The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-22
Training Those Who Teach or Desire 10 Teach Is My Pdn,' Says Miss Pearl Rosenfed
 Of Birmingham Conservatory of Music
Bt DOLLY DALRYMPLE

HISS PEARL ROSENFELD, who |" will have charge of a training AvA class for teachers" in the Bir- mingham Conservatory of Music, of
 which MT. and Mrs. William Gussen are tiny mite of young woman with a big ambition and a bigger brain; a young woman who has studied and perfected herself in a work that is at once the highest, calling and the noblest aim of any-namely, teaching.
 Miss Rosenfeld is Birmingham girl who has made good" because she has had first of all the talent to accomplish
 what she set out to do as we'll as the | "stickability" to overcome obstacles, no matter how great and how irksome. She is an accomplished pianist, having re- ceived her certificate from the Birming- and she not only plays well, possesses finished technique and thorough
 knowledge of music from the funda- mentals up. but she has the rare gift of being able to impart her knowledge to others-the one qualification that is nec- essary among many others, for the mak- ing of successful teacher.
 Tell me just what the plan of the training class for teachers which you will conduct in the Birmingham Con- servatory of Music this winter is," requested as Miss Rosenfeld discussed enthusiastically her prospects. Tt seems to me to be something of an innova tion.'
 The idea is this" Miss Rosenfeld told
 me. ITO train those who are teaching
 or desire to teach, how to do this in the early grades. How to unfold the childs 8 mind along ways musical, in a sys- tematic, intelligent and attractive man. her. It is my purpose to start this work right at the beginning-with rock bot tom principles-and to cover with lec- lures and practical demonstrations, the work the average pupil will accomplish within reasonable length of time."
 'The course will cover approximately 10 weeks. with one lecture a week." she continued. T expect to take up the work of the grades upon which rests all the pupils guture music building, and which are done during probably his most im- pressionistic years. from many points of view For instance, under the head of pupils individual lessons will be such
 subjects as What To Do at the First Lessons Teaching Pupils How to Prac-
 tice,' Establishing Hand Position and
 ieCHHlQue, SultlVdllOn or hduSlCal SenScs
 Individual Needs of Pupil Thorough Knowledge of Scales, Their Formation. Simple Shords. Etc; Proper Graduation and Sequence of Work. Material To Be Used, Etc The pupils class work will em- brace among other subjects, Ear Train ing; It's Necessity and Processes of De- velopment. Both Oral and Written. In- cluding Special Studies in Rhythm; i;
 Musical History, Knowledge of Compos- CTS, Their Work. Big Musical Forms,
 Etc; Simple Melody Writing Pupils Playing at Glass; These are only few of the subjects in detail; they all come under. of aDurse. a few big principles
 The main idea back of it all will be the mental attitude; the necessity of the teacher realizing at each step for himself and his pupil that all work Is simply the result of the mental process behind It. Then the regarding of music as lan-
 guage, illustrated in many ways by art of phrasing, simple musical settings. of rhymes done by pupil; first knowledge of musical history. If pupil studies English literature he must needs know tho dif- ference between a little fairy tale and a great epic poem; so should the music
 pupil know the difference between a simple waltz for the plano and a sym