Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-03-05
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
MUSIC.

MUSIC.
No one object along human pursuit
demands so complete an organic train
ing as music and when pursued along
thoughtful and appreciative lines no
one subject has such subtle reaction
airy effect upon the whole body. 1t
has a fine physical effect and it devel-
ops the aesthetic, intellectual and NOR
al faculties. In other words, it should
be taught in our schools as an agent to
culture. to increase the health, poise,
sight. hearing and voice of our girls
and boys.
The general, immediate purpose of
school music is to develop in the pupil
an inte ligent appreciation and enjoy
ment of good music, musical and ex-
pressive voice, the ability to read music
at sight and power of musical interpre-
tation.
In order to appreciate the power and
beauty of music the pupil must become
familiar with well-written music of
various kinds in selections that shall
be interesting from his own point of
view. Thus with wisely directed
study and association with such music,
the pupils taste is cultivated and a love
for good music fostered.
To develop a musical voice no elabor-
ate scheme is required or desirable in
school But some time should be Civ
en- each day to a drill in the few simple
vital principals which induce breath
control, proper tone direction, voice
quality and enunciation.
The child should have such drill as
will purify and strengthen his voice
and so thoroughly establish correct
use of it that the vocal poise is not
lost when the attention is given to the
intellectual efforts expended in sight
reading Then it should stimulate q
more perfect articulation. In many
cases the child has to learn how to talk
all over again. He learns how to use
his vocal mental and physical powers
all tremendously He often times does
not know how to use his organs of ar
ticulation, the tongue, teeth and lips
and the object of these short vocal
drills is to timber up these organs SO
that he can not only articulate more
plainly in his speech but also in mis-
songs.
1t may perhaps be interesting to our
readers to have their attention called
to series of triangles that may be
evolved from the study of the voice.
When we stop to think that it is the
air passing over the vocal chords caus-
ing them to vibrate and these vibra-
tions collected and reflected cause the
tones, we may perhaps realize that in
studying music several faculties are
brought into action and must be con-
centrated to one point of location in
order to produce correct and pleasing
effects.
So in attaining the proper results,
we must consider that we have three
sides to keep in mind at all times and
they may be represented in the form of
a triangle as follows: the physical,
vocal and mental with self In the
center representing each individual.
Leading from this triangle is another
dealing with the external side, namely:
physical poise, vocal poise and mental
poise, Curious indeed, we tind that
the organs which are called into action
while singing can also be represented
in like manner as vocal organs, organs
of articulation and respiratory organs.
Then these ali act tremendously, auto
maticly and simultaneously. Another
and final triangle may be represented
by articulation, the tongue, teeth and
lips.
In times past, sight-reading an d
scales constituted the entire content of
music teaching but today the scale Is
only a means to an end-the Song.
With the Song as basis much or little
technical drill shonld be done accord
ing to the grade. With an abundance
of sight-reading music becomes dis
ciplinary study. 1t furnishes spiendid
intellectual training and is a means to
the use of music - cultural ssuGJ
and higher inspiration.