The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-17
BY MYRTLE MILES

A prominent Birmingham woman saio 8 few days ago: 'The way to appreciate good music is to hear 1t. Each time wt hear something good we are given a deeper understanding and liking than be- fore. This is the best thing about an an nual music festival Those who did moi enjoy Damrosch's Wagnerian productions last year will like them better this, and next year even better still
 All Birmingham looks forward to the coming of the New York symphony or chestra and their soloists in the Music Festival this week. There are many musicians of culture and appreciation in our city who deplore the rarity of high class musical affairs, and to these the festival will be the rarest treat. Others who have not the good fortune to be edu- cated along musical lines expect to go, so that they may learn something. The educative value of the concerts makes a great appeal to people of culture along other lines than music
 The conductor Walter Damrosch, is recalled with intense interest by all who were present last year at the festival His wonderful personality, together with the greatness of his art. would make any programme worth while.
 Sara Anderson, the soprano soloist, is remembered here by those who have been familiar with local musical affairs dur ing the past 12 or 15 years. As d soloist during the festival directed by MT. Ben jamin Cuckenberger, the former Birming- ham musician, she achieved decided fla vor, and those who heard her years-ego will be anxious to note the change in her voice after broader training and four years spent abroad. Reed Miller. the tenor, who has been most successful in recital and concert tours, is a former Birmingham man and a favorite here per sonally as well as artistically.
 Miss Edna Moore, who has been for the past two years connected with the musical department of the Birmingham High school, gave an address before the recent convention of the Alabama Edu- cational association which has been ruch talked of. Miss Moore is extremely c1ev- CT, and her paper showing her own artis- tic Appreciation, was an inspiration in it. sel' toward an understanding of things musical. It is especially apropos now that Birmingham is preparing for the Music Festival.
 Music contains two ideas" said Miss Moore. both of which are inn portant in our modern use of t:e term. The general meaning is that of a 'pleasing modulaton of sounds" In this sense the term is used every day by poets and novelsts It is reminiscence as something derived from the muses who preside over the subconscious mind and imagination.
 It has been said that reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man." Music makes a complete man, for harmony assembleth all of the clements that go to make the well-informed man or woman--ele- ments innate in every boy or girl l~lt fragmentary and useless unless properly harmonzed
 Progress in any particular branch oi education depends largely upon the gen. eral ability of the public to get clear concise and correct estimate of what is being attempted, and in this progressive industrial age, in which money-makins seems to be mans sole desire and aim in which the greatest stress and interest Is being laid on the upbuilding of mate rial and practical things, we are apt tC lose sight of the seemingly small things which polish, refine and take away the brusque or ungentleness of our natures and be lost in the maelstrom of com mercialism. If this be so, have we moi