The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-08

difficult passages. playing them IN
manner To be a credit 10 himself
and teachers, then too. his teacher
can exact fine finish because OF
the students ambition TO excel
'udents greatly enjoy performing
IN Musicales and Concerts. and the
| little nervousness that is a stimulus
rather than hindrance, and they
soon like instead Of dread IT, The
drill and discipline Of such perform.
ing is invaluable.
BY the way, do not students owe It
| 10 parents and friends that they
shall contribute Of their skill. max.
| Ing life pleasant instead OF falling
into the bad habit OF say rs. Il can't
play before listeners. for ! am so
very nervous" By such playing or
singing they acquire that distinct
charm Of a good performance. re-.
| pose and confidence. confidence gain
ed from proved powers. the repose
| felt from the fact by that by per.
fectly learning every measure Of a
piece It has enabled them TO play
successfully before others hereto
fore. In the frequent Musicals given
In n Conservatory. students hear and
learn much that greatly improves
taste and quickens interest, for In
them they hear the finest music. and
hear It analyzed and described
Every person knows that a child
will put forth an amount Of strength
and energy in sports that would be-
task If called labor and will ex.
ert himself vigorously in play for
hours together, without apparent
fatigue. but II II was work he would
be exhausted in half the time. The
reason why the one Is stimulating
nd the other exhausting is all In
the absorbing interest of the one.
and the tagging drudgery OF the
other. hence the necessity of do.
Ing much to keep up the interest
and to klndle enthusiasm for music.
A good Conservatory has every
facility for successfully doing this
In It's frequent lectures. musicals.
concerts. and also In it's many class
es. such as those In analysis, har.
mony, history. etc.
While the possession OF knowledge
Is OF itself invaluable. yet It may be
compared to uncoined bullion, of
value but not current coin. So the
acquisition of knowledge with a di.
ploma to prove and define that ac.
quisition, is putting an exchangable
value on 1t. The graduating and
diploma idea gives a definite direc.
ton to the students work that is a
great inspiration, and thus shows
itself In the more distinct and sub
stantial results In study and prac.
tice, for he Is working for a pur.
pose. One reason for this Is, those
students who graduate are obliged
w biN' dlN'lNlbI W lIlt science
and theory of music and this in.
creases his interest In rnus-->i sr',,
les. II may be remarked that II the
student is to become musician as
well as a performer he must give
great amount of time to the science
and aesthetics of his art. From the
fact that n Conservatory has large |
number of students 1t Is possible |
for its teachers to give the neces- |
sary amount of time and attention to !
those indispensable parts of broad
musical education.
Furthermore, the Conservatory In
Its own teachers, because of its be-
ing an organization where many
teachers are working for com
mon end, can give students the In.
ostimable advantages of the so
called Musical Atmosphere. This
of itself is almost furnishing a musi-
cal education, for In hearing the
teachers and the advanced
NluutnlS ln'N lUu Iouti LOT lul-
ure endeavors. as well as help In
forming and refining taste.
ASat careful investigation the
writer believes that the art and ed.
ucational interests of Ardmorc will
be greatly benefited by establish
ing the New Landon Conservatory
here. II will bring TO the city
scores and hundreds for study. who
will incidentally benefit general
mercantile conditions in all lines.
Landon Conservatory has had stud.
cnts from thirty-three different stat
es, they coming through the Nation
al reputation of the director as an
educator in musical art. Many OF
these have come TO him from sec
tions where there are old and well