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Show a : Child of Today Believes Music Is Interesting There are ao many muaical children chil-dren today, that we wonder what haa happened. Ara they smartsr than they used to be, or Just mors interested? More Interested, of course, and more music-conscious in svsry wsy. Ths child radio or screen artist spreada ambition among his con-temporarlaa con-temporarlaa aa aurely as hs would spread measlea on his street, if he went out with them on. Two more reasons account for our talented youngsters. It Is ons thing to want to play a fiddle or French horn, and another matter to lay It on the line for lessons. Answerthe An-swerthe school orchestra, or ths school band. Take your pick, for there isn't any. Thsy are all good, and aome aatoniahlngly ao. And they are free. The other answer la Improved method of inatructlon especially for the piano, since we used to graduate on "The Blue Bells of Scotland," our national first piece, national because aome million children chil-dren over the land graduated from the exercise book on this old timer. Miesiciane Bora, Net Made "What do you think about a child going on with muaic, If he or ahe has no talent for It?" is ths universal query of mothers. I ran only give an opinion here, but I believe it Is shared today by moat professional Isachsrs of mualc. There are numeroua children who have no flair at all for the technical techni-cal aide ef music. They have not dead ears, but they have a blind spot for notss and clefs, or hands that won't cooperate with brain impulses to translate the written sheet into tunes and rhythm. In such a case that particular boy or girl ia wasting time, aa welt aa being completely miaerable over long hours of futile practice. The best way la to writs on the check "paid In full" and close tha piano or give the violin, or horn, as the case may be, to Couain John. There ia no uae in trying to force the parents' ambitiona Into a born halfback, half-back, tap dancer or sculptor. Give them their own break In their own way, say L Muale Should Be Fun However. If a child can master notes, with a littla peralatenrs, and isn't altogether a flop, then it la 1 right to snrourage him to further 1 effort, because there is a sort of second wind to music, and tims i often rescues the backward. Then the one with fundamental instruc- tlon to tils credit, wilt wish to resume re-sume where he left off, and play some instrument for his own amusement. amuse-ment. I should never miss this chance. Many children who never played a note can be taught appreciation of muaic, and learn with benefit its values and Its history. All music-lovers music-lovers do not play. Indeed I think sometimes that ths gresteet of musical mu-sical souls never knew the difference differ-ence between F aharp and B flat, and "harmony" meant to them only lovely melody Inatead of a technical study In the relationship of notes. |