New Britain herald., 1924-12-18
Mt SIC ENERNWHERI; WHO DOUBTS OUR CUITl RE2


 Music from the phooograph. music by radio, music in the the s'rcs. music in the churches, music at dances, music by instrumental is's and singers in the home-in- iee,l music nearly everywhere,
 Who will say there IS a dearth of music in the lsnd'
 There never was a time in the history of mankind -- especially that part of fortunate mankind liv- ing in the good oil [, g. A,-when so much "harmony of sweet sounds was more Of the common heritage Of 'he people.
 To3ay nothing k so easy ot pro- curcment as fine music There once was a time, and not so many years ago, either, when good music was to he heard only on the concert stago. in the opera houses, or in other places of public nature. Thon came the era of recording music by mechanical means, with the result that millions of homes became concert rooms whenever anyone turned crank.
 The effect upon 'hq concert in dustry and the music teaching pro fession was greatly feared; for a number of years leading music distribution house would not handle phonograph records. But such fears proved baseIess; instead Of interfer- ing with the personal acquisition of music knowledge and curbing the desire 10 play an instrument, the effect las been directly the reverse, and there are more performers and singers to the square mile than ever before. And 1t must not he over looked that the constant hearing Of phonograph music has stimulated interest in the instruments that are prominent in certain classes of such
 music. such as the saxophones, and
 playing these has become popular 10 an astonishing degree. The old
 standDys, the violin and the piano have by no means become les'
 played upon, and there are an army
 of students studying both.
 Then carre the radio to compete with the photograph in the felc Of home music by machine. Pos sibly the phonograph felt the com petition Of this new monster from out the air but it is doubtful i that is seriously the case today There is a difference between th
 two that will always force 8 fol' for both. The phonograph enah}o unlimited repe'iuons Of favorit numbers, and this is an enormou
 advantage. The average person
 not satisfied 10 hear a good nun
 bor only once and in truth, If
 number is only worth hearing one it mus. be Of very slight capbrf
 Tl.a radio. on the other hand, ha permitted os 8 wide choice Of con l cer,s daily, giving to is devoted
 tra opportunity to become ac auajn,od with great d'al C
 music nhich they otherwise nigl
 no. have the opportunity 0. hear ' ing
 As an ed1cator 'na ra4'o ho '' figured in all astonishing capa''t, " One need only 10 glance over th 1t rrograms of mos. or tlo radi n hroadcasti0g stations to dorrmr - that they are broa'lo+s'ms pr' 1 grams oe an c>c.pttuna Y Ts standard. Jazz IS 70 ls h'ari o'' @ u- radio. uu' 1t is surprising .- di-co,cr lrat .azz music IS m is ron>.I.rabe minority Tn mus " ,a the air Tu ma'"nty o' pr'
 grams are O, a .usn class aud ha' .S w,n 50 smcr tn. :" "ginmus of il '' ntd~sproad us@ of this medium IS crteratam,nt. T., azz rrograo
 as . rnoo jr e,u n', a' wGh' 7h' r. dsnaar -ans n some of q
 promlu.nt ho.".s where inc orctr N tr4s ,urnl~b sh. m1src for in. rad Il broadcastors, ,rt0a,y a'l h '- earlier programs D; the c,euIug a l- composed of higher grade mis'r 's This IS iyatw. Of our rnusi" IS culture not 70 l9 overlooked d gl,,s tho jt,. 10 the frequent 70 voiced c'aim tha. inc plhHr do .H not appreciate good musll. Hdor a -o introduce the cheaper gra16s .d music over the radio al some the important stations earlrr '- tho evening haze not mt with 'e response la,Uring ii.
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