The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-13
lAND0N CONSERVATORY
RECITAL

ishod q style as amaste. Il thcy 1
are taught right and kept on pieces
that are within their grade Of ad |
yancemont Little Norma Lawson,
who has taken less than three /
months of Mr.. LandOn and who plays |
in the second grade proved the |
truth Of the above by the dellghs !
fully finished manner in which she
presented her numbers.
The various styles In which she
plyayod her pieces to iius,rate the
too common manner of practice and
recitation was particularly interest
ing. Her imitation of stiff touch. pia.
no pounding. oycrpowcring accompa.
nimcnt, irregular and false time,
lack of accent aiId cXpressionlcss
ana phrasolcss playing showed re-
q arkoblc conm,ud of ncr fingers
When she played each piece for the
last time. doing so with an intelli
gent application Of the art touches
and touc-colors for expression aud To
make evident the meaning illustrat.
/ ing the story of the piece. 10 was
a remarkable Bit of artistic work,
! she making V clearly evident that
as Mr Landon maintained. child
, could play artistically when kept
| within their grade and when they
IRE taught according to the best
modern methods. It was also shown
nat such results are only possible
tn pupils of a conservatory whore
,l.rc are constant artistic models
presented. where the musical at
mospherc' that is only found In the
best conscrvatorics cNerts it's invalu.
able and refining influences.
Miss Norma played Joy Bells by
Couconc. "rhr Child's D',an Wat1'
by Rocdcr ana What Shall Do?'
! ly Weber These pi" .rs wcr" dc
scrihed by Mr. landon. and In her
playing she used the touches and
made evident the effects described
In the analysis and descriptions Mr.
Iandon showed how these stories
greatly increase interest in practice
and result In a far more rapid learn
ing.
Miss Luveruc Landon, who has stu.
died with Mr. landon but five
wonths, she being bognnr hay.
ing previously attained an advance.
mout to about the second grade.
Miss Luyernc played the Chopin Pre-
lude In \. ana the Walt Sentinel in
G of Schubert, first giving them cor.
rctly but without art lou'.r"-. phrls.
ing, acccnting or phrasb, then re-
poatiug them i'm a delightfully."- artis-
tic style, bringing out forcefu
ana deeply emotional expression that
WAS truly most remarkable for so
young child. This breadth of mu-
steamship is only poasihl' to pupils
who come under as before said the
influences of the conservatory Art
and Musical atmosphere II is gen.
orally overlooked. that music pupils
must have the best artistic models
! IN yea. o play tbJ, artistic, as
much as pupils In painting and scrip.
turc must have their ideal models
Miss Gladys Adair Robinson show
ed the common ana art styles Of
scale playing Mr.. Landon illustrat-
ed by her playing how an artistic
tcchnic is gained through the right
treatment of scales aud how music.
ally delightful they can be when
the touches rythms. art and styles
are applied 10 them
The Barcarollc by Emma was ex.
perimcnlcd with in analyletical ef-
forts until its most finished ANA eff
teclNc style was discovered The
piece admits of many of the touches.
and their corresponding tone-colors
produced charming effects Il is the
application of such ART work that
shows the difference between the
mechanical playing of the pianola
aud the performing of an artist
{ In Snowfuhcs uy Hoffman, Miss
/ Gladys used a cold and colorlcss
, touch, ,NcmpliNiug the idea convey
, ed bon the title. playing with a light
, dclicacy nu, great velocity mitat
I ing the moaning wind. the sting
4 ing -lrrt aud duttus suowbanks
I This piece demanded almost con
. sant bringing out of secondary
, melody iu the left hand, the pecula.
: cold and shuddormg effect of IN,
, piece largely depending upon this
, Mr lluunu showed hpW -ugh