| Show 1 MUSIC IN UTAH + It Progress During a GeneratIon Gen-eration i 1 FLUECI OF VOCAL CULTURE l j 1 An rntereetins Series of Reflection oT the Divine Art by one or our LocBI M tulicJtll I jFor tilt 5G UlY lfinALUi In the race run by the various educational C educa-tional branches and the arts and sciences I Territory for the last ten or fifteen in our hasa o teen years music has been hteadily porting her way to the front Fifteen tears ago in most parts of the Territory Terri-tory the divine goddess was scarcely recognized as being a native but was looked upon as an immigrant who must abide her time according to law to become be-come a recognized adopted citizen yet bsrps well attuned in other climes not quite unstrung by dampness of ocean or beat of scorching prairies still wooed her to strike the sleeping strings if only to revive memories of days gone by But so accustomed was she to dwell only in the company of age soberness sober-ness or newcomers that the native youths looked upon her as being a demure de-mure goddess anything but fit to be in manly company and accordingly shunned her preferring the more animating ani-mating arts of the equestrian and whoopist taking the noble red man for model But at length some of the wry youthful in their simplicity made friends with her lending their fresh young voices to her cause Then began the goddess to drink in new life and soon being wed by her old devotees to theseyoung native warm hearts she became more or less recognized asa as-a fullfledged citizen Of course the elegant manly youth could not forget her former position and felt that while she may be a lit companion for children she was by no means worth the least consideration of a lullgrown man of fifteen summers or more who could ride a wild bare backed broncho or carry a seven shooter on his hip fastened to a leather belt which served for the double pur pose of an ornament and in filling the office of suspenders to hold the picturesque I pic-turesque buckskin trousers in what he I deemed a proper position For such ai I man to be caught anywhere nearer than the doorstep or the corner of the adobe or loi house where he held forth and there not to listen Olino Only to it hit tic clul laugh loudly and wait I for the gals to come out to be caught I there for any other purpose than the above mentioned would have brought a t blush to his cheeks equal in color to the large red bandana handkerchief that loosely hung over liiy broad shoulder Surh is i the effect of untamed nature when first brought in contact with art liut the little devotees grew up to be men and a ho > tof littJefoILs came after them following their example in their I friendly relation with musIc till now I cot a week since I heard the remark a great tall young man may be heard to 1 1 say how dearly lie love her music And manv of the scornful sing N the old i King Yell we hadnt the chance 1 when we were young is you fellows have nowaday That it is taking the proper steps to permanent progress and success is also evident One great proof of this is the number of instruments to be found in the homes of the people the number i reaches scores in even settlement the i kind are largely harmony to producing instruments as the cabinet organ No I other instrument save the pianoforte I can be compared to it as an art foster ing instrument in the home leading as it does the performer and listener to the I higher class of musical works as its I nature calls for The violin the noblest instrument of its class comes next while the arcordeon and other lesser instruments in-struments not forgetting the mouth I harmonicas do their portion in forming a taste for something better Many of i the more wealthy also have the king of home instruments the piano Another mightier though less costly factor each performer being furnished I with an instrument free of charge is I vocal music The influence of vocal music is more potent than instrumental music first because it combines speech with melody the tone expressing the sentiment IS at once defined by the word making the whole idea understood i under-stood second the charm is grouter to the performer because each tone is to i him u living thing produced by his own I I vocal organs each thought pictured by 1 one or word comes from the heart hence it penetrate the soul The third cause is that all other instruments are the invention of menthough the in spiration that brought them into being tnanated from the Great Creator Yet i the voice K i the one Godgiven instru i went to tnnn a part of his being and I the mot perfect of all instruments t hence we say that vocal musie which brings this nobleiristrunierit into action i o mightier in its e fcJt fur good than llotrumentalmu < ic To give an idea to the > reader of the progre of this branch it will be Jieces I l3ry to refer to what is being done at present 111 that lireetinn in the back ground vet at the cry roots of the i cause IS thc singing indulged in by the children in the Sabbath tine day schools I SPeeially the former This though the i t staging is not always of the best quality I stud only 1111 light degree instructive forms pants a tins love for lose singing in the partici I creates a desire i Ia kaow and understand hinh 1f the irt this desire jomc I J the leads to main point the art of reading vitals the Reading is the key that ulllocl I mysteries of many thing Who ever ti htll of a historian l > set drama i t or a man great in 111 any literary lC ° IIU l iremens who could not read l The 4 IltJe > ilea even semis foolish h TileD how Ill I-ll a mIlt become a musician or a peo i 1le musit 1 1t1 without the ability of read g music New life ha of late oeeti w ul wven to i vocal cel ful oeallUusi bJ sonic very sue i the at attempt at Aching the masses j I of rendmf Teaching in class form is rO i course the onl onlymode thatcm a ce accomplish this Thus is done in I so beingdone idea simple that and plain 11 manner that the only the gifted I it is could learn ho s vanishing Our leading institu of this favorable are taking advantage iIlJd vocal condition of things marvocal music has become a study il engaged and largely participated niTereit tbt heat of these is the Dcseret j aanSS Others take notfl1al stlCle ts StaiibnnderMn take acourso invocal 41d milMp Mr E S tSPbe s gcbtes pf atroTdv made Smith pro U gress that at the end of the year they were not only able to read wth ordinary ordin-ary ease but several have made a decided de-cided success in teaching others in their respective schools This is the most important step yet taken Let us at once have school teachers competent to teach music in the district schools The effect would be so elevating making the schoolroom more bright and cheerful the teacher more beloved oy his pupils for the exercise of this pleasant recreation and art combined that no parent or trustee or teacher would have it excluded and we would have the very foundation laid in the proper place where a little could be added daily to the pupilsacquirements in the art till the mysteries supposed to surround sur-round it would be all vanished away and as he became older more practice and training would be all that would be necessary to make him excel The Central Cen-tral School In Ogden has a large number num-ber of students in this branch under Prof L D Edwards We understand also that Miss lilly Roberts has charge of this department in the Provo schools and that the officers of the B Y College at Logan are looking around for an efficient teacher in vocal music We know of several district schools where it is being taught All of the mentioned schools have adopted Mr Stephens method of teaching teach-ing thus making a uniformity that must result in good Here then there is already laid the foundation of the two great branches of music vocal and instrumental in-strumental muse The first will lead to the forming of grand choruses the latter lat-ter to great orchestras The two combined com-bined in their perfection as we trust they some day will be would elevate us as a people unto the enjoyment of the highest class of music True we are only beginning to travel upward But we are traveling in the right direction Then let everything possible be J ingalr alr I done to remove all obstacles that lie in the way of progress j Music teachers choir leaders schoolteachers school-teachers all wllO are able to instruct the young in this art join together and see what you can do to further the work investigate i and try the best methods of I teaching that failures may become scarce and success abundant Textbooks I Text-books ought to be used more extensively I exten-sively It is not sufficient to give a half I hours illustration at school from a blackboard Students in music i should I I have something to study at home and thus put into practice the teachers instruction in-struction at school In this like all other branches the young crave for it then why withhold it Do they crave for too many good and elevating things Let music still make more and more rapid strides in Utah u Hastens I |
