The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-19
The Aims and Desires
OF a Musical Club
(By Mrs. w. II. Stayer)

A professor of psychology says that
Bolshevist riots and football games de-
pend upon the same thing g-m mob psychol-
ogy. To use pleasanter phrase, com
munity spirit and effort form the found
alton of many modern movements Red
Cross enrolment day, Go-to- Church
Sunday, Good Roads day, sales in mod
ern department stores, and many other
similar manifestations of the universal
doing at the same time.
Study clubs of various kinds depend
upon this same desire for community
effort
The aims and desires of musical
club can be classified under two heads,
individual and community. The ipdivid
ual members aim to learn-by their own
study and from each other. They also
plan to share the results of their work
and observation, SO that the knowledge
of one may become the opportenity of
ALL
Club meetings, with their programs,
provide an incentive to study and prac-
tice. A critical and aEpreciative group
of listeners gives inspiration that helps
the musician to give of his best.
Among the many things the club hopes
eventually to offer its members, a few
are: Enough theory and history of mu-
sic to enable the members to compre-
hend better music which they hear;
study of modern composers and their
works to enable US to understand the
great modern movement, as marked in
music as in fiction and poetry, tho per
haps less generally needed; vocal and
chorus training; study of the relation
between the environment of the COM
poser and his works.
As to the community, there are two
sides to the question. First, what can
such club offer the community?
We hope to be prepared with quar-
tette, glee, and chorus numbers suitable
for public affairs. The club plans to
search out and help to develop hitherto
undiscovered musical talent Later we
may be able to give concerts, or per
haps cantatas, oratorios, or even light
opera. The occasional open meetings
of the club will give an opportunity for
those not members to profit by the work
, of the club.
, As result of such work, what effect
may such musical organization hope
to have upon the community?
Public affairs will be enivened and in
| in al
pect of ellprepared and appropriate
music. The nice training may be re-
flected in better choirs and more gen
I eral congregational singing in our
: churches. The increased interest in mu-
, slcal affairs will lead to more and better
musical training in our schools. to
greater care of the musical Instruments
furnished there, that the children of
the community may not lose their keen
ness OF musical perception. We hope
thae the interest In community develop
) ment along musical lines may lead to
} the employment of a trained supervisor
of vocal music in the schools. and the
formation of glee and chorus clubs ca
p&hlT "t accurate note-readng and inde-
pendent part singing. We realize that
no one would welcome such results
more than the teachers, who now are
doing all they can with their limited
time to attain these objects.
10 put it into one phrase, the chief
| aim of the Monday Musical club is to
create throughout the community an in.
teliigent appreciation of good music.
and to that end we desire the coopera-
| ton of all who are Interested in attain
| ing such result.
Auditor Acker OF Denver was in
Idaho Springs Thursday for the
purpose of checking in H. j. God
dard, whose vacation as agent at
the Colorado & Southern depot
J has ended. Mr. Goddard resumed
his work todav