Show LOCAL DEMAND FOR CONSERVATORY IC PROF JONAS I t 1 How did you come to establish a conservatory of music in Detroit was asked of Alberto Jonas the great pianist pianist pian pian- 1st this morning 1 I II I was at th the head of the piano de department department department de- de of the y of Michigan Mich Mich- igan Igar replied the musician when I received a proposition from a number of wealthy Detroit people to open the thelI l I Michigan Conservatory of Music usi They were influenced by a public demand for such uch an Institution The proposition waSa was wasa a good one and I accepted The conservatory has proved a phenomenal phenomenal phenomenal phe phe- success continued the pr fes- fes sor SOl It has only been opened two years and alread already It it has as high standing as many of the Eastern schools that have been running for thirty years years I started in with twenty six teachers but soon h had d to i increase cre the number to thirty- thirty two We We have over and I expect expect expect ex ex- ex- ex if it things continue as they have started out tut by y the end of five years we will h have ve 1500 I Maurice 1 de Vries who for five years was fir first t baritone of the Grau Opera company has cha change of e- e of our vocal department de de- de- de Henry Em Ern of London England England Eng Eng- land who is at the head of our violin department is re really lly the finest violinist I 1 have ever heard play My wife Mrs 1 Elsa von Grave Jonas has charge of ot the piano department At a a. recent con con- cert cart in Boston recently recently she was given a perfect t for ovation for her playing The Michigan 1 cons conservatory Is beautifully beautifully beautifully beau beau- located in m in the former fortner home of one of the Governors of Michigan 1 in a a building facing on or the park at Washington n and nd avenues Some of the back backers rs of the conservatory conservatory conservatory conserva conserva- tory are considering building a large music hall hail in Detroit oh on the plan of the Carnegie hall halt In New York By the way what from I thear I Salt of Lake I have every r reason ason to believe believe thata that thata a conservatory conserva tory w would ul b 11 be a success success h here re Talking of ot the the- methods methods- of teaching employed in his conservatory Mr 1 Jonas said l J I j I have modeled the conservatory on the same plans as the best European Europeans s s schools of of music are re thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough and complete Asan an example I 1 frequently frequent refus refuse pupils who come to tome tome tome me anday they w mt nt to take tak five or orIx sK six Ix lessons lessons I t tell ll t they must take a complete r nothing And again I have pupils who come to me and say they tiey want t ti learn learn such a apiece piece of musi music I tell these these that that I 1 will decide music music- I think they what ought to play Then Then all my pupils must attend the harmony class and acquire a general I knowl knowledge dge of music prominent American singers singers' rs' rs cannot play a note note- take Evan lam s' s for instance All my p pupils must learn to ito accompany their own singing and nd special attention Is Is' paid to concert singing and the confidence confidence confidence dence necessary for il it i Prof Jonas waS waS' was was- born in Madrid His wife Is a native of of Cologne and was raised in Munich I |