The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
SCHOOL MUSIC
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variety.
Under the direction of Miss Wilkin,
vocal organizations have grown from
three, last year, to three times that
number this year. They include a
Junior College boys quartet, a cappella
chorus of "a college and high school
mixed voices, Junior College mixed
chorus of q members, high school
girls a cappella chorus of 26 voices,
Junior senior girls chorus of 20 voices,
freshman-sophomore girls chorus of 26
voices, and a Junior College voice class
of eight members, junior-senior mixed
class of 16 members, freShman-sopho-
more girls class of II members, and
freshman boys class of nine members.
A junior high school boys glee club
of 10 members and girls glee club OF go
members is being coached in the art
of chorus work by Miss Slogan. The
girls group has grown so large that
following the holidays it will be di-
yided into a seventh and an eighth
grade chorus. They are planning on
giving a contata soon. Listening to
the music appreciation broadcast con-
Quoted by Walter Donrosch every other
Friday, preceding which they have a
half hour of preparation, is included
in their work.
Grade vocal music, composed of songs
suitable to the age of the students in
volved, is taught 20 minutes each day
in all grades through the sixth. This
includes the outlying schools, Winton
white Iron and Savoy. They receive
supervision once a week, and one
period is devoted to appreciation OF
music They also take part in the
DamroSch broadcast. At Christmas
time they present operettas such as were
given this week, and they also give
special programs during music week
the first week in May.
All of the choruSeS from the junior
high on up are used in Christmas
program, an operetta or cantata in the
spring, and at various assemblies dur
ing the year. The Junior College mems
quartet has been doing professional
work in and around Ely.
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the instrumental music work. Starting
out in the junior band, which now
numbers SO members, they graduate
into the school band, now having Al
members, and from there into schoo
orchestra, at the present having ar
enrollment of 40 musicians. And mem
berS of the orchestra are musicians ir
every sense of the word. From the
junior string group, now with 81 mem
bers, the students may go directly into
the orchestra.
Besides conducting the above groups
Mr.. DiNino and Miss Bush are kept
busy giving lessons to IA junior college
students, At senior high, "a junior high
and SO grade. The grades include the
outlying districts
There are also many groups which
are formed to perform woodwind anc
string ensemble music Among these
are the clarinet quartet, violin quartet
and mixed groups composed of student:
from the grades to the Junior College
There are total of 1879 students or
the various instruments, with % Of
them doubling on two or more. The
instruments include the clarinet, oboe
lutte, piccolo, bassoon, saxophone, trum-
pet, trombone, French horn, baritone
tuba, drums, xylophone, marimbaphone
drum traps violin, viola, cello anc
string bass
Perhaps the best way for patrons Of
the district to impress upon them
selves the scope of the music work is tc
step into the shoes of one of the in
structors for day or two. There's NJ
grass growing under their feet.