Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

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things OF melody which are not
beyond ones depth. What fun it is
to revei in the musical banquets which
are spread before you, by friendly
composer king, and what exhileration
in the realization that you are able to
produce the sounds OF music for your
very self
But how much more friendly does
the harbor seem to one who has
sought it diligently than for one who
has happened upon it, and how much
more relished is the banquet by those
who have felt the pangs of hunger,
or who have worked up an appetite.
And as one progresses in musical ap-
probation and ability. he finds the
rich treasure house Of musical liter
ature and knowledge opened wider
and wider to admit him, from which
he may take OF its riches whatever
and whenever he will. Then, after
his worst difficulties are over and he
has awakened to the full significance
of his mishaps and adventures in the
course of his musical life, he may
come at last to that Ithaca of ac-
complishment, content that no tech
riical monsters can now intimidate,
and assured that his well-developed
musical sense will help him safely
over any future problems which he
may meet.
Ponder this well, the wonderful ad-
ventures Of musical Odysseus with
all their griefs and joys are for no
one who does not take the musical
journey himself--nor is the knowl-
edge that comes therefrom.
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In contrast to the excitements and
experiences OF the musical pilgrimage
may be set the lives OF those hundreds
OF men, women, and even children,
who are restless and longing for
something to do" in other words,
some outlet for their emotional
energy. They cast about them for
amusement, and wander discomfort
edly through the days. They get tired
Of always seeing others, In the NOV
ing pictures or on the stage, doing
all the acting while they are merely
audience. They even weary OF reading
OF the discoveries, pleasures or dis
asters OF other people, or OF follow
ing hero or heroine, who leads them
through many exciting scenes and
episodes to a final settlement. They
picture these thrilling moments Of
fiction or perhaps truth to themselves
wistully, and compare them with the
ordinary humdrum existence which
has been allotted to them with lots
Of time in which they know not what
TO do. They long, too, to be the
hero or heroine Of some dramatic epi-
sode, to feel for themselves the thrills
Of peril and achievement, Of some
thing which really and truly happens
They are bored beyond measure BY
themselves, and their environment, and
are either ignorant or Indifferent to
the really great wonders a course OF
music will do for them.
They are bright because they have
really bright minds, but are not using
them enough to- keep them busy
Some may say it ID too much trouble
to 90 into serious study, forgetting
that only those who work really
l:now how to play, that amusement
exists for a person only as has
power In himself to be amused, and
that the capacity Of pleasure is only
measured BY ones experience Of pain.
II only these people could be touched
BY magic wand and turned into
interested musical amateurs. For
these are the great need Of the musi-
rai world today.
Everybody who studies music does
hot need to become professional.
The professional field is crowdedwith
lrtists OF both large and small attain
ments, but there is room and neces-
sity for a much larger body Of peo-
pie interested in music for their own
enjoyment and refreshment, and for
( the knowledge and stimulus they are
able to gain from it. No one need
aold himself back from a study Of this
art for the fear that he may turn out
concert artist or music teacher.
Nor should the drudgery and uninter-
esting methods Of twenty or more
years ago cling in the memory as a
bugbear restraining many man or
woman from some present means OF
musical expression he may wish to
try.
Ii is really surprising that more