The Washington times., 1929-05-08
The Value and Power of Music
Children Should Be Taught to CREATE It, Nc
Merely to Listen.


Merely to HEAR what good beautiful not enough
We should also be DoERs producers contributing to the
Parents interested in their chdrens development should
have the children taught play musical instrument and
not allowed to through life merely as set-ndulgent
Horace WalpOs said Had children my utmost
deavors would be to make them musiciaEs
It is not necessary emphasize the Importance Of music in
human life Every intelligent reader realizes it.
Language is the voice Of the thinking mind
MUSIC Is THE VOICE OF THE SOUL ITSELF,
few notes of familiar old song will take US back long
years. swiftly, as lightning moves through the sky.
Music is to the mind what plow to the SOIL it strs up
thought increasing the fertility Of the productivity of the
Listening to beautiful music the mind and its thinking
power expand flowers expand In sunlight
Disrse says: "Currans favoe mode of meditation was
With his violin in hands, for hours together would he for
get himself running vounaries over the strings while his
mapnation collecting tones opening all his faculties
for the coming emergency at the bar.
Music adds power to the intellect
Music inspires courage affection strengthens the
hest emotions and impulses Of the spirit,
Wise were ancient kings that sent their soldiers to battle
and death with music leading them.
Millions will die to the tune OF patriotic song gladly
giving their lives to their country.
BEETHOVEN, WHO SHOULD KNOW, SAID: MUSIC
SHOULD STRIKE FIRE FROM THE HEARTS OF MEN,
aNn BRING TEARS FROM THE EYES OF WOMEN"
We live in age abounding in music much of it good
q great deal of it, unfortunately, inferior.
But inferior music leads to BETTER music
Martin Luther said:
usc Of the farest and most glorious gifts of God
heart the weight Of and the fascination Of evil
thoughts
Music indicates mental happiness freedom from care
"Give the who sings at his work." says Carlyle
OF all animals birds first sing They sang long
before appeared on the earth.
The sing because being able to fly and safe above
the dangers of earth in beautiful sunlight music came to them
life without music is life without inspiration. Dsrael
says again.
Lord Bacon had music often played in the adjoining
his study.
Milton listened to his organ his solemn inspirations
and music necessary Warburton. The symphonies
which awoke the poet sublime emotions might have
posed the inventive mind of the great critic in the visions Of
his theoretical mysteries"
Every home where children and young people are should
have musical instruments and possible different for
each child
The radio marvellous the talking machine is triumph of
does for music and great artists what bound
volumes on your shelves do for the genius of science tera
But, BE YE DoERs IN THE WORD AND NOT HEAR
ERS ONLY.
Be ye producers of music, not LISTENERS only
piano trains the mind the fingers and the intelligence
of the human voice Musical instruments of all kinds down
to the schoolboys banjo and goanng saxophonea have
their place in the home, and should be there.
Every house. Of course should have radio the that
be got Every house should have good talking machine
which supplies dance music and the most beautiful songs
the greatest artists, when and they wanted.
The radio is like marvellous guest entertaining the family
And every family above ALL should possess instruments
that alone can develop music FROM WITHIN.
See that your children learn to produce something bring
music from within outward.
The word education means lead out not push in"
If there is music in your children, BRING IT OUT.
This is Music Week.
Make reality your home remembering sayings
Caryle-Musc is well said to be the speech of angels"
Napoleon Music of all the liberal arts has the greatest
influence the passions and is that which legislator
ought to give the greatest encouragement.
Longfelow-Musi is the universal language of mankind
The great poet Keats said "Let me have music dying
and seek no more delight That good idea for
DYING Music leaving the world and music beyond the
imagination OF mankind as enter the other world would
make noble exit and a glorious entrance
But remember that Heaven where there is no other
work the angels sing and play the harp They do not
merely llsten And you will have to do the same.
Have children learn play instrument let them
be DOERs OF THE WORD producers of music
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