Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26


I~ sound with Peace on Earth.
Good VIII to Men," happily
- intermingled with Ring Out
tELIf6llNh tho Old. Ring In the New"
- and parting from another
Christmas we hurry on TO the New Year.
the first day OF which has long been
recognized as the psychological time for
the new leaf And in ringing out the old
there IL much TO be included which never
was and never will be new, and in the
ringing In there Is much which never is
nor ever will be old, peace and good will.
for example. In music there is much OF
new to be found in the old, and much OF
the old TO be found in the new Time
rings both in and out in the life of the
art, and 1t moves accordingly.
1t would be nice to be able to ring out
the old and start the new leaf In mu-
steal life with just the new. Then the
thoughtless ones who indulge intemper-
ately night after night in cheap enter
tainment. developing perverted musical
tastes, would discriminate more in the
expenditure OF their money and climb
upon the waterwagon Of the best only
economizing upon the poor things. in or
had from the good.
Those amateurs who, In their con-
slant search for the new, happen upon
the vulgar. and tawdry. the humdrum
and the commonplace. would think more
In their selection and choose only light
music which is clever and tunehul in
stead.
Those others. who. with reckless care
lessness or contented ignorance. commit
sacrilege brazenly upon every compost
tion they perform. would hesitate to so
wrong themselves or their hearers, and
approach the language of sounds with
more regard for its fundamentals OF
time and notes. at least. Though they
would sing or play more seldom. they
would command greater respect from
themselves and their friends IN what
they did.
Students would be enrolled upon the
/ new leaf, too. They would resolve TO
never pass q mistake. to learn not only
how to play upon an instrument and the
technical and artictlc details of the art
but they would also study the lessons OF
life taught through the music Honesty,
the many virtues. including orderliness
OF thought patience. industry and others.
without which either ones music or life
fares badly.
with new leaf friends and pupils of
one teacher would feel n delicacy in try
Ing TO win pupils away from another
teacher akin TO that which they would
feel In causing trouble In family. They
would do their winning before rather
than after the teacher has been selected.
Likewise some of the professional teach
ers would show the same delicacy. Music
Is looked upon by its worthier disciples
as profession, as one OF them aptly put
IL, subject to the same rules of profess
sional courtesy as the medical and other
professions. Certain members would no
more think of interfering with the pupils
of other teachers than they would think
OF feeling into their pockets with a
new leaf all would have the same ethics
OF personal honor. Pupils as a rule are
changeable enough In the matter of teach
ers without assistance They would look
before they leaped, and then give the
teacher they decided upon fair oppor-
tunity to do his best with them.
.
Many musical people, temperamental
( In n sinister meaning of the word, might
/ turn the new leaf and curb their temper
ament 10 leave unsaid many unpleasant
trivialities. Many others might develop
over theirs something with the properties
OF ducK back. to shed the dampening
effect of petit jealousles or senseless
calumny.
| Those at the helm Of musical progress
IN any community have enough to do TO
get past the shoals OF public indiffer-
ence and into the open water OF interest