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on wings or song. or listens to the tone
pictures which are presented through the
medium OF an instrumentalist II Is all
50 clear. so enjoyable and so easy that Il
hardly seems possible that Il has taken
even the greatest years to gain their en-
viablc positions. And one OF the most
Important parts OF all their work has
tcen thu details
Many kinds OF detail enter into music.
Details OF the physical means are used
either IN the study Of voice or OF instru-
ments This includes all the details Of
t'chnic OF muscular development bv ex
6rcisos. There are the details Of OH
servauon-reading the notes correctly. no
uting the lingering OF passages. the signs
Of phrases and all other guiding signs
There are the details OF hearing. listen
ing to ones own work to see that notes
are not held that should not be. that a
phrase Is not only seen, but made 10
SOUND right, and that time is correct and
chords which were meant TO be PLAYED
as one note should sound as they ara
written. Then there Is the detail of look
ing up the meaning OF all foreign words
or unknown signs which everybody who
studies music must do az many times "a
necessary in order to remember than, n
they would play or sing correctly. There
are the details OF musical taste. which
should be developed simultaneously FER
every new composition studied Thar. sro
the details OF musical feeling. which are
cousins OF the last mentioned. but which
include more. The details of mus,caI
'SSte would include nicely OF phrasing.
',eafhess or passage work, and balance
oi tone, while details of musical feeling
would include larger poetic grasp of
the entire composition, the development Of
= teeiing Of rhythm: the details OF thing
ing out puzzling passages so as TO DOR
tray them most logically. the emotional
"details one might say. There are the de-
taiis OF memory. for no one either s,nr.
or plays IN public nowadays with muslc
excepting. OF course. orEanists, who bavs
enough to memorize without the notss
Even though one does not rnenor,ze ths
memory is taxed TO remember In. rs..n-
ihg OF words, the lingering of Intr,o.,.
runs. the means used to gain effects :,
various places, the points brought o,,t ~,
the teacher and the reasona for - A.
ing Crowded the pupil was intera.,sd
enough TO ask or the teacher a 49,
them)' The teacher who teaches ,u,.ti A.,
sists upon the details. The pup,I ~
pays WELL no matter hont simple TIA co,,,-
position has had 20 work out ths a.
tails. The artist who IL succesasuI 4. a..
detail. minute
ana mere 10 point command IN En-.
board OF Education ana our superintend-
t TOT Perfection. In connection MIR,
SWING credit for outside musical train.
ing IN the high school Nobody can Niue,
through in music. II through their own
or their teachers fault, they have beon
Negligent or careless IN their work. ana
have not worked OUT any Of the mn
merous details. there q no way 20 cover
r up. Their singing or playing reflect
all OF their musical experience Iike a
Mirror impartial alike 60 good ana had
puehtes' There Is no chance OF mis-
Understanding the question" The hon.
esty ana conscientiouaneak Of musicai
work viii show up in the details. soune-
times IN other subjects A GENERAL
Idea will convey the impression that the
details are known and understood In
music the details are absolutely essen
tiai TO give the general idea clearly.
That IL one reason for It's great educa.
uonal value Every faculty must be
alert in the study OF Il, ana every fac.
ulty must be on duty at each worthy in
depreciation.
One day . teacher said to q hlRh school
pupil who was studying plano. shall 1
tell you something about your high
school work? Your general average Il
usually b. You probably received a d
in English last month and a b minus in
mathematical How did you know
that?" asked the pupil. did you see
my cards?" NO" replied the teacher,
Il can also tell you something else, you
are poor speIler." Now / am sure
one OF my teachers has been talking 70
you." said the pupil. no" answered
the teacher. Il merely guessed Il from
the way you study your music"
II friend Is telling an anecdote and
you do not listen TO the details you miss
the point. Likewise. II you are telling
one yourself, and get the details mixed.
Often in music the whole point OF the
composition Is lost through the same
fault. The details OF music are It's Lepre-
hauns. He who captures one OF these
little fairies wins purse OF gold oc-
cording to the old Irish lore. DO you
remember the lovely song the Mendels-
sohn choir sang at one OF its concerts
about them? He who captures the de-
tails OF music becomes richer too. In
fact. his very musical standing Ia In d.
rect proportion to his appreciation Of
them.
=
Musical Notes.
Miss Alice Mackenzie will be heard IN
song recital Wednesday evening. Decem.
Der 10 at the auditorium OF the Omaha
Conservatory of Music, Twenty-third and
Harvey streets, al .. m, Nine. Borglum
assisting. Miss Mackenzie VIII sing d
group OF German songs. avoiding hack
neyed numbers; a group OF French songs
the aria Roberto, ia che ADORE" by
Meyerbeer, and a group OF English and
American songs. As an innovation. Misi
Mackenzie will give the first scene oil
act III Of Faust In costume. with ap-
prOpriate stage settings and acting. ON
ner reception committee will be her pupils
Misses Lucille Dennis, Mabel Morrow
Chr stine Paulson, Hazel Long and Mea
danes O, :. Goodrich and Carl Taylor
The proceeds from this recital over tn