The Washington times., 1923-05-26
Music Is the PlOW of the
Brain
And Music Week Is Week of Education and OF
Civilization.

Next week is Music Week in Washington. EVERY WEEK
ought to be Music Week. in every American city town. vii
lage and isolated homestead.
Music is to the mind what plow the soil Music
sirs up thought makes the brain active makes
thought and better harmonious drives out dis
agreeable thought brings in thoughts of beauty hope and
aspiration. '..-.
This is the age fortunately of MUSIC UNIVERSAL for
those that appreciate and welcome it.
age the talking machine the machine that has
done for music what the printing did for literature
giving all the world what had hitherto been reserved for
few -t4.
There time when every book had to be written out
by hand and few had access to the knowledge.
There time when music could be produced only by
the human voice. the hand in direct contact with
musical instrument Now thanks to miraculous methods Of
preserving the human voice. reproducing it indefinitely and
of preserving the printed page all the instrumental work
Of the greatest musicians there put within the reach Of
every family the worlds greatest music and the greatest
artists to interpret it. The greatest musicians be
moned to sing and play before though by the
Of Aladdins lamp
Those that talent should DEVELOP should
give their children the opportunity know and music
for themselves they have talent choosing carefully the in
suited child insisting the teaching
Apart from musical creation by the individual all the music
of the world the DISPOSITION OF EVERY FAMILY.
There today for the that allows his chill
dren grow up deprived Of the blessing of good music its
stimulating effect upon imagination ennobling influence
upon character its inspiration that develops the mind
To live without music curse, and to live without the
VERY BEST music now reach Of ALL is
folly and stupid indifference.
You remember how, in Revelations 1922 the mighty
angel took up like mighty milestone and it into
the saying Thus with violence shall that great city Baby
lon be thrown down, and shall be found at ALL
Tragicay the angel oretod destruction and doom for
Babylon And what the first calamity that he predicted
for the great and wicked city? And the voice of harper
and musicians and Of pipers and umpeers shall be heard
at all in thee
It would be sad day for this world if the voice music
should disappear. Music the worlds inspiration
veyng the mothers love the mind of child before it
understand spoken word and consoing old age
Play your part in this Music Week" Take your family
to hear good music, and BRING THE BEST MUSIC INTO
YOUR HOME. Make it part of your famIy's daily lfe
has become democratic Just as literature has
the King for little group of the very prosperous in
great opera house. now sings-AND SINGS AT HIS VERY
BEsTbede the log fire in the distant house. the
small flat of the citys outskirts
Just the printing press made literature writers
porous the talking singing and playing machine has added
immeasuraby to the rewards both in money and in popu
1ar of those that WRITE sing and play the worlds best
music.
fashioned books by hand declaring printing
press could not take their place.
There ignorant and that betle the great
service the talking machine has rendered taking
home Intelligent people know that the world
made better that opportunities and civzing
have been created by the inventions that have made
music democratic and universal
And this universal distribution of the best music has
yet shown all its good effects When the printing press
into existence its benefcaries comparatively few
because comparatively few could read
When books to read given the millions the mil
lions learned read them Universal education followed
printing press.
Now that the best music is given this nation to hun
dred millions, where formerly only few thousands access
the hundred millions to know and appreciate
It,
MUSIC WEEK EMPHASIZES THE VALUE OF MUSIC
It should have YOUR support good citizens