The Harrison times., 1911-01-28
Music Department OF the tta riSOn High
School

School
As mentioned a week ago Princi-
pal Moore, of our High School, has
arranged for a musical department,
which will include an extended
course both in piano music and
voice culture. Miss Mary EStclle
Jones, of Augusta, Georgia, will
have charge, and aS an Indication
of the work to be done she has pre-
pared for the TIMES the following
outline:
CULTIVATION or VOICE.
Grade Proper breath controls:
Attack and voice placing; Tone
strengthening agencies; Study of H..
quidS, consonauts and mutes; Equal
ization of registers; Purity of iuton.
ations; Principle OF technique, legato,
staccato, MESA di vocc.
Grade lI.-Bie eathiug exercises;
study Of intervals with portamento:
Roulade's llegato staCCatol; diltonic
and chromatiC; scales in slow move
ment, arpeggios, sallegios, and stud.
les of Seiber, of - and -, Bordagui
aud Marchesi; music sight reading.
Grade IIl.--Study of major and mi.
nor scales; arpegglos, turns and trills
in rapid movement; difficult studies
of Seiber, Marchesi, and Garcia; Sc
lectious of moderate difficulty from
classic authors. Members of this
grade must be alb { to play accom-
panimeuts upon the piano
Grade w. Study of ma ior. minor.
and chromatic scales, turns trills.
arpeggios Oegato and staccato) etc,
with increased rapidity of executions;
Panofka and Concone op. II. Eng.
liSh ballads, English opera and
church music. Members Of this grade
must be able to read vocal music at
sight
Grade V.-Interpretation; This
course is devoted to the requirement
of repertoire and the preparation of
a public recital which is required be-
fore graduation. $500 per month.
PIANoFoRTE COURSE.
Division. Wagner's Pianoforte
Instructor Vol |. Berens II, Op. 20
Book |. Standard Compositions for
the Piano Vol, |, Gurlitt's Album
Leaves Op lOl Nos oil. Ola. Grim
p, W. Chords and Arpeggios
Division. Matthews graded course
Book ,. Mason DR., w, Touch and
Technic Part /. berens Op. 20, Book
,. Kunz Is. NJ. Canons. Standard COM
positions tor the piano vol. ,, First
recital pieces.
INTERMEDlATE A.
Division, Matthew graded course
book J. First studies in Bach /. Be
rens II. Op. 6l New School of Veloc-
ity Book /, Heller s., Op, ~, Ger
ney &. Op. 65o, Preliminary School
of Dexterity l, Modern Sonatines
Leefson
INTERMEDIATE A.
Division. Matthews Graded
course Book I Bach J. S. Little Pre-.
lude Rolling c. measure studies
in all keys Op. 575. Sartorio A., 10
MelodiuS Studies Velocity Op $50.
Mason DR.. Wm. Touch and Technlc
Part ,. The scales. Modern study
pieces volumes. Handel's Album of
Compositions
1NTERMEDlATE r.
5 Division. - Matthews Graded
Course Book 5. Bach J. H., lighter
compositions |. Deering c Melodius
and Characteristic Concert Studies.
Kroeger, +. h , studies for the cult.
walton of the left hand, Op. SIS book
Concert Album-Classical. Gramer,
J, b., fifty selected studies Haber-
bier, +. Op. S. poetical studies,
INTERMEDIATE b,
Division. Matthews Graded
Course Book 3. Bach J, s., 2nd part
inventions /, Phillip H., exercises in
extension Mason DR.. Wm., Touch |
and Technc Part ). The Arpeggios. |
Kroeger, r. H., Is studies for the cul- !
tivation of the left hand. Op IS, book |
,. Beethoven selections. Chopin Al |
bum. Hadyn Sonatas two books.
ADVANCED.
Division. Matthew graded course
books and 5. Bach j. >, three part |
inventions Clement Tausg, ezra |
dus ad Parnassum," Mason, Dr.. Wm., |
Touch and Techuic part I. School of |
Octaves. Mozart Sonatas.
Division. Matthews Graded |
Course Book . and 10. Bach J. 5 !
THE Well-Tempered Clavicord. ." Cho. !
pin f Etudes. Wagner-Lizt Album
Masterpieces,