New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

70 brain. with the ignorant and the
learned we must be prepared TO meet
ali people on "their own ground, ana
there. ior:efully. conyincingly, enectu-
allv deliver our message in us full'
I. is mighty thing 10 be a real mu-
stefan: it gives entree 70 all places
and II we will realize and reach up 70
our privileges We will find ourselves
constantly m position 70 serve man
kind; the quality Of this service. the
usefulness Of this service, the serious
ress and sincerity Of this service -
for ~ 20 choose and 70 fulhl II All
OF this preamble be accepted as iSct
there remains nothing for Us 10 DO but
20 enter heartily into severe course
Of study that we may equip ourselves
for this splendid life work:
Teachers Of music should be pledged
in spirit 20 do share Of the missIo"-
arv work necessary 20 ring music 70
its own true place as a prime factor IN
the progress and development OF man
kind: through our own serious efforts
as theoretical and practial musicians,
UNFOLDING the highest possible stan
dards and working 70 the pest OF our
ability according TO protessed deals
Furthermore, by our attitude as Vo,,
aries of the art and by our precept
our fellow creatures 70 realization
and an appreciation Of musics true
place in our spiritual economy. IN ali
its phases Of applied use, and 70 raise
the standard o. taste in the art, by
word and act everywhere within our
field of effort. .eaGlng as positively as
possible all those under our infiu-
cncc. 70 honor the art and respect It's
servants. the musical profession.
How hest 10 master ourselves and the
many fields Of knowledge necessary for
our full intellectual equipment IS
problem too great for anything here
but an imperfect outline; but II may
be suggested in a few words We must
be awake, attentive, constantly studi-
Gus. listening, seeing, reading and re-
fccting, and ever applying our knowl-
edge 70 our yocat. onal work. All OF
this insists on coz tant process OF
culture alongside of our experiences
and our applied knowledge. The cp-
portunities for education during day or
evening are now all aD0 II Us, and II
possible these opportunities should be
used by the music student and young
teacher.
Our present special purpose is 70
look briefly into the large field of pri-
vate reading open 20 Us all, which II
properly planned makes possible 70.
Us a liberal culture in all branches Of
science. art, history, philosophy and
kindred subjects.
The musician, especially the teacher,
should know his own language thor
ouehly, with a broad general view of
its literature. He should, especially If
vocalist, know the phonetic laws. 20
say the least, OF the great music lam
guages of Europe. e., Italian, Ger
mar and French. He should have
bread and practical knowledge OF his
cory and of belles-lettres, philosophy,
logic. psychology and pedagogy, with
their various secondary subjects. His
tory, biography and the science of music
should be the constant study Of all
music students, while the news of the
day is as necessary TO the musician as
10 the business man, lawyer or clergy
man. OF books relating TO the many
sides OF music study. practical, didactic.
aesthetic or spiritual. there is no end:
our problem is what and how many
ray we safely pass by. Frank Mar
ling, of Scribner's, New York City, has
done Us real service in making up his
catalogue of musical literature, and he
will send a volume to all who ask for
ic. 1t is gratifying to find in these
catalogues so many worthy books by
American writers, and with these We
may well interest ourselves in our
scheme of self-seected reading matter.