Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

high place IL deserves In the public schools
at present private teachers are doing
much in the way Of fostering the art. and
literally thousands IN Omaha are studying
music The musical person" with a violin
case or some other evidence Of the musical
student is a familiar sight on our streets"
CoIvin says Better Tastes.
THE growth OF Omaha. a. well as other
American cities in musical lines" said
James S. Coivin pianist whose studio Is
in rooms 5O5-O6 OF the Boyd theater, is
due TO the demand Of the public for high /
standards.
Modern study Of music is much ad-
vanced over that of early years. The for !
mer method Of acquiring skill was through |
spending many years in study OF the clas- |
sizes and in gradually developing sufficient |
technique and musical intelligence.
by modern methods the same end is at !
tanned through simpler means. merely |
through first finding the deficiency Of the |
pupil and then placing all stress on the
removal Of this fault For instance, tech |
nique is acquired in much shorter time by
mechanical exercises which develops each |
finger Of the hand equally.
But to learn music Il is necessary that
the mind be concentrated-that the mind
must be mastered so that the pupil can
throw his fun force into the work"
Dramatic school an Aid.
An important factor in the cultivation of
/ better musical and theatrical tastes in
Omaha during the last nine years has been
the Boyd and Brandeis Theaters School Of
Acting which was organized in 1902 as the
| Boyd Theater School Of Acting. with w. J.
| Burgess as manager and Miss Lillian Fitch
as director Through the potent influence
4 Of this institution many OF Omahas young
] hos inf al In ma tipc
and in elocution The school is a practical
! training place for the stage and also is an
efficient institution of expression Tor the
! development Of readers Some OF the pupils
who we're graduated from the school Of
expression and who have gone upon the
stage are Miss Gwendoline Pates at the
Casino in New oYrk; Miss Vivian Pates
on the Orpheum circuit and Miss Edna
Levi, with the Belasco company
During the. season of 19iO-11 the school
produced the college Widow" THE Char
ity Bali and several sketches. In other
years among the notable plays presented
in public are How She Lied TO Her Hus-
band" by Bernard shaw; Fritz" by Lud-
erman; Candida" In a Balcony" by
Browning During the open-air season
Shakespearian plays have been given
The school, features aesthetic dancing,
and this year introduced Miss Smith at the
Brandes theater and Miss Mary Cooper
at a series of teas.
: 81 think the idea of having children study
music" said Miss Helen Mackin. piano
teacher in the Boyd theater, 'fn connection
with their public school work is an excel
lent one. A great source of encouragement
to the music teachers namely. that Of
irregular study and missed lessons. would
be done away with If this suggested plan
Of school study could be carried out Under
this system, the music student would re-
ceive credit for his work done in the
studio. This plan would prove an incentive
to the student to work harder and keep up
with the others
Omaha people should show their ap-
probation of the good work done by Messrs
Woodward & Burgess in bringing many
excellent artists to this city. BY attending
the concerts Of these artists the local peo-
pie become cultivated and Omaha's musi,
cal reputation is advanced"
Bright Outlook Here.
: II have been pleased with the progress
, Omaha is making in musical lines" said
, Nine. Baetens, teacher of piano music in
! Boyd theater. The city is rapidly awak-
, ening to the better grades of musical at
fractions, and this situation means much
y for the musical Advancement"
I Nine Baetens has been teaching in
A Omaha for ten years. She studied for
e years in the Stems conservatory at Ber-
0 lin. She was leader of the musical depart
= ment of the Omaha Woman's club for two
c years. Before that time she was a plano
K teacher in the Iowa College for the Blind
y at Vinton, la.
e Sigmund Landsberg, Instructor of piano
n and theoretical branches has been iden-
titled with Omaha's musical de yelopment
: since 1888. He believes the city is rapidly
d becoming one OF the best musical centers
i in the west He is a native Of Germany
}, and studied at the Stern conservatory IN
}. Berlin. He has published many instrument
- tai and vocal compositions.
: Frank Mach, solo violinist in the Boyd
theater, is one of omaha's natives who
have attracted attention in the musical
- world. He was born in this city in 1887
+, and began studying violin music when he
n was years Of age He studied in the Ia
i nous sevick school in Bohemia, and re-
o turned from there last spring after com.
/ pleting a three years course. Mr.. Mach
o thinks Omaha has bright future in the
T world of music and looks for a more rapid
Il development Of music culture among its
Is people during the next few years.
Mr.. Pates Leader.
Frederick b. Pates teacher OF voca
>. music, with his studio in rooms 5lS-l4 Kar
!. bach building, is one OF the leading voc,
= instructors of the city, and has eSab
lished a reputation over the west. He re
h CARDS Omaha as fast progressing in mu
steal lines, and looks for the city TO soor
a. assume a high place in western musica
4 circles.
r Alvine e. Poole, violin soost anC
10 teacher, who is located at S15S Farnan
D. street, is deeply interested in the musica
ic advancement Of Omaha. The trend OF tn