Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-16
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music. teaching first the staff and the posi-
tions of the notes on the staff by letters.
And it is not only the working people at
tending these classes who do not know these
studied voice under presumably competent
teachers who do not know even the key
signatures when they come to us.
1.-THE full first years instruction includes
both major and minor. intervals and com.
mon chords. This takes about thirty les
sons, one lesson each week.
Four Part Singing in a Month
"From the first lesson the pupil begins TO
sing music In two parts and from the fourth
uf !ith 'eHHon, tolr-pIrt singing is DONE
sonesg1o of increasing difficulty Is given at
every lesson and ut the close Of the first
year VEN the pupils are able to sing moderately
difficult choruscs.
ihe instruction received is also of value
TO the voice for speaking as well as singing
una we use every means possible for the
uScoVefy Of unusual talents, which we find
IN large number of cases. The breathing
eNcrciseS. which are part Of the study,
teach breathing in the proper manner, not
nH,S t1r singing. but also for every-da
!te. with good dicton and good cnunciu.
tlGn very acceptable tonal result is
"cnaG'ea ncnaS @ ana proper. ,cnunciation produces
nn,o,; nV,u. nnrNy nnh avoids the provincial pro-
humG!atlon !,; which Is so frequent in America.
The classes which are now being formed
irr ,nr me mldwinter term are in two pnrts
nose VINO have completed the first work
are prepared to enter the Choral Union for
more more advanced singing and serious study of
great works. Membership in tho C,boroi nj
mon Is dependent upon at least one tcrm
ot Sight singing instruction, not necessarily
IN our classes. but with some one who cnn
teach pupils so that they can bass the mod'
crate tests given.
Eight Activities Operating
with the formation Of the present mid.
winter class. there will be eight different No..
oNat INVITES Is. IN eight different ccnters. The new
the library at Fortieth and Walnut atn, strso,s at
Which meets on Iu">Iny evening; nt the
lDrary at Overington and Frankford ave.
nues, In Frank'rr ,,,ri =" - o'',',
inss, and at the library at York road ond
So SM"sner avenue. in Logan. meeting Wcdnes.
day evenings. In the Frankford centon ,'o
are receiving very substantial aid from tno
members of the Frankford Fathers Associn Inv
ton as individuals. -As'oc'a-
me centers previously existing. wbero
work Is Delng carried on and which nav ho
ones at the Young Frr"nds' Assn,oio.;a "'e the
ifo North Fifteenth street; an Italian c,oss q"
III ueTihhhtoMn. which is being condnrtoJ
along lines OF characterization ot tba Cer eru
'"nto"n u, Library, at Vernon Park n choir
III ..;r, .N.;rr,hS'hgton and the Choral Union. ''
!. me advantages Of this work. nor or,, >.
tnc inIlyllual but also to the musical 'c cuio ~
ture OF the city. has been abundontlv Lcunr "''
Strnted in the twenty two seasons ~ s''t,"n ;tu M
,s.eree; raor Nh More interest is being taken each @
Nenr !. as the students see for themselves vho.
knowledge OF one of the great arts "ei,tn, whiah
can "a narrn!y be secured in any Other monner o"uer
mt SO iltt'e cxnens" and ut the cnst '"f"er nf er
mt,e aes time ,no;n and effort their parts onS nd
simnly to ',," "mdern,ar' srnrS's Of toe who desire
music without actually taking part t" j., TO IN IN
production Of choral works p"'t III the