Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-12-13

sic l did so with very fair results.
was living in a town few years
ago and it was impossible to get a
girl to do house work, so finally
asked my wash woman if her daugh-
ter who was seventeen years of age
could come over three times day
and wash my dishes. "Oh my no,
Mary has to practice her music" was
the answer. | asked her how long
Mary had been studying. three
years. was the reply So | decided
to hear what Mary could do. Well
Mary couldn't do anything. She
simply dwalded her time away play
ing a little of this and little of
that, mostly rag time and not any
one piece all the way through. But
Mary liked to do that better than
wash dishes and who could blame
her as long as her poor old mother
would work like slave to buy her
n piano and pay for lessons to some
half rate teacher. Find out first il
your child has any talent before you
try the influenc of music on it, as
far as the influence of music is con-
cerned it is good for every thing
even the wild beasts appreciate il
and they are not forced to study it
made" In vocal music the chile
should be started in in class work
with the do, ra, me, method, sigh
reading and correct time not usine
the voice to any great extent, so thai
when the proper times comes to us,
the voice. the foundation will be al.
ready laid. There may be newer
methods, but the do. ra, me, is tn,
best. Later the Italian method i.
the best Any method that has any
affection attached to it is absurd i
a person can not sing naturally theI
they should not sing at all. TIL
placing of a voice may be necessar,
In some cases not usually a reall,
good voice is naturally placed, tn
fleXibility of voice comes wit
practice, trills are tricks once game
never lost as long as the voice is i
good condition. They have ney
method for starting the child in O
the piano. l do not know very niue
about it but l believe it is class wor
and quite interesting. The old wa
. as l remeber it was very uninterest
ing.
| knew a mother who punished he
boy by making him practice a
hour or so extra. You can imagin
the influence of music on that boy
know girl who practiced fiv
and six hours every day. Her par
ents bought her a lovely baby gran
I piano, although she had no moi
I music in her than a china doll ST
! is married now and the baby pound
! the grand piano. mother new,
! touches it. Wasted money on tt
part of the parents, wasted time c
I the part of the girl. The violin
my mind takes exceptional talen
to get the soul ones out of VOL
one has to feel. 1t is. as / under
! stand. the most difficult instrumel
to learn, but no matter what Il
! instrument my advice is not to for,
s a child to study music unless real
talented and then as a rule they w
take to it without forcing. | heal
some one say he other day that VIII
o certain town needed was your
bachelor vocal teacher and | ask.
) for the reason and they answer,
s that the young girls of the tow
would not study under other cond
( tions. of course if fond parents a
( willing to pay the price for tn
I kind of daughter musician, Il
! teacher is foolish not to take 4
: money.
s. The influence of music is goo
) it would be a great benefit to Il
churches and religion if the church
( would spend more money on the
I music. Good music often enlarg
I the congregation while poor mus
I will surely send the people ava
I The only way to get good music
{ to pay for it. for good musicians CT
5 not afford the time, for it takes tir
: and money to keep up in chur
I work One should be very caref
I how they encourage a would be m
I stefan, they say that Paris is f
of young girls that are half starvi
! and pitiable in every way, strivi
! to make good in the musical care
) that some one carelessly told the
! was ahead of them. It is one thi
{ to have voice and it is anoth
I thing to have the necessary att
I butes for a successful career.
I study music Just for ones o,
! amusement is all right just so y
) do not inflict it on any one else.
s Music is a high art as well as
: profession and should be treated
I such.
I The Parent Teacher ASSOCIATE
! will contribute all the Tarleton ba
! that will hang on the munich
) Christmas tree. This was decid
! Monday at a joint meeting of t
: executive board of the Arizona co
I gress of mothers and heads Of t
I department in charge of the rece
I Better Babies Contest held with M
I ]. c. Norton, president of the co
: gress Mrs Frank T. Alkire was a
y pointed to have charge of the VIC