San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
YEARS WORK OUTLINED.

With the initial business meeting Of
the season, held Tuesday, October 2,
at the home of the president. Mrs.
Eli Hertzberg, the Tuesday Musical
Club entered upon a notable years
work whose distinguishing quality
VIII be exceptional opportunity for
study. Not conflicting in any way
with the customary programs Of the
club, the study course on Musical
Understanding" endorsed by the Ma
tional Federation of Music Clubs, has
been adopted and will occupy an hours
time preceding each meeting.
The course is divided into four
years work, under the following SUP
Jects: The Fundamentals of Music"
From Song to symphony" Musical
Instruments" "Epochs in Music
The first. years work on "The Funda-
mentals Of Music" is divided into eight
subjects: THE Notation of Music"
Tempo, Dynamfs and Phrasing,"
Metre and Rhythm in Music" The
Melodic Element in Music" "The
HARMONIC Basis of Music" The Poly.
phonic Element in Music" Form in
Music, and Acoustics in Music"
Frank LeFevre Reed. head of music
at the University of Texas, Austin,
has been engaged to deliver the eight
lectures upon these topics. All mem
bers of the club, whether active, stu
| dent, associate or honorary. are en-
titled to enter the study circle. with
out expense. a large class is already
enrolled and 1t is expected that the en-
tire membership, with note books and
pencils, will assemble for the first
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| o'clock, the home of Mrs. Hertzber2.
The regular program will follow the
| study circle. at the usual hour, 3 80
o'clock, with Egyptian music as the
subject. Mrs. j. w. Holt. leader.
Another feature Indicating the
broadening scope of the clubs influ-
| ence is the prize of $500. offered in
national contest. for a pageant repre-
senting music from the creation TO
present time. Mrs. Clara Duggan Mad
isoR is chairman of this competition.
for which at least one year will be
allowed.
A section OF the clubs activities
which combines encouragement of the
Texas artist with a series of delight
full social events, are the mucical tea :.
under the Craftsmanship of Mrs. Law.
renee A. Meadows. These four mu-
sicales. to be held at the st. Anthony
Hotel ballroom, will be followed by tea
in the tapestry room. with the artists
as guests of honor. Miss Frieda Rum
mel. 110 Nolan street. Crockett 6345
is in charge of The ticket sale for the
course which presents October %
Daisy Polk, soprano; November 20
Reuben Davies, pianist: January 20
\ Norfleet Trio; February 26. Minnie
Hirsh, pianist; Margaret West, so
prano and Jess Edwards. danseuse
For the different afternoons. various
groups of women from the musicians
army set, Woman's Club and debu
tantes, have been chosen to presid /.
A new department will be created
under the Craftsmanship of Miss Lids
GrOsh, for the encouragement of talen
under club age limit. A series of tire,
junior musicales will be planned dur
ing the year which will be open to th'
public
In the line Of regular work. three
programs will be open to music Low
ers during the season. including 1
Brahms program concentrating tn,
ninetieth anniversary of the composer
given December Z, under the chair
manship of Mrs. +. L. Tucker; !
Rabindranath Tagore program, Janu
airy s, with lecture by Prof. J. f. Ii
Beckwith, and music under the chair
; manship of Mrs. Nat Goldsmith; /;
Tuesday Musical octet concert, Feb