The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

fundamentals Is an important part of our school processes.
 Music. in my opinion, might well be taught through all of the grades from the kindergarten up to the high could be made part of the instruction in the lower or primary grades, with | advanced lessons as the pupil pro- gresses, Intil, when he graduates from high school, he has what may be termed a good working knowl- edge of music. its history. bibliog- raphy and some familiarity With the works of the more prominent of the old masters. This applies to both in- strumental instruction and voice. Music To Round out Education.
 Tt Is doubtless true that every school child will not develop into musician, any more than every stu dent will leave school an infallible speller or a finished mathematician, but the knowledge of music funda- mentals and principles that will be gained will be worth many times what they cost in money and effort in giving the student an understand ing and an appreciation of music which would serve to round out an education in way nothing else could possibly do.
 q believe that all children should be taught not only to sing, but, as many as possible, to play on some in- strument.
 From the earliest times music has been used to control the emotions and passions The primitive mother crooned her babe to- sleep. The church has. used music in some form or other ever since Its inception. Men have gone into battle to the 'blare of trumpets and the sound ol drums since first they organized into bands to fight each other. In the re- cent war music was found a most effective means of maintaining the morale among the soldiers.
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 4 Force For AmericHsntzation.
 "There is probably no influence more potent than music for Amer icanization purposes. Its appeal IS instantaneous, it reaches the soul or the foreigner as no other influence can. For music speaks all languages. It speaks to the foreigner seeking our shores as nothing else can speak, and in his own language no less than in ours; it Is one band of brother hood we have in common-the hrst Standardization force he comes III contact with.
 .In addition to giving our children an appreciation and understandihg l. of music for it's esthetic value, 1t has | the effect of training the memory, quick ening the perception. stimulat- | ing the imagination and encouraging l concentration. That it makes TOT mental discipline has been proved over and over again by the fact that the best music students are nearly always found at the head Of their classes in their other studies.
 VSinging in itself has a consider able physical value. In order to sing properly, children must breathe deep l iy and sit or stand up straight. This l strengthens their chests and straight- l ans their spines The rhythmic movements of the folk-songs tend to eracefulness and control of the mus l cles. An Everyday Need.
 Passing from the purely educa- tional phases. music has become al | most a necessity in our everyday 1 life-prolnbly to degree we scarce | lv realize Having 1t constantly at 1 hand or available with but little ef- l fort on our part, we have come to 1 look upon it as a matter of course, much as we do the air we breathe or l the food we eat. We would at once realize it's very essential place in our l lives were we deprived of it.
 .Instruction in music vocal anu l instrumental, in OUT public schools and other institutions or tearniis | will lead to it's incorporation in aome degree in all of the later activities of fife, make for happier and more contented America and help us as a neonle to realize Whitman's splendid nhrase as applies to our country; She goes singing to her destiny. l O O O
 Special Notice.
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