Show What's Your Pet Peeve The Tiie IU Id lre leete leee nu colL-nu U Is the tho he readers readers' open forum AH thi opinions 13 e t attacks attack on un r religions or ur of a nature arc aro welcomed Icom d aames ame must be e II giren as an Indica lion Ion of gool faith raith but ut will root pot be used und It If request is 15 made to withhold l them Letters hould t-hould he be written on one ODe side Ide of the tie h sheet et only oDly and limited to J Editor The Telegram The articles appearing In The Telegram the pa past t two Sundays thelast thelast the thelast last on one one signed by J J. Howard Mc- Mc Gibb n ny are very interesting I enjoyed them very much Salt Lake City probably has a as as much musical talent as any other V city of like size In the country But V these young joung talented persons of ours t are making some very grave gra errors which unless corrected will blight an any promise of brilliant careers Itis It Itis is with pleasure I see you jou OU have a a L critic to tell them of their errors Let us hope they will take heed In the article which appeared on or onI I I October 2 your jour our critic appropriately says that there is no short t cut to tc success success that that a musician to be bt worthy of the name must have put V in many years jears of earnest study Here lies the Ule one big fault Cault of our out local amateurs they study for a year jeu 01 or two get a smattering of ol ofte ofte V te and manage to appear in input put pu c once or twice Their friends and family tell them how well they V perform and presto Henceforth these young people consider themselves themselves them them- selves finished artists competent to show ki Kreisler Hach- Hach and tho the stars of the Metropolitan Metropolitan Met Met- opera house how it is 1 done In reality the performances of our local novices are arc sometimes I terrible to hear they hear they attempt to tc interpret the tine asters n-asters and do it Ina In Ina Ina a manner that doubtless causes the compos composers rs to turn over in their graves Here theli failure is due to the fact that do not pot know or V disregard the tho fact that hat a little technique does not mane make a l musician Ninety per cent of the ability to interpret a piece of prInt printed d music must be acquired after the rules rules- for reading the notes have been mastered and forgotten The necessary emotional experience the ability to feel the thoughts the composer intended to be in the rendition cannot be mastered mastered mas nias- with a six months' months course courle of music lessons These young novices cannot see their theft shortcomings and errors partly because they are aie blinded by their complacency and the flattery of their friends but more because Salt Lake City has had no critic of of- recognized authority and ability to tell them what they do wrongly and because the they have no standard to strive to The gentleman who has written the two articles that have appeared appealed so far seems to bean be bean bean an authority on things musical and it is to be hoped that his articles will continue and that our local talent Will take the tIne good advice that thatis is offered to them Another need you jou can supply through such articles Is to bring to the attention of the people the part that music should occupy in their jives the lives the possibilities for personal development through hearing the compositions of the masters properly properly properly prop prop- erly Interpreted Music properly interpreted Is 18 perhaps one of ot the greatest forces in the world for determining determining de do- conduct and c character character- note the effect of marching soldiers flying flags and martial music upon a group of spectators The effect Is electrical patriotism dormant for years years suddenly bursts into flame Other types of music suitably et- et pressed work like effects on the minds of the hearers I hope bope these articles will continue continue continue con con- and shall look forward to fu future In- In ture tune ones And most of oC all I 1 hope these young joung people these tice musicians will be jogged out of their self satisfaction and realizIng realizing ing their shortcomings get to vork work If It only this can be le e done much suffering suffering suf suf- fering ferIn of intelligent audiences audience can bo alleviated ROBERT nOBERT CHRISTIE |