Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-29 | Page 10 | Violin as Means of Soul Expression

y Violin as Means I of Soul Expression I n B JAN Tools of violin playing are tech- tech nic mechanism rhythm tone and Interpretation This is Indispensable able if the spirit is to express Itself without restraint The greater mechanical mechanical me me- command one has the less noticeable It becomes All that suggests suggests' awkwardness repels the listener who more than anything olse olee delights In a singing violin tone A master of the violin to my mind must be a n. thinker thinker- a poet a human being He lIe must have Jave known hope love passion and despair He lIe must have run the gamut of emotions emotions emotions emo emo- In order to express them all allin allIn allIn in his bis playing So a young boy cannot cannot cannot can can- not expect to express that to which the serious student of 20 or more the man who has begun life and actually lived can give voice There should be a national conservatory conservatory con con- of music in this country Music In general would advance more rapidly and It would help teach American students to approach approach approach ap ap- ap- ap the art of ot violin playing from the right point of ot view As AsIt AsIt Asit it is too many want to study abroad under some renowned teacher teach teach- er or not primarily with the Idea of becoming great artists but in the tho hope of drawing great future commercial commercial com corn mercial dividends from an initial financial Investment In art the financial should always be a secondary secondary sec eec consideration It stands to reason though that no matter how great a students student's gifts may b be he can profit by study with a great e teacher This I think applies to all An Individual tone production or rather tone quality mu- mu in phrasing and Interpretative interpretative interpretative ability to rise above all aU mechanical me me- and Intellectual effort and finally the power to express that which Is dictated by ones one's ImagInation imagination magina- magina tion and emotion with the same natural natural natural nat nat- ural simplicity and spontaneity with which the thought of a really great orator is expressed in the easy unconstrained flow of his lan lan- guage Life and color in Interpretation interpretation tation are the tone secrets of great art and beauty of Interpretation de depends depends do- do first of all on variety of color no matter how well played a composition composition com corn position may be its performance must have color and life I An artiste will never become great through mere Imitation and never will he lie be able to attain the best results only by methods adopted b by others He lie must have his own Initiative initiative ini ml- and be original Estelle Winwood and Ernest Glennl Glen- Glen dinning nl have b been engaged ge to h head Ctt vh W Jt ft the new cast t of by Nt the successful Equity Pla Players vers I tion It opens in Chicago next week