Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15
MUSIC
IN RICHMOND
;"m.ncnt on nm Interesting WORK.

Z On w oTK.
Ia. has interesting book entitled.
Music and Lac, recchhy puni:Snca,
hom"S Whitney Suie,tc has sLia a
eieat many .hinbs relative to music in
genera mat are we'll worm quoting.
some OF has conclusions Wiil not pc ln-
oppIr,dne just at this ,hnc. s.n,c
s,hoo.s are opening and educational
work eh.nninS. me uerotcs a c"ap-
ter 10 .iusic Tor Cnil.rcI,' wn!ch is
worth Il r-rcful reading by every par
/ en-. who is concerned with the well
'oundeu cduca non OF the child. Amer
scan children, he says, are musical,
american adults are not, and this cn.ef
r.dS IN lies IN the wasted oppo. lun.,ies
OF childhood. II the natural t..s,c of
our ch lurcn for music were dcvc,opeu.
they woI,d continue to practice i, and
TO Ind Pleasure in doing so, ana AUS
would avoid the fatal error of pus,-
poninE their heaven 10 another ti.nc-
the ereat mistake of life and theotosy.
J. desire therefore TO deal here with
the possibilities which music offers TO
vhilur, II. not to few children playing
the pam forte. but to all children in
.o.c and understanding. it is Obvious
~ desirable to make them AL love
music. and. since iCH o! them ever at
tain satisfactory proficiency in plly.n-;
instruments, our chic. problem Ines in
trying to develop their taste and there
10y Keeping their allegiance.
He refers 10 the value OF singing.
stating, among other in nEs. tina, -.
singing, and by singing .nly, Il little
rhilh OF flve may como in CONT, with
pure and perfect form, 81 beauty.
and in the process of doing so, ,iS
whole beins-tods, mini heart AID
moment. is the child In his dis ,us-
sion OF the choice of music. he goes
on &c, say th.!' in the mn ,io-hooNs
poor. vap;i, ovcr-swce; melodies whi II
children. hungry fer amy music. viii
better Some Of ines, tunes smaGi<
unmistakably OF Broadway musica,
rnncd": many of them are fun Of NAV
kish sentiment and Affected simple
and as part of their natural or no.
mai endowment. they possess in this
respect. and to remarkable degree.
that quality which we isnobly call
taste In this connection. he adj
voca,es the use Of rho folk song. with
4 simple accompaniment.
Speaking. Of the piano. he says: The
majority Of children who have private
ria nofortc playing. I, has become a
sclt a little girl Of seven or eight seated
before that pondcrous and portentous
mass or iron. steel, wood. wires and
hammers which we call u 'pianofor'c'
,sixty pounds OF tender. delicate hui
mainly trying tn express iiself through
solid ton). her legs dangling u.,-
comfortably in space. her little fingers
trying painfully to ind the right key
and AZ the same time to keel, in n cor
rect position. struggling hard the while
10 relate together two strlncc things,
curious black dot on page and
an ivory key two feet ne,ow it, ;ni
neither of whicrh she feels mech az
lection" This is an amusirE picture
but. strangely. true to life
Continuing: when children show
an aptitude for Playing the pianoforte
there exists, s,ill the important oucs-
ton OF Developing their taste Play
ing loses much of its value ii there is
any lack OF musical taste and iudg-
vent OH the part Of the teacher