiration to master the deeper
| truths of art and of life.
1t is not easy. Nothing worth while
! is easy and art is long, But we have
from nature gifts of voice and OF tenn
permanent let us make of them something
| that shall be of worth to the world.
/, Let every voice student study the piano
and the theory of music; let him begin
| to familiarize himself with the immense
mass of song literature. He will not
| be able to sing all the songs, but they
develop his taste and knowledge. When
he hears them sung they mean some
thing to him, and he Is fitting himself
| for his profession. Set time for It,,
and do II even if only an hour a week.
Hear the violin as much as you can.
Hear everybody sing who sings even
passablyt well. Don't spend your time
in picking singers to pieces but in put
ting yourself together. Gird yourselves
| up for life is serious and Duccess comes
only to those who work for it.
| Have ideals and noble ambition, then
your lifea will be worth something to
you, and If you think hard enough and
work long enough you will become an
artist.
/ / understand the flute solos played so
beautifully the first night the Milan
opera company gave Lucia" for Nine.
Padovari were played by Harry Baxter.
and through the mistake of one of the
4 managers at the box office when asked
who the artist was, desiring to obtain
his name, another's was given. Mr.. Sax
ter's pardon is asked
Sousa Is always welcome. His dates
at the auditorium are October 25 and 26.
The opera company will be gone en- tour
a week and then return to delight us
again.
A little boy in the audience Monday
might during the performance of La
Boheme." was delighted with everything
until the third scene came, when he ex-
claimed with utter disgust: "Oh, gee!
Why don't they give us the snow?" And
he was right. The stage settings were
not as good as usual; yen the fruit cart
in the second scene was mimic baby
wagon.