The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-14
HES EVIDENCE IN
MUSICIANS LAWSUIT
.udon Academy Principal
6ves Tonic Testimony for
4 His Side of Case.
bel IS ACCUSATION
kal Systems of Teaching In
Witnesses Cause
Much Merriment.
BEL is ACCUSATION
al Cable TO The Tribune

"A, Cabls TO The Tribune
tNDON, July 13.-Well known
dans attended Justice Darling Z
and heard DR.. T. H. Yorke Trot-
sue Of the principals Of the Lon
Academy of Music, sing a few
a while giving evidence in sup
q his action for alleged libel
'ust J. Spencer Curwen. Mr.. Cur
4 father, the late John Curwen,
Iarized the tonic-sol-fa system Of
Trotter, who is a doctor Of mu-
a Joint author Of "The Rhythmic
ius,o which outlines a system Of
ling the young to play tho piano.
&. Annie Curwen, wife Of the de-
lat, wrote HThe Child Pianist"
cg out q series OF pianoforte les
b Il Theft.
Flsn, early last year, DR.. Trotter
n q demonstration Of his method
Mss Freer's house in Devoushire
q, Spencer Curwen wrote to Miss
q letter in which occurred the
wing passages:
What I have to tell you about the
don Academy Of Music system, is
I ~ 10 taken en- bloc from my wife g
.oforte method for children
The sequel WAS the issue Of the
|5thmic Gradus,' barefaced and
dent paraphrase Of my wife g
u and books. The story Is now
kl5 known and indignation has
h strongly expressed, One largo
8 has ceased to exhibit the s0rad-
owing to the emphatic remarks
|e by music teachers concerning 1t.
This is the unpleasant story
ksd to tell you, and disagreeable as
y, ! must do so, as your position
De of influence. I should like you,
|ra coming to any decision on the
||er, to see my wiYe's books, to wit
demonstration Of her system,
/ Gee the letters which tell the whole
Esditable story"
hgs Court Action.
boz this letter DR.. Trotter sued
Curwen for alleged libel, and the
RS defense was plea that his
<nents were true.
b Duke, Il. c., said Dr.. Ttotter's
vas that any one wishing to be q
Ian should begin mt the earliest
q to understand the relation Of
melody and harmony to the
"a body Of music.' The old meth
gas to take the unhappy child to
|keybonTd and start by a wearying
almost humiliating effort to grind
Aementary facts into his mind, with
|epmmon result that the child g mind
llled. This was evidence Of natural
|Hgence.
|1ltice Darling-And the natural re-
<M that was that somebody invented
Flmophone7
EU Vocal Evidence.
D Trotter-If you are teaching
E or French, the fundamental Idea
Z understand a sentence as a whole.
g music-take it in phrases. Thus
1dsred tunefully), pomperty, pomper-
Pomp, Pomp, pomp:
Aaked what would happen under his
Hen, DR.. Trotter said he would train
snld g ear first Of all.
lh lordship wondered how Beethoven
ned to play.
Not by tonic-sol-fa," was plain
Eg reply, "You can teach people q
Eim language who cannot read or
ais lordship-And people who, At
q trouble, learn to read and write
|preign language In this country can
BOTHER one nor the other properly,
rs for speaking it. that never oc-
70 them.
|om for Both
|2msel inquired DR.. Trotter's views
Yrs Curwen 3 method Of teaching
re lordship-That was IN q minor
q What he said was, "1t Is quite
i but not mine" That being 80, l
|nla think there is room on this ter
<nnl sphere for them both
W, TT0tter Daya anothar vocal effort