The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-02-01
CHILDREN LOVE TO INITIATE
(Utilize this power to encourage
sweetness and beauty of voice.)
Nv ri ARA y RIIPROuGHS.

(Utilize this power to encourage
sweetness and beauty of voice.)
BY CLARA H. BURROUGHS.
What a large part music has and
should have in the lives OF all chill
dren! How quickly they respond TO
musical idea, whether of marching
or dancing or a funny song. All chill
dren should be encouraged to sing, for
the voice is God-given, a priceless IN
strument that needs no trick for IT'S
use. And it is beautiful in childhood,
before wrong and careless speaking
and singing have made their inroads
of injury.
We should do all in our power to
encourage this sweetness of voice by
suggesting moderate degree OF tone
in speaking and singing, by example
more than precept. Children initiate
/ SO quickly. Mothers quiet voice or
teachers we'll modulated one is sure
to have effect.
Very helpful tone exercises may be
given to the children to keep this
beauty of voice. if given wholly in the
spirit of play. Miss Alys g. Bently
has devised some very interesting
stone plays" One of the besv is the
ring Of bell.
Hearing Their Own Voices.
"Ring"-roll the ''r," then sing the
| whole word Immediately, continuing
the tone for a short while, using
moderately high pitch, SC" I'd" or e."
Use also "sing" and "ding" in the
same way. Pretend the bell is in the
hand and hold to the ear as if listen
ing. This listening to his own voice
on the part of the child tends to clarl-
| fy and sweeten the tone. 1t is amazing
how quickly children change from a
bad or mediocre tone to beautiful
one when they have really heard their
own voices.
The violin tone is a good one, "lrn, y
used in almost the same way as the
bell, drawing an imaginary bow across
the strings.
Spin an imaginary top, using spin
"hum," "sing," to the same pitches,
&c" ID" "e." Always sing the word
Immediately, continuing the tone with
the last letter.
For continuity of breath, the steam
engine is very good: puff, )" as if let
ting off steam, holding the "f;" and
"tchuff," the engine starting off. The
bass drum, "boom BOOM" is splendid,
with distended cheeks, and the snare
drum, "trum, trum, tr--um.' VI
course, pretend to beat the drum.
Importance Of Tones.
ss;5irtts IF IL bird and beasts are some
times good, as the ''moo--o" of the
COW, scock-a-doodle doo--o" of the
rooster, "gobble, gobble" of the turkey
"zz- Z" of the bee, and the same sound
pitched much higher, of the mosquito
Encourage the child to hear tones
in all life and initiate them.
Il These tone plays have been admi
Irably used in interesting little songs
which are exceedingly attractive tt
children, chiefly l believe, because the
subjects are taken from the child's
own experience in life. One of the
most charming follows:
Draw the bow across the strings
Hmm; key Of D, "a time 3 3 5 8
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Listen as my fiddle sings, Hmm.
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Il, This song and many others quite al
; delightful may be found in the "Sons
} Series," three books made by Miss
Bentley for the children, and published
quite inexpensively by the A. 5. Barnes
Company of New York.
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