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It@N11Nl like molten gold. rich. mellow.
80 powerful. naturally placed and
Of a tirnbre that almost made one trembIe
with the very beauty Of It. She had fin
ished her schooling without having had
time nor opportunity for music. as credit
for outside music study IL not yet allowed
In our high school, and her mother wanted
her TO graduate, 50 OF course she was
forced to choose some other study OF
minor importance 70 herself which was
accredited. People said he voice was re-
markable, so she decided 20 go TO a
teacher The one she happened upon was
one OF those who charge for a full term
in advance. and at the third lesson give
one an aria, and 80 on She let her sing
and sing one big number after another
After a couple OF years the girl, FEELING
that she was almost a finished musician.
decided 20 make change and take few
lessons from one OF the city's finest
singers.
The new teacher was instantly enthusi-
astio about the qualify OF her voice She
told her II was marvellous. but that she
lacked In foundation work. that ahe
needed understanding OF what was TO be
done and knowledge OF how 70 do what
ever she wished with the voice in order
10 control every shade and infection. In
fact the fine singer was 30 charmed with
The possibilities OF the wonderful organ
that she offered to give the girl extra les
sons free and that when she was ready
she would take her east herself and put
her foot safely upon the high road 10
fame.
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The young eiri accepted joyfuiiy and
Tor time everything went smoothly. The
first thing the new teacher did was Ia
put her back to fundamentals OF vowel
sounds. breath control and all those de-
tails that 20 with complete knowledge of
the tochnic Of the voice. She worked
faithfully 70 calm down the tones from
constant loud singing which would event
ualiy wear II out, TO careful sustained
work. and TO an exquisite pianissimo such
as the teacher herself commanded Then
came day after few months when the
young giri came TO the teacher and told
her she was dissatisfied. that her friends
az SAID her voice was growing smaller
Fnich sne felt was so. and therefore she
intended to quit. The teacher. after "a few
pertinent questions which showed that
tne eirl DID not in the least grasp the
slsinificanco OF her teaching expressed
teacher
VINO was we'll known for her artlatIc
work far beyond the confines OF her home
town and went back 10 her sorn,e,.
teacher. Not 10 be outdone by her moro
famous contemporary. the first teacher
ADVISED the young lady to 60 20 New
YORK, where she soon after secured a no.,-
ton either in very minor part or IN inc
chorus OF musical comedy. or IN !
vaudeville team. forget which. Ana iris
with all her wealth Of voice IL all the
young lady can hope for. The fault r.
not entirely with the superficial training
she had received either. but lies mostly
IN inc superficiality OF the young girl
herseit. She was not a thinker. She OK
pected her voice and looks 70 act as n
sort or musical auto upon the road 20
success, without seeing the necessity for
having Drains for chauffeur In the first
piNco u she had been thinker, abe would
nave realized the necessity for f,inda.
mental work. have thought out the dif.
ference between quality and quantity
inc pity OF II Il that she Is not the onlv
case OF the kind. Many an exceptionaI
voice is lost 70 the world in this vav--
through the superficiality ana the lay
mental habits Of it's possessor.
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Paderewski Is one OF those great per.
sonalities who have been long before The
public. The writer remembers him as the
first concert pianist she ever heard when
many years ago as a little girl she was
taken 70 his recital. mainly because he
was going 20 play Mendelssohn's "spln-
ming Song" and Hunting sonen two
numbers which she had been laboriously
pfacueing for many long weeks. These
arc the most that can be remembered ~
tne concert, except that for many weeks
thereafter she tried Ia vain TO zee that
subtle something into her playing OF them
That he had, which she described as a
sort OF flying" His appearance In
omaha tomorrow evening at the Audi
torium win be an important musical
event which has long been anticipated
BY many.
Tho Omaha Social settlement presen,s
Mr.. and Mrs, Thomas J. Kelly in A pro
gram OF Irish folk song az the Hotel
Fontenolle Tuesday. January Is al $50
p m. when the following win be offered:
BY Way OF Introduction
SShha n L ,sEn Greeting 10 Ireland.
Thomas MOore's version Of the sham
go, =, INFANCY.
- atocN Aou 70 KoAt. tIlullnbV
sS.9,,o,ntree typel. Arranged by Charles
THE GOOD PEOPLE,
Shildhood-tf'airies. Leprahaans. LouEh-
Ss) The Young May Moon oiOOre,. old
AIR. - -
% The I.apraharn CDR. Joyce). old air
tc) The Nincronny Fldii. old air. ar
faneed hv HerbeFt HUGHES
-, THE SENTIMENTAL LOVE.
Ca) Ny Loves an Arhutus tGraves, ar
ranged by Stanford.
cd The Little Red Lark (CraveSl ar
ranged BY stanford
te) When Love IT, Kind (toore) ar
RANGED by "A. i"
td) Ballinderry. arranged BY Clifford
TiiE DEVOTIONAL LOVER.
Grown Ups
GAP The snowy-breasted Pearl. ancient
air. cIrensleted from the Irish by
20 Sramachree Molly. ancient air.
tc) Would God I We're the Tender An
ne blossom. Words BY Katherine
THE RELIGIOUS coNsCIorsNEss''' =
Christmas Carol" CKeegan). Old IA
THE NATIONAL. CONSCIOUSNESS.
ta3 t.ilIlouriero Street Song-iss6 A. d..
% The Minstrel Boy CMoore). o'Nsni-
tc) The shan Van voght (Street Song
llt8 A. d., unknown
THE TEAR.
ta) Erini TIE Tear and the Smile In