Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07

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anu necessity u D'eakns th'ousn
that web OF memorable fate which
guards music from great many. OF
Us. namely tcchnic, We wish TO sing
or play and Immediately ind our
selves cnsnared in its requirements
and unable to move in a musical
way II takes work to disentangle
ourselves, long and arduous work.
carefully planned and thoughtful
work, and only can We express as
much music as We have freedom in
the use OF its technic,
Technic Is the rock upon which
many an impatient enthusiast has
been wrecked in his musical aspira-
everything and unless its laws are
recognized and mastered. not only in
music. but in all branches OF life. one
will not succeed. One must not only
know how he would like 10 play or
sing. but how he can play or sing
the knowing and doing are two differ
cnt things--hc must recognize his mis-
takes and learn from them and spend
many solitary hour behind the scenes,
not playing, but working and practice
ing and drudging and shaving and
thinking to master the technic OF it all.
He must turn weakness into strength,
must learn not only to play two notes
after each other the best way, but
to play the same two notes after each
other thousand times If necessary
and develop the endurance to do it.
When he can do this perfectly with
any fingers rlwith his voice, starting
upon any tone OF the scale, loudly or
softly in any way possible, then he
has mastered the trill. And the trill
is only small part OF the numerous
things he. must be able to do.
ecnnic WIZ never come IRON de-
sire alone. ne VINO would nave It
must get rignt down 70 work and
strive Tor II. NOR VIII x come from
suit from systematic, serious work,
work which is persisted in and which
is done every day. Sometimes the
lnlnR the Inu5tC QtmAnQS itSelI Is
hard to do. but far oftener it is moi
any one>thing which is hard. as much
as It is to Be able to do that one
thing amid certain surroundings q,
over and over again with ease ant
cicarness. with strength or restrain.
Of Il. with muscular control What i.
EASY for one Is sometimes hard 70.
another, hut mo one ever. no matte.
how talented or remarkable he ma,
be But that has had 10 work con-.
sc;ent;ousIv and carefully unon I'M
merhan;rai s;de 81 music Ali ths
greatest musicians arc masters al
.eenn'e. uceause .ney knoW NY Iea'.
r. Ne iInp .,, .saec anu my sol'a no, ~,
oe sIeAt w',nou' ~. nose se.'es anu
eAeieises "nen s.uuen's az n'e',isa
70 nesieet 70 eons'ucr uninusles. y
undressing, may DC SO, out lney
may DC inc shof'ess rou'e 70 greater
so'ii'y
Som. n.on,. y-t dreadfuilv tangled
- i tbe;r tecbn;r. thew lose s;ght ~
What thew are going ~ use 4 for IN
| their ambition TO use if Al ali and
with. singers often enumeration ex-
nrcss;on and- ths real music of the
Mere thev are irving 10 sirg Is lost
P;an;sts And violinists often let tech
4 meal exart;ons interest them more
,h,r the ;n,ernretat;on which suffers
accord;nvly The reason for This Is
| either tbat The technic i NOT thor
.oughlv mastered and the mind i
Sorred ~ concentrate mon il in or
| der 10 mt Il through or that techn;c
| has been considered as an end and
has been The aim for which the per-
former has worked
.
| One cannot have too much technic,
1t helps to play small number well,
one M one L ever blamed for i
superabundance Of technic. but peo.
ME are often criticized for having too
little else. One must work 10 pe,
technic and work TO keep Il, Rubin.
stein used 10 8. y il he did not prac.
ire for one day he himself could
notice II. and ifvhe did not practice
for two DAYS his pupils could notice
\ and Il he did not practice 10,
tbree DAYS his audiences would
notice h 4 certain pianist of tht
present day practices to keen hi.
technie mot only IN his fingers. but il
HE hr.;r Techn;c i not only !.
Irowiedoe hut Il ia 4 knowledg,
~o,red into the 6nvers and bra;n
and thus is a habit So among In,
numerous things which we arc coins
u accomnl;sh fhc coming wear r, i,
dsvo,e ourselves forla certain mari q
~. ar,ct;ee fine ~ he develon;n,
, ad psrfsct;ra ~ orr ,eehn;c moi Ia
~ ~ pvrnoss - shnr,;no \ IA whe,
.ms a,pus s;na nv, ~ ,hs enn,r,r,
w ~ sns s sho,s;na