Show Unslc uiicl 1UlcJnus I Mr E 1 Bassett uses an admirable I aid in teaching the rudiments of music i I I consists of a large cloth chart reprt i senting the musical staff and the octave but instead of the notes seen at the proper Intervals are the faces of eight children That fresh rosy faces are more calculated to hold the attention than are the orthodox musical characters no nr can deny The l h boys and girls whom Mr Bassett haSchosen for his tones have welltrained v ked andalways readjcto respond with their particular note The 6 t I > I f half hour behind the big cart is one of as much interest to them a t the class By means of the chart and voices Mr Bassett can with facility teach the tsp ts-p Iton of the scale A Herald reporter heard a excercise with the humani phone as this human octave is called which Included a drill in harmony n song in which each voice a responsible for but one note a note by the way which was never uncertain and a soprano solo Mamie with an accompaniment bythe wih a humanlphone which was a most Interesting Inter-esting and amusing exhibition of Mr Bas I sets I A male chorus has been organized at theY the-Y M C A with Mr J L Carlisle a i director A large number of prominent vocalist ian already united The I chorus meets for practice Sunday at 2 p m and Tuesday at 730 p m No charge is made for instruction and young men who are interested in yocal music are invited to join the chorus I The concert to be given at the First Congregational church on Tuesday the 13th inst under the auspices of the W C T U promises < to be a rare musical treat A new feature In local concert work will be the number and variety of concerted part singing introduced and to Chls feature Mr J H Sullivan who has charge of the programme is giving his special attention Among the soloists are Mm Lizzie ThomasEdwards Mr John Robinson and a new singer of great I promise JUsis Margie Webber The instrumental in-strumental music will be of the choicest The proceeds are to toe devoted to the maintenance of the Free Kindergarten The operetta The Happy Family of lather Time It will be given in the Tenth i I Ward Assembly hall on Wednesday the 6th inst by the Ward Primary association I associa-tion There will be a chorus of fifty voices and solos by wellknown singers of that ward The Herald hears considerable praise of Frank Keston the tenor of St Marys cathedral choir Mr J P Murphy of the Creighton college col-lege choir Omaha will sing for an offer lege Salve Regina at St Marys cathedral this morning Mr Murphy is a I fine basso |