Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-27
ENOCH w. PEARSON
On New Music Plans for Public Schools

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beginning with the February semester.
- the music work in the public schools
will be considerably augmented. according I"
Enoch ". Pearson. Director OF Music OF
the Board Of Education.
Zone Of the most important Of these
things" said Mr.. Pearson. sis that high
school pupils receiving systematic instruc'
ton outside Of school in piano, pipe organ.
voice or any instrument Of the symphonic
orchcstra. may receive credit in school for
such study, subject to the following resula'
ton:
week Of not less than thirty minutes dura.
tion for each week of the school year; he
must. in addition to this weekly lesson.
devote TO practice upon tho instrument
selected a minimum Of ten hours week
for credit Of four points. or five hours
week for q credit Of two points: h" must
at the time be taking. or prior to the :me
have taken, one or moro OF the four p"r'"d'
week music courses nfercd IN the scnool'
for which full credit is given
Grade Of Work Specified
Work Of any degree Of advancement may
| be undertaken by the pupil with the out
| side teacher. but the pupil must he definitely
assigned BY such outside teacher to specihc
grade Of work at the time tn" Application
Is made for admission to the course.
..'rhc music work pursued by him with the
outside teacher must always belong to INC
grade specilied, and to insure neither over
grading nor undercrading, the pupil at the
time Of the assignment must satisfy the
Director Of Music OF the Board OF Public
Education of his ability to perform accur.
ately at the tempo Interpretation music OF
| tho next lower grade than that TO wh!rh
| he is assigned for study by the outside
! teacher.
with the approval Of the Director Of
! Music Of the Board Of Public Education, any
generally accepted system OF grading, surh
as the graded catalogues "f music pup
| fishers. or that adopted by the Music leach'
cps Association may be used for grading
nurpose., with the understanding that any
such systems nre used simply for the prr'
| nose Of Indicating grading and in no way
need or need not be followed by the out
| side teacher ns q system or course OF instruc-
| ton.
| "Thr parent or legal guardian Of the pupil
! must make application upon blank forms
prcscrbed by tn" Superintendent OF Schools
| and shall report ench month OH forms pro-
| vidcd by the Superintendent Of Schools the
| number Of hours given by the pupil to prac.
| tice. .
9Th. outside teacher Of music instructlnG
! tho pupl must likewise I'll" application upon
| blank forms prescribed by the Supernten.
| dent Of Schools for he extension Of this
| credit provision to the pupil. lie shall
| specifically state the grad" OF work for which
| tho rupil il entering and report each month
upon blank forms prescribed ny tho Supcrin.
| tandcnt Of Schools the number and date OF
| the lessons taken. tn" length Of tho lesson
! IN minutes. the pupils progress. the titles,
! onus numbers and composers OF the con, =
| nostions studied, with such information as
| NAV be required in determining the work
and progress Of the pupil.
| '.The monthly reports Of the outside
| teacher will he carefully studied By tho
| Director OF Music. II the work reported
| in method. content and matter Is found
| unsatisfactory. this fnrt will be indica ted
! 70 the outside tenchCr and the parent or the
pupil involved.
Must Take Examinations
This outside instruction shah bc sub.
iect to semi ANIMAL examination under the
| auspiccs Of the Poard Of Examiners Of tho
! Board ~ Public Education by n committee
consisting of ~, II representative Of the
Tonrd of Egamin"rs, (2,, tho Director Of
| Music Of the Board ~ Elucution, and "a
| shall not be nor have been n teacher of
the pupil involved. TO be- named by tho Dircc.
| tor Of Music and appointed by the Board of
Examiners.
| Denominations shall be based upou t,,c
material and instruction specified In thc
| monthly reports Of the outside teacher md
upon compositions Of like grade chosen by
the examining Committee. The director s1
~ 81 |inations Shall send writtaN ststSmsni
andiAea e ths ESaninips Cenmittos
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