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M U S I C ST U D E NTS
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ET H E L H O M E
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S TRE SS OF ON HI
PR E F A C E
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giving amusement .
ETHEL H O ME
&E N S I N G TO N ,
J a n u a ry ,
1 916 .
CO N T E N T S
C H AP .
I . TH E TR A I N I N G O F TH E MU S I C TE A CH E R .
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II . TH E O R G A NI &AT I O N O F M U S I C AL W O R & I N
S C HOO LS
I II . THE TE A CH I NG O F VO I C E PRO D U CT I O N
A ND S O NG S
IV . TH E S OL -
FA M ETH O D
V . F I R ST LE S SO N S TO B E GINN E R S IN E AR
T R A INI NG
VI . TH E TE A CH IN G O F SI G HT S INGING -
VI I . TH E TE A CH I NG O F T I M E A N D R H Y TH M
VI I I . TH E TE A C H ING O F DI CT AT I O N
I& . TH E TE A C H ING OF E& TE M POR I &A T I O N A ND
HARMO NY
& . TH E TE A CH I NG O F E LE M E N T A R Y CO M PO S I
TION
&I . TH E TE A CH I N G O F TR A N S PO S I T I O N
&II . G E N E R A L H IN T S O N T A & I NG A LE S S O N IN
E AR -
TR A I NING
& I II . TH E TE A CH ING O F THE PI A N O
& IV . S U G G E ST I O N S T O ST U D E N T S O N L E AV I NG
A T R A I NI N G D E PA RTM E N T .
C H A PTE R I
TH E TRA I N I N G O F TH E M U S I C TEAC H ER
training .
an unhealthy st r ain .
Fate waves a wand and the child who has been the
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down Very good has often been the verdict
o f the critic but an unspoken addition has been
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fo r an amateur
N ow in a training department one o f the most
valuable p o int s of the training consists in the out
spoken comments A nd this does n o t only refer
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o f such life .
3 Instrumental work
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1 . E ar -
tra i n i ng .
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remember that in all language work the ideal ’
N ow as to schemes Of work .
comp o sition
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1 8 TH E O RGAN I ZATI O N O F
A p r actical consideration involved is that this
makes it possible to charge a smalle r fee for each
pupil and this fact may influence a parent t o let
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When this preliminary year s work is over the ,
l earn .
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a capacity for t aking pains but a reserve sto re ’
22 THE TEACH I N G OF
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sh
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. The chil dren will stand in easy positi o ns
P R O DUCT I ON A ND SO N G S
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G quite easily .
published by B oosey .
THE SO L -
FA M ETH OD
TO those who are not accustomed to the S o l fa -
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a multitude O f methods for teaching them ’
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fundamental principle .
respectively .
be ing aimed at .
FI R S T LE SSO N S T O B EG I N N ER S I N
EA R TRA I N I NG
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ment al e ffect O f the key note i n e very key the -
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d oli
. N o w repeat the scale but this time play it ,
will be lost .
why they think you did this A t first they will not .
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The mental effect is calm and soothing hence ,
such hints .
minds is
d f rn l s t, d
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34 FI R S T LE SSO N S I N EAR TRAI N I N G -
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keys respectively .
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child will have its first init i ation into self expression -
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by the children s books A Thou sa nd E xe rci se s , ,
published by B oosey .
played instead of f a h .
S I GHT S I N GI N G
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results .
M i n or & ey s .
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38 THE TE ACH I N G OF
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l ah .
P a rt si ngi ng
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under parts are written too low for the child voice ,
part by a bass .
respectively .
beats fr o m the fi r st .
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in harmonizing a melody .
taking the first two bars and the other the last two .
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Begin on the third beat of the bar .
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Introduce two triplets in the course o f the phrase ,
and s o o n .
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N ext comes the sixteen bar tune in which at least ,
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50 TH E TEACH I N G OF
way ‘
r epeated later .
I V I V I I V I
I & f
I V I I I v I
I I I V I I V I
I V V I I I V I
52 TH E TEACH I N G OF
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A nother very c ommon result of
the neglect o f
an aural basis f o r harmony teaching is that stu d ents
who can pass a di ffi cult examination and write ,
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a tune that they have known all their lives .
a mar c h o r a gavotte
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Extemporizing o n a given theme .
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C H A PTE R &
TH E TEACH I N G O F ELEM ENTA RY
C O M P OS I TI O N
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and c o ntrapuntal studies and a few free e x e r ,
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t This training will be Of the greatest possible value
to t he m lat e r on in the concert room A S a writer
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3 A s an i nfallible test of a soun d gene r al
musi c al e d u c ation .
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o f accurate knowledge .
They consist in
1
. S inging any well known hymn tune o r simple
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c orrect notes .
2
. The children should now go in turn t o the
piano and each play a phrase O f the melo d y first
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in C maj o r then in G ,
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t o help .
n o t too much to s a
y that it i s best in certain musical ,
first sight .
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who attempt short cuts in this work wil l certainl y ’
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come to grief u nless they are born with the faculty
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66 G EN E RAL H I NT S ON
that one of the faults o f childhood is an undue
r eadiness to pass o n quickly to learn something
new before the previous work is secure .
mistake .
Y et &at
times we are all hazy on almost any subj ect
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CH A PTE R & III
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done the progress in the first year s work w ill be
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c hild should j oin a class for this for one yea r S uch .
and duets .
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listeners for the rest o f their lives t o other people s
playing .
Weekes respectively ) .
o r 3 d a term
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I n the teaching o f pieces music mistresses should ’
interest t o music
We say by the maj ority o f artists for now
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t a f ion Of o n e o f his songs was the right one
answered & I t is on e o f the many hundred possible
interpretations .
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listeners
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another room .
S U G G E S TI O N S TO S TUDENT S O N LEAVI N G
A TRAI N I N G D EPA RTM EN T
IN finishing a c ourse of training alon g the lines
we have been c onsidering it is well t o take a bird s
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p r esenting o ld ideas .
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. The development of character due t o the ,
2
. Various methods for teaching in accordance
with this idea .
ment .
universal doctor .
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teacher fresh from the inspiration o f a year s work
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s e n t m e n t o f i deas .
p e ri e n c ed
. Many a young teacher has f ailed in her
first post bec ause sh e has given the impression t o
those in authority that there is o n e and o n e only, ,
fo r lessons .
you were doing all thi s with the children has been
the admiring comment o f more than one forme r
unsympathetic critic and conditions are at on c e
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sense of proportion .