Evening star., 1933-11-05

or enhanced opportunity to sing or
play with others might lead to greatly
enriched leisure time living by them.
They are % the already musically
active. (2) the interested but inactive.
and go the indifferent but potentially
interested. Three other divisions cut
across these three. They are (a) those
who listen to the best concerts with
understanding and enjoyment. tb)
don't hear much. and 1c> those who
regard those concerts Is not for them,
though they do like Nevins' Rosary
and 'Shuff1n OF to Buffalo What
could a committee on leisure time do do
find for themselves a new or larger
measure of enjoyment and inner growth
in their leisure hours through music?"
Forming committees and interesting
individuals in what the committees plan
is the work which Mr.. Zanzig is
developing in conjunction with the
local educational groups who have the
problem Of adult leisure more deeply
at heart at this time than at any other
period Of our existence. The many
opportunities for self-expression that
are offered by choral singing or amateur
and other church activities are to be
brought to public attention and par
ticipation welcomed and encouraged.
Mr. Zanzig further says: THE most
promising way Of trying to do this
seems to be through expressive activ-
tiles carried on for the love and joy
of them. We need action that is out
going and generous, in which we can
be self-forgetful, not acquisitive" A
still deeper effect can be gained accord
ing to Mrs. E. K. Peoples, director Of
the Community Center Department,
who recently said: Few better means
could be devised for influencing cur
national life than bringing together
groups for musical expression. Here
is absolute necessity for conscious CO.
operation rewarded when successful by
unusual satisfaction. "A singing group
in every neighborhood' should be a
slogan for every good American"
When the first programs were mapped
out whereby music would be a major
subject in school life and after school
recreation time a difficulty which was
not anticipated was disclosed. While
educational authorities are doing their
children, the parents of these children
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muSically. There is little intimate,
personal music in the home and little
personal music in the average adults
daily life. No amount of mechanical
music or passive assistance at musical
programs can ever equal in value the
personal effort in music no matter how
awkward or faltering. A child who has
passed an Illuminating musical hour in
school should not be forced to keep
down his enthusiasm because there is
no one at home who cares or will SYM
pathize with him.
Parents Frightening the home life
with self-made music. neighbors gather
ing together informally to sing or play,
and other simple means of bringing
music into the everyday life are the
results which Mr.. Zanzig and the
Washington Council Of Social Agencies
hope to bring about In these days
when time hangs heavy on ones hands
and our popular social diversions are
palling, it would be well for every adult
either for himself or for the children
toward whom it becomes duty to know,
to investigate what this all means and
find out if a social musical gathering
would not bring a satisfaction never
experienced before.