Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10

exclusively was his conviction that the
vast majority of people can be reached
with great musical works only through
the medium of radio. BY making radio
music a part of school life, he thinks
boys and girls viii be eduoated TO APP
preciate the works of great composers.
At the same time he counts also on
having a great adult audience.
Leaders Cooperating.
Educational leaders are cooperating
in the second season of the Damrosch
experiment with a view to learning the
exact place radio deserves In school life.
The same broadcasts swere popularity
received last year, but the number of
so greatly since that time the audience
of school children, college students and
music clubs is expected to be increased
many fold.
Three hundred and fifty graded
schools of New York City have adopted
the period as part of their curriculum,
George II. Garland, musical director
for the public schools, has announced.
The prospective audience of school emil
dren in the metropolitan area of New
York City alone is estimated at $4,000.
From all parts of. the country reports
have been received of preparations to
take advantage of the Damrosch pro-
grams.
The courses are to be offered in four
series, each graded to appeal to the
stage of development of listeners. To-
morrow, for example, the first half hour
OF the period will be designed for listen
ers of the third to sixth grades of pub
lie schools. The second half hour is
intended for reception in the fifth to
ninth grades.
In the first period DR.. Damrosch will
introduce four sections of the orches-
ira, namely, the strings. wood wind.
brass and percussion, with illustrations
played from classical selections.
Overture Comes Next.
In the second period he win discuss
and illustrate the overture. He will al
ways have complete symphony or
chestra to play for him. After the con-
certs the teachers are to quiz their pu-
pills from the instructors manual.
The second Friday mornings opening
half-hour period will be designed for
the seventh and eighth grades and for
the high school classes. The second
half-hour period. somewhat more adj
vanced, will be for high schools, coll
leges and music clubs. The alterations
in the four grades will thereafter con-
tinue in the same order.
"uGEe pOSSlDAG Tie SCLlOOIS are DGu1B
urged to supplement the radio course
with actual instructions in instrument
technique. They are also being urged
to have actual instruments at hand in
the classrooms to illustrate DR.. DAM
rosch's descriptions. Pictures of the
orchestral instruments and Of a SYM
phony orchestra, as well as portraits
of the composers of the works per-
formed. have also been recommended.
While DR.. Damrosch expects a large
adult audience along with the audience
in the schools, he nevertheless proposes
to broadcast some complete symphonies
over the same network during the
present season. He will begin O series
of six Saturday evening concerts over
a Nationwide hook-up of stations next
Saturday at 9 pm, Eastern standard
time.
Complete symphonies on the radio are
an innovation. but Or. Damrosch has
concluded from the requests he has re-
ceived that the musical intelligence of
his radio audience warrants undertake
ing them.
(Copyrieht, 1920. by North American News
paper AllianceO