Arizona republican., 1915-10-14
Is PHYSICAL
 WORK ID SING
Ivar Skougaard Says There is Nothing More Health Giving Than Singing - Advocates Short Practice and Open Air

Tt is physical work to sing" Hardly the comment one would ex- pect from an artist of his chosen profession yet it seemed the natural expression of War Skougaard and one of the real reasons for his being the splendid baritone that he is. There is nothing more health giv- ing than singing. People do not real
 ize how it develops the body; how
 the muscles are brought into play
 by correct use of the voice. said
 Mir. Skougaard.
 And to be singer he advocates
 not long hours of practice in a stuffy
 music room, but whole half days in
 the out-of- doors. Physical exercise and fresh air are what he advocates
 for a singer must know he is alive"
 His studio in the Arizona School of
 Music radiates his love of the open.
 The walls are hung with trophies of the hunting field, and here and there are odd conceits suggestive of the great out-of-doors so truly loved by the young musician. Just as deco ration expresses individual taste, so personality interprets music according to the latest addition to local musical circles.
 No two sing a song in exactly the same manner he said. Yes, I am a believer in the idea that a singer must experience sorrow, joy. love must, in fact, know life, or the voice will lack feeling. They must be able to read between the lines of a song" and with a quick movement he turned to his piano and sang the eXquisitely beautiful Rose in the Bud.''
 He took the honest admiration in differently, and was more or less amused at the comments relative to his playing his own accompaniment.
 "Oh, we all play more or less" and it developed that his sister, Marie is court pianist in COpen- hagen. He, too, has frequently ap- peared before royalty, but he takes it all as a matter of course. He studied in Paris where he has ap- peared in opera, and has taught both in this country and abroad. He employs the Italian method in teach ing.
 T never want a pupil of mine to feel like an amateur. If the voice is small or big, finished or unrin- shed they must learn to lose their self consciousness"
 Another thing which the School of ] Music instructor insists upon is clear 1 otherwise" he says, there is no enjoyment for the audi l 9nCe.
 That too much practice in the be- | ginning is a poor policy is the be | ief of Mr. Skougaard. A little work | every day and lessons more frequent l han once a week will do more for 1 he beginner, he asserts.
 Until the voice is placed, the | eacher's influence is needed, and do -ou know it is easier to handle a vomans voice than mans" he ad- led But there is one serious draw ,ack to all Americans becoming rtists They are all in such an awful lurry, ard a voice simply cannot be ushed I will say that they are uick to grasp and quick to get re- ults, but if they would only take ust a little more time" he said, with
 shrug of his shoulders. With the many world famous artists in Amer ga at this time the standard of 1usic in this country will be raised. urely one can secure as good an ducation in America as any place I the world Personally, I love it ere. l am glad to be in Phoenix.
 like the people. Their appreciation f good music is an encouragement or a man to do his best"