The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-09-30
MUSIC COURSE IN THE PARIS
SCHOOLS.

| Inc MUSIC course in the Public
school system of Paris, is designed
primarily to create or to cultivate
In every pupil enrolled, a sincere
love for music
In the formative period of the
ch1ld's life, music leads into many
interesting channels = nature-study
natlonalities, geography, folklore
etc., and it stimulates the magma
ton, develops the dramatic instinct,
trains accurately the ear and eye,
fosters religion and patriotism, and,
in short, makes more vital the world
in which he moves.
The Hollis Damn Music Course is
used throughout the grades. This
course has been found by some of the
strongest school systems in the U. s..
to surpass all others, in content, and
in psychologist treatment of the sub
ject. Cincinnati and New Orleans,
both distincticely musical cities have
recently adopted this course.
The present supervisor of music
has studied for two years with DR..
Damn, who, until recently, was the
head of the department of music at
Cornell University.
DR.. Damn on September 1, of this
year assumed the duties of Director
of Music of the State of Pennsylva'
MIA.
The music program in the First
and Second grades, consists of match
ing tones, oral and written (black
board) dictation, rhythm drills, rote
songs, dramatization, and individual
singing.
The third years work plans for
the development Of a stronger sense
of rhythm, recognition of note-valves
and rests, accurate sense of pitch and
tone-quality, and correctness IN
sight reading.
Music Writing Book No. 1 is intro
duced in the Fourth grade. This book
fills the need in the education OF the
child, to make definite that knoWi-
edge which he is taught to express
orally. In the monthly lists, and
semester examinations the written
work in the writing books, is IN
cluded in the marks given on the
report cards. The pupils in the
fourth year are taught the rudi-
ments of twp-part singing, more
complicated nutric problems, chro-
MATES, the minor scale and the
making of original melodies.
The fifth and sixth years are de-
voted to more intricate tonal anu
metric studies, differentiation OF
scales, three part singing, memoir
zation and biographical knowledge
of some composers.
The scale taken up in the Junior
High School, is that of scale bullo-
ing and intervals. These points are
developed both through oral and
written lessons. Music appreciation
is made a vital part Of the course
here. Composers are discussed, ana
instruments, voices and compositions
are classified The Victrola ana
Pathe machines and the records in
the School Music Library are used
in the appreciation classes.
| Music is elective in the High
School, with the exception OF the
Freshman class, which has periods
for chorus work.
The number of students awaiting
themselves of this course is large
Elementary Theory Of Music is stud
Lied, in addition to sight-reading, die
tation, study of rhythms, melody
making and appreciation.
A recent test, covering all grades
in the school, disclosed the fact the
number of monotones was remarkably
small. This condition places Paris
in the enviable list of those cities
which are truly musical.
Paris has alwayes had good musl-
clans, and the art will certainly
grow to splendid proportions if the
standards Of the Public Schools, pri-
vate teachers and Music Department
of the Women's Clubs are main
tanned.