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Here are several pages
I this great datly paper rrtven
ovr riclusively to the teach
er of different branches of the art
who live right here among in. whom we
may know and meet in our dallv life,
and whose work may ha een and studied
both at long snd short ri f.
There are opportunities offered to woo
the heavenly maid of music by many
means, bv the divine Inftniment which Is
formed by our vocal chords, or by any
t'f a varietv of man niailet Instrument!!
which have been for centuries developing
to their present forma aome of which are
even yet In a transitional stage. In
struction la offered not only in the means
of wooing, but also In the characteristics
of the maid to he won. here melody and
harmony, the principles by which she
has learned through hitler experience to
Ciilde her Ufa.
There la harfllv an Instrument upon
lirh one may wish to learn to play, but
that there la a teacher rexldlng In Omaha
who mlshcs to teach It
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The- most generally studied subjerts
are the. voice, piano and violin. The vo
cal chorda of count form the most won
derful Instrument, being able to aid
ords to sounds of Ineffahle beauty.
These ara capable of remarkable de
velopment, and one of the fascinating
aa well aa difficult things about the
training of the voice Is that each ona la
different and has different possibilities
In Its development. Next to the voice, the
violin Is the most perfect melodic Instru
ment, in the sense of its producing usually
but one part. It la so fashioned that it
la sensitive to the lightest shades of
touch, and It la possible to reproduce a
wide) range of musical thought and aentl
irrnt. The piano, while a solo Instrument
In the aenae that It needs no other
to assist In the performance of solos
that ana written for It, la a harmonic
Instrument. It la also In a highly de
veloped state, and Its many advantages
In tonal qualities and satisfactory musical
results make It a generally popular In
strument The organ, the "king of In
struments" cornea In for Ita ahare of at
tention, although Ita study must of neces
sity be preceded by a great deal of work
upon the piano., and no great degree of
aucoeaa can be attained upon It without a
practical knowledge of harmony.. Other
Instruments of the string family, brothers
and eouslna to the violin, are in high
favor and are frequently studied espe
rlally the cello, and the pi eel mm Instru
ments. The brass and wood wind
families, also claim attention, the cornet
and flute perhape proving the favorites
la these, respectively.
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Just aa there la a variety of Instru
ment that ona may study la Omaha, ao
there la also a variety of Inatruotora from
thorn one may atudy, and )ut aa these
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differ In personality, appearance, manner
of speech, preparation ami general Inter
esta so they will differ In their manner
of Imparting their knowledge to students.
Some may have greater, knowledge of
the auhlect than others. Pome may have
a more lurid manner of explaining.
If I were asked which was the best
teacher In any branrh, I should aay, the
teacher who waa the most particular, de
manding the most In quality, quantity
and kind from the students, and who
oould satisfactorily answer the most ques
tions which the students could think up
vhlrh might puizle them.
On the other hand there are so many
pupils who never aak the teacher any
thing. They take what the teacher aaya
to take and either fearing to expose
Ignorance or that the teacher will think
they are stupid, they never aak why they
are doing certain things. It may never
occur to them to aak, but like the troop
ers at BalaJtlava they blindly do the best
they can. One might aay that the beat
pupils are those who own and use a
musical dictionary, and supplement Its
use by asking their teacher the most
questions. They are paying the teacher
to teach them music, and unless he ran
give them satisfactory reasons for doing
certain things thus and ao, there la no
reason why they should do It.
The preparations of a teacher haa a
great deal to do with his success, and that
means we must have bad good teachers.
I ut not necesarlly relehrltles or residents
of some foreign capital. The teacher
does not furnish the preparation, he
merly furnishes the mesns. by which
the pupil must prepare himself. He must
have developed tinder good instruction. II
must have observed, listened and worked,
practised studied and worked, thought
I elirvd, formed opinions of hla own and
worked, and then worked a little extra
for lin k. Any person who haa done this,
no matter when thry have studied, would
have something to teach. Celebrated
teachers behind a teanhrr, are very much
like the honors in a game of bridge whist.
If you have them and know how to play
the chances are that you will take the
tricks, but unless you know how to
play the game often a general good hand
and rareful playing will win more tricks
without them.
The personality of the teacher haa much
to do with his success. If he Is sincere,
his individuality will be noticeable In hla
teaching and playing. Hla peraonal ap
pearance haa more or lesa of a sub
conscious effect upon the pupils, and the
mariner of speech will often Impress or
fsll to Impress rertaln truths. The teach
rra general Interest, the aubjects which
a Heal to him besides the music, all bear
an Indirect effect upon the manner of hla
leaching.
There are three things which good
teachers always ronsider in the develop
ment of a pupil, the physical, the mental
and the spiritual. The general health of
the pupil would also be considered
tempering the work to the strength, and
the choice of good wholesome music for
the weaker ones which will keep the mind
and spirits in a good state of healthy
activity. The main point considered in
the physical development concerns the de
velopment of those tendons and musrlea
required In the performance of the best
musical literature. Plfferent studies are
needed to fit different rases-what Is hard
for ne to gain often being easy for aome
other. In the mental development, ob
servation and reason are the main quali
ties to be appealed to for an understand
ing and development, of the loglo of music.
Pupils differ in mental equipment Just
aa they do In physical characteristics, no
two approaching the study of music with
tho same previous mental training, and
each looking at It from his own point of
view, and each needs a different sort of
mental stimulation to accomplish the best
reeulta. The spiritual side must be de
veloped. They must be taught to feel
the language of music, and to express It
as they feel it. It Is through the spiritual
aide that the Individuality of playing beet
develops, and If it la carefully fostered
and guided. It will help the pupil to
play wth that charm of manner, without
which no virtuoso can succeed, no mat
ter how great hla digital dexterity, The
Ideal development .la a. perfect union of
the three, at which, all teacher of worth
aim, but whlph Is not always galaed.
Pome excel in the physical development,
aome In the mental and some In the
spiritual, and pupils unleaa they are care
ful In their eager pursuit of one of these
are liable to alight the other two. There
are teachers who are aucceaaful In all
three consideration and aome of theae
live here In Omoha, because I have heard
pupils sing and play who have spent con
siderable time under their car
There are great opportunities for our I
Omaha music teachers for the city Is I
growing, It ia prosperous and haa not I
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fallen behind other American cities In
the spread of appreciation of good music.
The phonograph, the mechanical plano
playlng devices, and last but not least
the work of the teachera who have been
here omx enough to st r'-ad their Influ
ence and gala recognition, have done
much for this. When people In general
ran sea the Improvement In the work
of aome of their mueical friends, and
can see them gradually winning for them
selves a place In the musical life of the
fity or elsewhere, where It Is necessary
for them to stsnd solely on their own
merits the chance are that the people
who taught those pupils knew their busi
ness, and their fame spreads. We have
many amateur musicians here In Omalia.
Some ho do really very meritorious
work have never taken a lesson outside
our rlty walls, some who do not do nearly
aa good work who are graduates of some
of the eastern conservatories, or who
have spent some time in music study
abroad.
Perhapa you know some of both. We
have teacher here who are capable of
starting the youthful student upon the
right track, who can help hltn over te
bumpa and make the lesson tnterestlna
aa well as Instructive. We have teachera
ho can guide the young player or singer
on the higher levela, and enthuse him
to greater efforts toward the perfect
ideal. We have teachers who can take
the young player or aingcr through the
theory or the art who can show him the
development of the musical Ideas, the
progression of the volcea. the science of
chords and the balance of form through
nut, and If he suffers enough and works
hard ennugh and long enough they can
teach him how to speak In the musical
ldlam, providing, he haa anything to aay.
Our fine teachera here in Omaha would
be fine teachers anywhere, and work
with them will compare with work un
der any other teacher anywhere, under
similar conditions and those three last
words carry a weight of meaning with
them. Many a time the reason pupils
do not succeed ia not the teacher's fault
but rather because an unmusical home
life, unmusical conditions In school work
and unmusical friends exercise a counter-
Influence which more than overbalances
all the Interest the teacher can Inspire
In the brief lesson period. Too often the
teacher alone works acainst every out
side Interest the pupil haa. Instead of
having the outside interests strengthened
and ppbul'd the music.
With thp young pupil who attends the
public chool, which occupies the most
of his day, if lis parent are de
sirous of his becoming skilled In music,
everything should tie done to foster his
Interest In It, no obstacle should be put
or allowed to project Itself Into hi prac
tice hour. Ills Instruction and practice
should be regular, even though only a
little time be given to music. He Is form
ing musical habits, and a little thinking
and working each day will put htm fur
ther on the highway to success than a
day or two of several houra practice each
week.
Once upon a time there were two music
teachers. One began at the age of aeven
and studied more or lesa continuously
except In the summertime, until tha age
of sixteen. After that Instruction waa
less regular until the completion of the
High school course, when a year was
spent In nothing but musical work. A
college course then interfered, but after
that another period of music study, and
then Instructing. The other did not study
at all until tho age of fifteen, after which
five or six years of continuous work fol
lowed. Of course In a teacher' life there
is more or less performing demanded,
and also more or less Interference In reg
ular practice. After a summer spent
away from music for both of them, tha
teacher who studied in childhood will
regain fluency and technical command
In half the time of the other, while the
one who started In later life is really
the better worker of the two.
If It were a case of physical digestion
the necessity would be apparent. The man
who eats a small meal three times a day
will have a better constitution than the
man who waits until night and then stuffs
all he can hold Into his poor stomach.
The little drop of water falling constantly
upon a stone for several years will make
a deeper and different Impression upon Its
surfai e than 111 a
for a shorter time.
stream turned uion it
There Is no reason why Omaha students
arid teachers should not hold their own
In comparison with students and teachers
In any other city where, as has been said,
condition are similar. The key to suc
cess Is to never be satisfied with medi
ocrity from oneself, even though it may
sstl'fy someone else. If a detail does not
satisfy think of the parable of the ninety
and nine 'and go after it, for It is im
portant, too, and there Is an Immense
amount of religion In good, clean, honest
work.
If the ettidenta will demand from them
elve nothing but the best that Is In
them and will not listen to the elren
pleasures which so often lure them astray,
If they do not cease their striving when
they feel that they have forged ahead of
their local contemporaries, but keep a
constant watch In the lookout tower for
something new to learn to speed them on
their way, there Is no reason why they
cannot become a power for the alvanoe
ment of musical art In our city and an
Inspiration to other students, as well as
tc their teachers.
If they would do this under the best
Instruction they could find In Omaha,
when they went forth for new fields to
conquer they might be surprised to find
out how much they had been able to learn
by staying home and doing good, hard,
real work under their own vine and fig
tree.
The reason Omaha doe not develop
more wonderful prodigies and larger
species of the same kind Is not because
competent Instruction I not light at hand,
but because our petted and pampered
younger generations do not know the
meaning of those magical words careful,
conscientious, hard work.
Therv I a little couplet which has como
dovn to the writer through several gen
erations from the time When her grand
mothers spun, which goes something like
this:
The fault is not in the wheel, and tho
fault Is not in the band;
But the fault Is in the lazy one who takes
the wheel in hand.
It waa meant personally for the writer
hen it was handed down, and it !
mennt no.v pc-sornllv. cur teacher ara
here. There are many who are capable,
of ex-ellcnt re. nits. it Is up to tha
students to give them a fair chance.
Musical Motes.
One of the results of the f.uropean wal
is the advent of Us l.uclla Anderson
ini., nmoha , milt-Hi circles, more es-
J peciallv Into our otere of lolinlstv Mls
Anderson has spent the 11 three years
in llrusMls studying vinllu and writing
the musical mws ot that center as cor
respondent of the New York Musical
Courier. Miss Anderson returned to
Omaha to spend the ummer with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson,
and had planned to return to Brussels
i early this fall when the war broke out
and changed everything. She haa now
decided to remain in Omaha and to de
vote herself to conrt-rtlxlng and teaching.
She has plready made arrangements t
give a recital in South Omaha very soon,
and an Omaha appearance will follow.
Miss Jlrina Rudls-JIclnsky, celebrated
Bohemian violinist, who la touring the
country, will give a concert on Thursday
evening, October fc. at Kokol hall. Thir
teenth and Martha streets, under tha
auspices of the Tel Jed Sokol Olrls' so
ciety. Thi Is her first appearance in
Omaha and the girls are anxious to maka
It a success f'nanclally a well as
musically.
Ioulse Jansen Wyue opens her concert
season today with the Wichita symphonT
orchestra :it Wichita, Kan., followed by
song recitals at Wellington, Kan., and
Oklahoma City. Okl. Mrs. Wylle will
tut In T, - ,,. rnllnu.n. .Lr .M1
be heard in omuha early in November.
I The first stud'-nt acaembly of the Omaha
Conservatory of Mush: and Art was held
ilat Thursday evening at tho Metropolitan
I bulldlnc. 2;m Harney street, when an In
I tere8tlng and enjoyable program waa
j eiven, comprising selm tlona from several
departments. Among the students who
1 took part In tho pi-oumm were Miss Edith
Merriam, Mr. Max Martin, A. I. Vlckory,
Miss Margaret Williams and Evelyn Vore.
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