Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-12
PAUL VOlk MANN


On the Outlook for the American Vocalist
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deiphia pest known SINGERS anu .e"chers'
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Opportunities to BE Greater
"Noturollv. all these things have n strong
rooction an Tho mmsicel nrononsitioS of the
ronnaor caneration and thav rouse tbe
onorntic Cola to no lookod unon with for
grootor favor ne enual imnortapce is the
Fact That tbo rcs,,t viii be tho snread of
opera, and therefore n much larger number
Of opportuniticS for the aspiring vocalist to
receive trial as to what he or she can do
in this difficult line of endeavor
The great trouble with the American
students of music is that they do not realize
the necessity Of taking their work with the
utmost seriousness, a frame of mind which
is ms essential to success as the possession of
n natural voice. They have the voices and
tbr ambition, but few of them will devote
the time and the mental effort required for
their work
."rhe average student sppnds n wear or
two in the most enthusiastic and energetic
study. but many of them fail to realize when
they are in an artistic atmosphere that they
lack concentration.
VERY frequently promising candidate
for the opera or the concert stage is intlu-
enced by commercial reosons and many of
them will sion studying n tcach or do other
rrm,Ineratiye work when their real natural
abilities are only partly developed and when
tbev have attained only a small nronortion
Of the heights which thry might hava reorhed
Nth a few venrs nova ~ st,,d" and 60
centration ,Tbev rnoIize tbo rroat oXnonJi-
ture of money reouircd n roscb tbeir aoal
ond oIso tboy COO Tho onorn,nraI,, hiah .emd
ard; winch are set before them artistically-
me- .hu n'ennS' sa"nuaiuS III tue W1r'uIanu theh
AVA '''P " '"'" '"|N Vi perse'er
""ce' Ch,,.,, ,yor,, po..u,.
>"u''" "o'h rossiDle
The churches OF the United States offer
tremendous help to the aspiring young
artist both financially and artistically. 1t
is true that the standard Of church work
has kept even pace with the musical ad-
vance in the country, and that it is by no
means so easy as formerly to obtain n church
position, and when it Is obtained the stand
ard set is very nigh.
This standard OF singing, like all the
other musical standards of the country. is
such as oratorios are now sorn naSfornoG wobH bN
church chors with solo quartet and led
by the organist which only few years ago
It was considered could only be performed by
a choral society which had devoted n long